The number of #Covid-19 deaths in the United States crossed 250,000 on Wednesday, as a third coronavirus wave brings a fresh surge in infections and puts immense strain on the healthcare system. #US
‘A Promised Land’: Barack Obama tells his story in new autobiography
Barack Obama’s much-awaited memoir, “A Promised Land”, is hitting the shelves. The 700-page tome takes us from the former US president’s childhood to the killing of Osama bin Laden during his...
How long Covid-19 survivors are protected from the disease?
While Pfizer and BioNTech said a completed analysis of their experimental #Covid-19 vaccine found it protected 95 percent of people against the disease, a new study shows that if you have contracted the virus, you will...
Chronicling the Covid-19 pandemic: ‘Humour is what saves us’
Early on in the Covid-19 pandemic, world-renowned cartoonist Chappatte received a call from a doctor he knew in Geneva, who told him the virus was devastating Italy’s health system and that it wouldn’t be...
Hurricane Iota aftermath: Storm breaks up but leaves over 30 dead in Central America
#Iota‘s death toll rose to over 30 on Wednesday after the storm unleashed mudslides, smashed infrastructure and left thousands homeless in its wake across #CentralAmerica, revisiting areas devastated by #Hurricane...
Tigray conflict: Sudan says Ethiopian refugee arrivals reach 36,000
The number of Ethiopians to have fled to Sudan from the deadly #Tigray conflict has reached 36,000, #Sudan‘s refugee commission said Wednesday, as fighting rages across the border. #Ethiopia‘s northern...
Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial shows similar effects in older and younger adults
The Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial, being carried out with British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, has seen a “robust” immune response in older and younger adults, according to partial test results...