World All travellers to UK to show pre-departure virus tests London – The UK government has announced that those travelling into the country will need to show a negative coronavirus... Read more 5 Dec, 2021
World Dozens held in Pakistan after mob kills Sri Lankan factory boss Sialkot – Up to 120 people have been arrested in Pakistan after a Sri Lankan factory manager was beaten... Read more 4 Dec, 2021
World US school shooter’s parents arrested on manslaughter charges Washington – The parents of a 15-year-old who shot dead four students at a US high school with a... Read more 4 Dec, 2021
Sport Former head of global athletics Lamine Diack dies at 88, his family says Dakar – The former head of global athletics Lamine Diack, who presided over the sport from 1999 to 2015 but... Read more 3 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus Germany cracks down on unjabbed to tackle Covid surge Berlin – Germany will impose sweeping curbs on people not vaccinated against Covid-19 to combat the latest surge in... Read more 3 Dec, 2021
World ‘Nobody would be comfortable playing in China’, says Medvedev Madrid – World number two Daniil Medvedev said on Thursday “if there was a tournament in China next week, nobody... Read more 3 Dec, 2021
World Kamala Harris spokesperson quits as VP hits bumpy patch Washington – The White House confirmed on Thursday that Kamala Harris’s chief spokesperson will be leaving the job at the... Read more 3 Dec, 2021
World US police officer shoots dead wheelchair-bound shoplifter Los Angeles – A US policeman shot and killed a wheelchair-bound shoplifter, hitting him nine times in the back and... Read more 3 Dec, 2021
World Surgeon fined in Austria for amputating wrong leg Vienna – An Austrian court has fined a surgeon for amputating the wrong leg of an elderly patient, a spokesperson... Read more 3 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus WHO warns of ‘toxic mix’ as EU chief mulls mandatory Covid jabs Geneva – The WHO issued stern warnings on Wednesday on the dangers of vaccination apathy and the European Union... Read more 2 Dec, 2021