India added a record number of Covid-19 cases – nearly 35,000 – in the last 24 hours, breaching the one million mark. It has the world’s third-largest case load, after the US and Brazil – the...
Did the US reopen faster than other countries? – BBC News
While European countries have managed to keep new infections of Covid-19 at bay, by the time most Americans had emerged from lockdown restrictions a second surge in cases was already underway. Were the requirements met...
Bashar al Assad: 20 years of ruling Syria
Bashar al Assad has been ruling Syria for 20 years. Here are five things to know about him. #syria #Assad #revolution
Queen knights record-breaking fundraiser Captain Tom Moore
The Queen has knighted World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore who raised $40 million for the UK’s NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic
Vaccine or treatment: How to beat coronavirus
Researchers are in the process of developing more than 150 potential vaccines to protect against coronavirus. Never before have so many teams worked simultaneously to create a drug that could save the lives of millions...
Police officer suspended after ‘get off my neck’ arrest
Scotland Yard has asked the Independent Office for Police Conduct to investigate after admitting video footage “looks concerning”.
How climate change is contributing to child slavery in Senegal
Young boys from villages ravaged by climate change are being forced into slavery in St Louis, Senegal. Their parents have sent them to religious schools to learn the Koran, where many are falling victim to abusive...