Twenty-four hour vaccination sites will be piloted in London before the end of January, the vaccines minister has said.
Mr Nadhim Zahawi said the NHS...
Ice cream has been found to have been contaminated with COVID-19 in China after three samples tested positive for the virus.
Anti-epidemic authorities in north China's...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announces first presidential elections in 15 years to take place on July 31.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced parliamentary and presidential...
A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi on Friday, January 15, trapping several under rubble...
Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez are to perform at the inauguration ceremony for incoming US President Joe Biden.
Lady Gaga campaigned for Mr Biden during...
Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the incumbent Yoweri Museveni will most likely be declared the winner....
Bobi Wine, the main challenger of incumbent Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in the election, said early on Friday that Thursday’s vote had seen “widespread...
The internet has been cut off in Uganda as voters cast their ballots in a hotly contested election.
A 38-year-old singer is challenging Yoweri Museveni,...
Both Pope Francis and his predecessor, former pope Benedict XVI, have received the coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said on Thursday.
The Argentine pontiff, 84, has...
The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” at last week’s Capitol riot.
Ten Republicans sided with Democrats to...
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has accused social media giant Facebook of arrogance and bias as he confirmed ordering the shutdown of social media and...
YouTube has become the latest social network to suspend President Trump.
The Google-owned service has prevented his account from uploading new videos or live-streaming material...
Taiwan’s Health Minister, Chen Shih-chung, on Wednesday reported the island had confirmed its first case of the South African variant of the coronavirus.
The people...
Ancient Egypt has often been the main reference point when interpreting the past and experience of Africa.
Egyptian civilization has been identified as the cradle...
The executions of two condemned murderers have been delayed for months while they recover from coronavirus.
Inmates Cory Johnson and Dustin Higgs had been scheduled to...
Emirates has announced it will resume non-stop services to Seattle from (February 1), Dallas and San Francisco (from March 2), offering its customers seamless...
Pope Francis’ personal doctor has died of complications related to Covid-19, the Vatican has announced.
Fabrizio Soccorsi, 78, was chosen by the pontiff as his...
The US House of Representatives will proceed with legislation to impeach Donald Trump, speaker Nancy Pelosi has said.
“In protecting our constitution and our democracy,...
A Chinese company has come under fire for fining “lazy” employees who take more than one toilet break per day.
Anpu Electric Science and Technology,...
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh have received their Covid-19 vaccinations, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Saturday.
The inoculations were administered by a household doctor...
Xingtai and Shijiazhuang are in lockdown as China imposes tougher restrictions to stem the coronavirus surge. Authorities finished carrying out a mass COVID-19 testing...
President-elect Joe Biden said President Donald Trump’s decision to skip his inauguration is “one of the few things he and I have ever agreed on.”
“It’s a...
Twitter has permanently banned United States (US) President, Donald Trump from using its platform.
According to the company Friday evening, the move is to ensure...
Eight-year-old Dave Chief Quansah Acheampong of Jack and Jill School won the Africa Under-9 Chess Champion Competition in the just ended African Schools Individual...
Donald Trump has been suspended from Twitter and Facebook after tweeting to supporters who attacked the US Capitol.
In a social media message to protesters...
