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Fantastic plastic allows elderly couple to enjoy a hug in time of Covid-19

An elderly couple have shared a hug after 102 days apart during the coronavirus pandemic – thanks to plastic sheeting. Eighty-one-year-old Agustina Canamero and her...

German Cabinet agrees to ban sale of single-use plastic items

Germany is banning the sale of single-use plastic straws, cotton buds and food containers, bringing it in line with a European Union directive intended...

Coronavirus: China tames new outbreak as virus cases surge elsewhere

China appears to have tamed a new outbreak of the coronavirus in Beijing, once again demonstrating health officials’ ability to quickly mobilise vast resources...

Health leaders say UK must start preparing for second Covid-19 wave

Health leaders are calling for an urgent review to ensure Britain is properly prepared for the “real risk” of a second wave of coronavirus. UK...

Coronavirus: British government scrap daily Downing Street press conferences

The daily Downing Street coronavirus press conference is to be scrapped in favour of ad hoc briefings, the British Government has announced. Briefings will instead...

Judge orders Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro to wear face mask outdoors

A Brazilian federal judge ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to comply with local rules to wear a face mask whenever he is outdoors in the...

Little chance of proving Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness in UK, says trial leader

Low transmission rates in the UK mean there is “little chance” of trials in the country proving the effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine, a...

‘Extremely sorry’ Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus

Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus in the wake of the Adria Tour events he helped organise in Serbia and Croatia this month. The...

Trump sows more doubt on US election

Donald Trump has opened a new front in his fight against postal voting, making unsubstantiated assertions that foreign countries will print millions of bogus...

Saudi Arabia announces ‘small and very limited’ Hajj pilgrimage

A Saudi official says the Hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws millions of Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most...

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