The number of detected infections with coronavirus in the world on Thursday morning was 149 million 242 thousand 187, according to the American Johns Hopkins University. Globally, since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of deaths from diseas...
In Ukraine, as of Thursday morning, 11 627 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded, 18 627 people recovered, 387 patients died, the Minister of Health of Ukraine Maxim Stepanov said. "11 627 new cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19 were recorded in Ukr...
India has reached the devastating figure of 200,000 coronavirus deaths, with the pressure on many hospitals showing no sign of abating amid a surging second wave. The real number of fatalities is thought to be far greater, with many not being offici...
US President Joe Biden has laid out a sweeping investment plan for jobs, education and social care in his first speech to a joint session of Congress. Delivered on the eve of his 100th day in office, the Democrat pitched plans involving some $4 tril...
China has launched a key module of a new permanent space station, the latest in Beijing's increasingly ambitious space program. The Tianhe module – which contains living quarters for crew members – was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre ...
Spain has said it hopes to open up to overseas travellers from June, as plans for an EU-wide digital certificate go before the European Parliament. Tourism minister Fernando Valdés said a pilot test would take place in May so that Spain would be ...
US President Joe Biden is expected to call for free pre-school and community college in his first speech to a joint session of Congress. Speaking on the eve of his 100th day in office, the Democrat will call for the most sweeping revamp of US social...
The European Parliament has ratified the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal – a key move to ensure that tariff-and quota-free trade continues. The Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) has been operating provisionally since January. MEPs voted in favour ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the cause of the new coronavirus outbreak in India. This was facilitated by a "perfect storm" of mass gatherings, low vaccination rates, and an increased spread of more infectious strains of the virus. Th...
US company SpaceX plans to launch another batch of 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit on Wednesday, Spaceflight Now reported. The launch of a heavy launch vehicle Falcon 9 with minisatellites to replenish the orbital constellation of the glob...