A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, according to BBC News. The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, […]

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted and then deleted a video in which his supporters could be heard repeating a “white power” slogan, in the latest instance in which the president was accused of inflaming racial tensions.

The European Union will continue to ban travellers from the United States and most other countries beyond July 1, EU diplomats tell DPA. Only 14 countries made it onto the list of states that will be allowed into the bloc, including Australia, Canada, and Thailand. Chinese citizens will be allowed in principle – but only […]

The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim milestone for the global pandemic that seems to be resurgent in some countries even as other regions are still grappling with the first wave. The respiratory illness caused by the new Coronavirus has been particularly dangerous […]

  New rules issued by the Government ban wedding receptions when the ceremonies are allowed to restart with up to 30 people in England from Saturday. It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week gave permission for weddings to recommence as part of a widespread easing of lockdown restrictions. More than 250,000 weddings usually […]