The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has outlined how the usual development and approval phase for a vaccine has been accelerated in the coronavirus crisis.
‘Man of Peace’: Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat dies
Saeb Erekat, a veteran peace negotiator and prominent international spokesperson for Palestinians for more than 30 years, has died weeks after being infected by the coronavirus.
Mosque in the Netherlands vandalised
A mosque in the city of Zaandam in the Netherlands was vandalised overnight. An unidentified attacker launched a brick through a window.
Happy New Restrictions! | Moscow ramps up pandemic laws over festive period
With Russia’s daily COVID infection rate topping 20,000 the country’s capital is rolling out new anti-pandemic rules, and they look set to affect the upcoming festive season.
‘Merino is not my President’ | Tear gas & water cannons deployed against Peruvian protesters
Police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse protests which erupted in Lima after lawmakers voted to remove Martin Vizcarra from office over his response to the coronavirus and corruption allegations, replacing him...
‘Getting a vaccine out should not be politicized’ | Hungary to import Russia’s Sputnik V
Amid a surge of COVID infections, Hungary to import Russian Sputnik V vaccine
CrossTalk on election | Quarantine Edition | FREE AND FAIR?
Media claim Joe Biden to be president-elect. However, that is not how it works. Final vote tallies make that determination. And we aren’t there yet. Was the election free and fair? And what is the possibility half the...