Health
Oxford coronavirus vaccine induces strong immune response
Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response ...Barcelona back under lockdown as virus cases surge
Barcelona’s streets were largely empty on Saturday, with millions of people instructed to stay at home as new coronavirus restrictions came into ...Argentina to ease Buenos Aires restrictions after nearly four months of tight lockdown
Argentina will gradually loosen a lockdown that has lasted nearly four months in and around Buenos Aires, President Alberto Fernandez said on ...EU leaders hunker down to clinch virus rescue
European leaders hunkered down on Friday for two days of tortuous negotiations to thrash out the terms of a huge post-coronavirus economic ...Barcelona residents urged to stay home after rise in virus cases
The Catalan regional government on Friday urged the nearly four million residents of Spain’s second city Barcelona to stay at home unless ...EU’s ‘moment of truth’ as leaders debate virus rescue
The leaders of the European Union held their first face-to-face summit in five months Friday, but the reunion seems unlikely to bridge ...Buildings collapse in heavy rain in India’s Mumbai, killing eight
Heavy rains lashing India’s financial capital of Mumbai have caused the collapse of a multi-storey building, killing six people and injuring several, ...India passes 1 million virus cases as global crisis worsens
India on Friday became the third country in the world to record one million coronavirus cases, following Brazil and the United States ...UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russia on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. The ...Iran faces shortage of medics, beds as virus cases spike again
Hospitals in Iran face acute shortages of medical personnel and beds as the country tackles a powerful second wave of the COVID-19 ...