A 78-year-old woman became the first person vaccinated against Covid-19 in France when she received the country’s first dose at René-Muret Hospital in Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, outside Paris, according to an AFP...
Niger holds historic elections despite jihadist violence
Voters in the Sahel state of Niger go to the polls on Sunday for an election that could seal the country’s first-ever peaceful handover between elected presidents, despite a bloody jihadist insurgency.
Europe launches Covid-19 vaccination programme in bid to leave pandemic behind
Europe launches a cross-border vaccination programme of unprecedented scale on Sunday as part of efforts to end a COVID-19 pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives around the world.
‘Person of interest’ identified in Nashville explosion investigation
Detectives have identified a person of interest in connection with the explosion in Nashville, Tennessee, on Christmas Day.
Possible human remains found at Nashville explosion site
Authorities have found ’tissue’ which could be human remains near the site of an explosion in the US city of Nashville.
US agents investigating over 500 leads in Nashville Christmas Day explosion
Federal agents were investigating over 500 tips and scouring the charred site of an explosion in Nashville, a day after a motor home blaring a recorded warning blew up and injured three people in the heart of America’s...
Biden warns of ‘devastating consequences’ if Trump delays Covid-19 relief bill
US President-elect Joe Biden warned Saturday of “devastating consequences” if President Donald Trump continues to delay signing a Covid-19 economic relief bill passed by Congress.