In London, police have criticised “selfish” people for holding parties, large weddings and unlicensed music events as the city faces rising coronavirus cases. High infection rates mean the UK capital could be headed for tier 3 restrictions. London ha...
7.51pm EST19:51 British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has warned Britain that its Covid-19 economic emergency has only just begun after responding to news of the deepest slump in more than 300 years by pledging a fresh £55bn to tackle the p...
Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed has promised military victory in Tigray. He says he will capture the capital, Mekelle, and the leadership of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which he calls a criminal junta. If he succeeds, it will be...
In Australia, nine overseas travellers in New South Wales hotel quarantine have been diagnosed with Covid-19 as authorities detect more virus traces in sewage, AAP reports. There are 72 active coronavirus cases across the state with health officials...
Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has said there is no need to declare a second state of emergency after the country recorded a record number of daily coronavirus cases. Japan reported 1,660 infections on Thursday – including 393 in Tokyo – bea...
8.41pm EST20:41 A quick sidenote to let you all know that Joe Biden is delivering his victory speech, and Kamala Harris has just finished speaking. Follow our coverage of it on our live blog over here (then come back for all your Covid updates). 8.23...
I don’t mean to besmirch this blog’s good name with US election content too often, but in case you’re wondering, this is when we just might know the result (Georgia might be called on Thursday night in the US – if Biden manages to overtake Trump’s na...
The United States saw a record number of new coronavirus infections for the second day running Friday, with more than 94,000 cases reported just days before voters decide if Donald Trump should remain in the White House. AFP reports that the skyrocke...
10.22pm EDT22:22 In US college football news, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has tested positive for Covid-19, putting into doubt whether the face of college football will be available to play the top-ranked Tigers’ biggest game of the season. C...
10.03pm EDT22:03 Mexico’s health ministry reported on Wednesday 5,595 additional cases of the novel coronavirus and 495 more deaths in the country, bringing the official number of cases to 906,863 and the death toll to 90,309. Health officials have s...
