Some 473 million adults have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine so far. Source link
Month: August 2021
“The trajectory of the pandemic has since changed – unexpectedly, dramatically and for the worse,” the Biden administration said in a brief. “As of August 19, 2021, the seven-day average of daily new cases is 130,926, nearly a ten-fold increase over the rate when this court ruled”. Source link
The award of more than five million Apple shares comes as Mr Cook marks a decade as the firm’s boss. Source link
The students from an Islamic school in Tegina were abducted by gunmen last May. Source link
Researchers says despite stroke and clotting risks, Covid vaccines have substantial benefits. Source link
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond. Source link
Daniel Dias was the most decorated swimmer in the history of the Paralympics after winning 24 medals between 2008 and 2016. He’s already added to his tally in Tokyo, despite recent changes to race classifications. Daniel spoke to the BBC ahead of the contest in Japan that he says will […]
There are about 12 million Uyghurs in China, concentrated in the northwestern Xinjiang province. Since 2017, they and other Muslim minorities have been subjected to a state campaign of mass detention, surveillance, forced labour, and, according to some accounts, sterilisation, torture and rape. China routinely denies all human rights abuses […]
Two bombs have exploded at Kabul airport in Afghanistan, targeting people desperate to flee the country after the Taliban takeover. More than 60 people were killed, with civilians and 12 US military personnel among the dead. Hours earlier, Western governments had warned their citizens to stay away from the airport, […]
A former Royal Marine, who was near the explosions in Kabul, has spoken to the BBC about being caught in the chaos outside Hamid Karzai International Airport. Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing and his supporters have been campaigning to have his staff and their families, as well as 140 dogs and 60 […]