Antarctica no longer Covid-19 free, as infection reaches frozen continent for the first time
The coronavirus has now affected all seven continents, as 36 infections were reported among people…More
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Beijing lashes out at US Congress bill in support of Tibetans, urges Washington to stay out of China’s internal affairs
Beijing is firmly opposed to a bill passed by the US Congress that reaffirms certain…More
Mutation-beating vaccine can be ready in 6 weeks says BioNTech, but confident existing Pfizer jab works against new Covid strain
BioNTech’s chief executive has expressed confidence that the vaccine developed by the German company and…More
190 officers deployed in raid against suspected Islamist in Berlin after tip-off about ‘imminent’ bombing
Berlin police have launched an operation against a suspected Islamist after receiving information about a…More
China lambastes Washington after US hits 58 Chinese entities with procurement ban for alleged ‘military ties’
Beijing has urged the US to stop targeting Chinese businesses after Washington listed 58 Chinese…More
WATCH China’s Long March 8 rocket carrying 5 satellites make maiden flight
A new Chinese medium-lift carrier rocket has made its first flight as the country works…More
Trump presents Legion of Merit to Indian PM Modi, Japan’s Abe & Australia’s Morrison in nod to anti-China ‘Quad’ alliance
US President Donald Trump has awarded the Legion of Merit to current and former leaders…More
No reason to worry? WHO says new Covid-19 strain found in UK is no deadlier & only slightly more infectious than others
The World Health Organization has come forward to calm things down amid the anxiety over…More
SolarWinds hack: US Treasury’s unclassified systems breached as Washington points finger at Russia and China
A huge cyber-attack on a software company providing support to several US federal government agencies…More
‘That’s just a claim’: Top German virologist casts doubt on fears of new ‘highly contagious’ UK Covid-19 strain
News of a supposedly highly infectious coronavirus strain being discovered in the UK has led…More