Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP says the government acted ‘extremely quickly’ identifying the coronavirus Brazil variant.
Uganda: Voters head to the polls as Bobi Wine supporters cry foul
Voters go to the polls in Uganda’s presidential election, with incumbent Yoweri Meseveni expected to see off pop star rival Bobi Wine.
Germany’s CDU to vote on new leader after Merkel
The race has begun to replace the woman who’s led Germany since 2005. Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to step down after four terms at the helm of Europe’s biggest economy. Three candidates will vie for the votes...
Turkey raises the bar with its distance learning programme during the pandemic
The pandemic forced 1.5 billion students out of their classrooms globally, but technology allowed students to continue to learn virtually. Here’s how Turkey’s Education Information Network (EBA) has contributed through...
Bus dangles from Bronx overpass after crash
A tandem bus in #NewYork was left hanging from the edge of an overpass in the #Bronx. Images from the scene show the articulated vehicle split along the joint and balancing on its front end, which rammed into the...
Erdogan receives COVID-19 jab as vaccination program kicks off in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the first dose of the Chinese Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine in Ankara. More than 250,000 health workers received their first jab, as Turkey beings its mass vaccination program.