'Perfect' Oosthuizen grabs first round lead as British Open returns
Pre-tournament favourite Jon Rahm, the recently crowned US Open champion, was stung by a double bogey at the par four ninth
Death toll in South Africa unrest climbs to 72 as violence spreads
The armed forces were sending 2,500 soldiers to help the overwhelmed police.
England to lift virus restrictions as Israel raises vaccine fears
With more than 605,000 deaths, the United States has lost more people to the virus than any other country.
Djokovic wins, Tsitsipas crashes and Murray shines as soggy Wimbledon returns
There have already been two virus-related withdrawals -- Britain's Johanna Konta and former men's doubles champion Frederik Nielsen, both identified as close contacts.
US to give 80 mn vaccine doses to priority nations, 75% via Covax
Earlier this year, Biden pledged to export 60 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to countries around the world -- then bumped it up to 80 million.
Record 5,000 migrants reach Spain's Ceuta enclave in one day
The migrants had reached the enclave by swimming or walking at low tide from beaches in neighbouring Morocco a few kilometres to the south.
New Zulu King's public unveiling ends in chaos amid succession battle among former King's 28 children
Queen Mantfombi passed away last week just a month after she took over the throne, with rumours claiming that she was poisoned.
Pfizer/BioNTech jab confirmed to protect 95% in largest study yet
The team behind the research said that they were not able to study the effect of the South African variant
More international aid lands in India as death toll hits record
Populations in many countries, meanwhile, are growing weary of virus measures.
Brazil's Covid death toll surpasses 400,000
The president argues the economic damage of measures such as a national lockdown would cause more suffering than the virus itself.
Pandemic hits 'critical point' as Europe deaths top one million
The coronavirus has already killed more than 2.9 million people and infected nearly 136 million across the world.
Covax backs AstraZeneca as vaccines reach 100 territories
The scheme is aiming to distribute enough doses to vaccinate up to 27 percent of the population in the 92 poorest participating economies by the end of the year.
WHO blasts Europe's slow vaccine rollout, as France sees new lockdown
The EU has blamed supply problems on its sluggish rollout, but several nations are also facing high rates of vaccine hesitancy, even in the face of rising infections.
AstraZeneca confidence drops as Europe protests grow
The coronavirus, which has killed more than 2.7 million people, has been spreading faster recently, with new infections up globally by 14 percent in the last week.
EU confident of hitting jab target as global death toll tops 2.5 mn
The Covid-19 vaccines are boosting hopes that countries can finally start to emerge from the pandemic that has killed more than 2.5 million people and infected at least 112 million worldwide.
Court hears case of toddler found dead and 'tortured' with teeth extracted using pliers
Based on medical records, he suffered from malnutrition and had ulcers on his genitals, as well as his mouth.
Mass 'real world' study confirms Pfizer vaccine's efficacy
US biotech firm Moderna also announced its new Covid vaccine candidate aimed at the dangerous South African coronavirus variant had been shipped to government labs for testing.
Why the US has the highest Covid-19 death toll
According to the Johns Hopkins University tally, another 1,297 virus-related deaths were reported on Monday in the United States.
WHO approves AstraZeneca jabs for Covid variants, over-65s
However, the AstraZeneca jab first needs emergency use authorisation from the WHO, which is set to make a decision next week.
WHO says don't dismiss AstraZeneca shot after South Africa delays jabs
An international team of experts in China investigating how the outbreak started will speak to the media in Wuhan on Tuesday, the WHO announced.
AstraZeneca vaccine less effective against S.African strain: study
Researchers are currently working to update the vaccine, and "have a version with the South African spike sequence in the works."
J&J seeks US vaccine approval as hopes rise in virus fight
An advisory committee of the US Food and Drug Administration will meet to consider the application on February 26.
UK passes 100,000 Covid deaths as European states eye tighter borders
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was "hard to compute" the loss felt by British families after his country became the first European country to surpass 100,000 Covid-19 deaths.
Moderna says Covid vaccine effective against UK, S.Africa variants
The emergence of highly contagious variants to the SARS-CoV-2 virus had triggered concern about their impact on the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines.
New coronavirus variant may pose reinfection risk, plasma therapy may be rendered ineffective
Out of the 44 samples of the new variant that scientists tested, they found that 21 were resistant to the plasma serum.
UK virus variant sweeps world as Biden warns worse is to come
The United States has already suffered more than 400,000 deaths -- almost one fifth of the global toll -- since the epidemic took hold early last year.
South Africa virus strain more contagious, experts confirm
With more than 1.3 million people infected, South Africa has recorded more cases than any other country on the continent and has also suffered more deaths, with 37,105 registered.
New Covid variant hits US as Biden vows all-out effort
The new strain was also detected in the United Arab Emirates and India, which has the second-biggest caseload in the world.
New COVID-19 variant now plaguing South Africans
This new variant is labeled as 501.V2 and it is said to be dominant among new infections.
US to start vaccinating as Germany returns to partial lockdown
The US National Security Council said Sunday that senior federal officials will be among those given priority access to keep the government functioning.