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President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian authorities to begin mass vaccinations against coronavirus from next week. “Let’s agree on this - you will not report to me next week, but you will start mass vaccination ... let’s get to work…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC that the UK's plans for mass vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNtech jab mark an "important moment" in efforts to tackle coronavirus. "Obviously we need to do much more and we need to look…

Hong Kong democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam have been sentenced to jail for their involvement in mass protests last year. The trio had been found guilty of unlawful assembly. The pro-democracy movement has…

Right To Play has been roundly praised for pioneering innovative pedagogy that has transformed teaching and learning in Ghanaian classrooms. The organisation employs play-based learning methodology to protect, educate and empower…

Nigerian MPs have summoned President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent killing of dozens of farmers in north-east Borno State, local media report. The lawmakers while debating the motion said it was of urgent national importance. At lest…

The Netherlands has made it compulsory to wear a face mask in indoor public spaces in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus. The country is one of the last in Europe to introduce such a measure. The rule will apply to…

Kenya is now looking to the east for a potential Covid-19 vaccine, according to President Uhuru Kenyatta. The president gave the ministry of health the go ahead to shop for vaccines from China. The country's decision comes in the wake of…

US President Donald Trump's controversial special adviser on the coronavirus, Scott Atlas, has resigned. Thanking Mr Trump for the honour of serving the American people, Dr Atlas said he had "always relied on the latest science and…

The first time, she was just 22 years old with a full-time job in publishing that didn't pay enough to cover her rent and grocery bills in Tokyo. "I was really poor," said Kobayashi, who spent three days unconscious in hospital after the…

The mother of a Florida teenager who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy this month was wounded at his burial service Saturday. Quasheda Pierce, 39, was hit when a shot rang out at Riverview Memorial Gardens in Cocoa, where…