(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Four times as many vaccine doses as population Japan is pushing to grab enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times over, hoping to instil confidence that it can host a delayed summer Olympics next year. Japan is on track to […]

DAKAR (Reuters) – A few weeks before military officers overthrew Mali’s government in a bloodless coup, a series of meetings in the remote centre of the country underscored how much the state’s grip on power had loosened. Video of one gathering in the rural commune of Sangha shows leaders from the rival Dogon and Fulani […]

Condé Nast tapped Dawn Davis as the new editor in chief for Bon Appetit after race controversies ousted the food magazine’s top editor earlier this summer. An award-winning book editor known for promoting marginalized voices, Davis was most recently vice president and publisher of 37 Ink, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. She replaced longtime […]

Covid-19 outbreak forces shutdown of Greggs distribution centre as workers test positive for the virus 20 staff members at distribution depot in Bramley, Leeds, caught the killer bug Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves said the centre has closed and will be inspected She said she is awaiting confirmation workers self-isolating will receive full pay Greggs […]

Interior ministry says about 20 journalists driven to police station to check if they had valid accreditation. Belarusian police detained about 20 journalists planning to cover a protest in central Minsk on Thursday and confiscated their telephones and identity documents, Reuters news agency said. The interior ministry later on Thursday said the journalists had been […]

Judge rules the government’s lethal injection protocol breaks law, orders halt to federal execution planned for Friday. A US District Court judge in Washington, DC, has ordered a halt to the federal government’s planned execution on Friday of Keith Dwayne Nelson, saying its lethal injection protocol violates a federal law regulating prescription drugs. In an […]

Emotional moment sniffer dog refuses to leave its retiring handler as the officer bids a tearful farewell with his four-legged partner Touching footage shows the dog Bei Bei refusing to let go of its trainer in China It is seen holding onto the officer’s duffel bag, trying to stop him from leaving The German Shepherd […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The world’s southernmost continent is reserved for scientists from around-the-world to study the history of the Earth and the effects of climate change in a remote area unspoilt by humans. But experts […]

Briton trapped for two days after plunging 33ft into a gorge during a Greek island hike is rescued by helicopter as emergency crews hail ‘miracle’ survival Unnamed man fell 33ft through gorge on the island of Samothrace on Aug. 20 His friend had no phone signal but was able to find another climber Fire service […]

NYPD officer shares his experience as a minority member of law enforcement An anonymous police officer sits down with ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ co-host Will Cain to tell all. The New York City Council will re-examine a chokehold ban largely disputed by police for a current provision that makes it a misdemeanor for officers to sit, kneel or stand […]