Italy shuts all schools in Covid-19 hotspots, toughens travel rules until after Easter amid spread of variants
The Italian government has ordered all schools to close in the areas with the highest…More
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Roads blocked at fiery protests in Lebanon as currency crashes to record low against US dollar (VIDEOS)
Fresh protests have erupted in Lebanon on Tuesday, following the record crash of the Lebanese…More
Brazil Covid-19 variant may reinfect up to 61% of those who recover from virus – study
Up to 61 percent of people who previously had Covid-19 could be reinfected with the…More
US sanctions leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels for ‘prolonging civil war and exacerbating humanitarian crisis’
The US has slapped sanctions on two key figures of Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement following…More
France backs AstraZeneca Covid jab for older recipients, but only 24% of available doses have been administered
The French health authorities have granted permission for the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine to be given…More
Healthcare workers subjected to more than 400 attacks while trying to tackle Covid-19 – report
An NGO report has found there were 1,172 violent acts against healthcare workers globally in…More
‘System of abuse’? At least 10,000 children sexually abused at hands of French Catholic Church since 1950s – report
At least 10,000 children have fallen victim to sex abuse by clergy and other officials…More
Skiers, parties and nightlife blamed for Serbia’s soaring Covid rate as health expert calls for immediate lockdown
Serbia’s health system is at a tipping point amid an overwhelming rise in Covid-19 infections,…More
Erdogan outlines legal reforms, vows to improve freedom of expression in Turkey ahead of EU membership push
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to improve the country’s human rights protections and…More
Brussels says EU-wide Covid-19 vaccine strategy ‘not unravelling’ despite nations turning away from joint program
The European Union has denied reports that its bloc-wide vaccination program against Covid-19 is falling…More