Over 30 million people ‘one step away from starvation’, UN warns | Hunger
Acute hunger is likely to soar in more than 20 countries in the next few months, the UN has warned.…
Hong Kong and Macau suspend Covid Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine over packaging flaw | Hong Kong
Hong Kong and Macau have suspended the use of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine after being informed of a packaging problem affecting…
Premier Investments holds on to $15m in jobkeeper after profits almost double | Australia news
Premier Investments, the retail group controlled by billionaire Solomon Lew, says it will hang on to more than $15m in…
Joe Biden touts $1.9tn Covid rescue package on anniversary of Affordable Care Act | Joe Biden
Joe Biden marked the 11th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act with a trip to Ohio on…
Brazil Covid crisis: fury after Bolsonaro says people will soon lead ‘normal lives’ | Brazil
Loud protests have erupted across Brazil as the country’s Covid-sceptic president, Jair Bolsonaro, struggled to defend his handling of the…
Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout would be ‘dire’ without local AstraZeneca production, health chief says | Health
Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout would be in jeopardy if local manufacture of the AstraZeneca vaccine was not occurring, with the…
Coronavirus live news: Brazil suffers record daily deaths; EU to tighten vaccine export guidelines | World news
8.29pm EDT 20:29 EU to tighten export rules to stop one-way flow of vaccines The European Commission will tighten its…
‘Greed’ and ‘capitalism’ behind jab success, Boris Johnson tells MPs | Boris Johnson
The UK’s successful vaccine rollout was thanks to “greed” and “capitalism”, Boris Johnson has told Conservative MPs during a private…
Boris Johnson admits he will forever be haunted by England’s Covid death toll | Boris Johnson
Tuesday was the national day of reflection to mark the anniversary of the start of the first lockdown. Ideally, of…
Boris Johnson says UK will be dealing with the fallout of the pandemic for decades – video | World news
Prime minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus pandemic ‘is something that we will all remember and be dealing with in…