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  1. Crews rescued after Gulf of Oman tanker blasts

    The crew had to abandon two oil tankers hit by explosions

  2. Covid19 now spreading faster outside China than inside

    Health experts are concerned by the sharp rise in cases in South Korea, Iran and Italy

  3. Covid: WHO's Covax scheme delivers first vaccines

    Ghana is first nation to receive Coronavirus vaccines through sharing initiative

  4. Covid: Trump fails to sign economic relief bill

    Lawmakers urge President Trump to sign Covid relief bill or risk a government shutdown

  5. Covid: Nations impose UK travel bans over ‘out of control’ variant

    Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium are all halting flights.

  6. Covid: Most rules set to end in England

    Despite Covid cases rising rapidly, plans confirmed to scrap most restrictions soon

  7. Covid: Brazil hits 500,000 deaths amid 'critical' situation

    The country is struggling to contain a third wave

  8. Covid-19: US passes massive aid package

    Republican and Democrat lawmakers agree to multi-billion dollar stimulus plan

  9. Covid-19: US begins its biggest vaccination programme ever

    America's first Covid-19 inoculation has taken place

  10. Covid-19: UK is first country to approve Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

    Decision paves the way for mass-vaccination in Britain

  11. Covid-19: UK approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

    New vaccine is much cheaper and easier to store than existing ones

  12. COVID-19: Europe expects a third wave amid vaccine shortage

    Parts of France re-enter lockdown, while Germany is poised for more restrictions

  13. Covid-19: EU's von der Leyen admits failures in vaccine rollout

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen publicly accepts criticism

  14. Covid-19: Brazil now second in world for virus deaths

    With nearly 42,000 deaths, President Bolsonaro continues to play down Covid-19

  15. COVID-19 vaccine: Concerns over global distribution

    Experts say poorer countries could struggle to access new vaccinations

  16. Covid-19 treatment trial described as ‘breakthrough’

    The results suggest a new treatment reduces the number of patients needing intensive care

  17. Covid-19 surge in India

    The virus is spreading faster in India than anywhere else in the world

  18. Covid global health emergency is over, says WHO

    Close to 20 million people are likely to have died during the last three years

  19. Covid antiviral pill can halve risk of hospitalisation

    Promising results of Molnupiravir mean a clinical trial has ended early

  20. Covid 19: South Africa reimposes total alcohol ban

    The move is to ease pressure on hospitals struggling to cope with a surge in cases

  21. Court rules Shamima Begum can return to UK to fight for citizenship

    Ms Begum left London as a schoolgirl in 2015 to join the Islamic State group in Syria.

  22. Court rules Imran Khan to be released from custody in Pakistan

    Supreme Court said his arrest on corruption charges was illegal

  23. Court rules Assange must be sent to US

    The Wikileaks founder's supporters say they'll appeal the ruling

  24. Court rules against British government on Brexit

    Supreme Court rules that Parliament must vote on whether government can start Brexit

  25. Court overturns Austrian presidential election result

    Poll outcome annulled after appeal by Freedom Party, marking the centenary of the Somme

  26. Court Annuls Kenya Presidential Election

    President Kenyatta said he disagreed with the ruling but would respect the decision

  27. Couples looking for surrogates still going to Ukraine

    Ukraine continues to be a global hub for commercial surrogacy despite Russia’s invasion

  28. Couple jailed for selling son to paedophiles

    German court has sentences mother and boyfriend to twelve years each in jail

  29. Coup attempt in Turkey

    Turkish army group stages coup attempt; tributes and flowers for Nice victims

  30. Countries around the world stop travel from UK

    EU leaders try to agree a common response to spread of new Covid-19 variant in England

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