Medical experts say the real extent of COVID-19 in India is five to 10 times the official tallies

Diplomats speculate that it may want French companies to play a bigger part in the vaccine production

Deaths go unreported as countries only record those that occur in hospitals or of patients with confirmed infection

FM Qureshi condemns attack on Nasheed, who is currently receiving treatment at hospital

Market weighed down by rising Covid-19 infections in India and elsewhere

Record 412,262 new cases and 3,980 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours in India

Incident occurred during a police operation against drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarezinho shanty town

The WHO said in April that of 700 million vaccines administered globally, only 0.2% had been in low-income countries

Actual ambulances are hard to come by as devastating surge in cases in India overwhelms healthcare system

Journalists, rights activists, government officials, judges are among those targeted in such attacks in recent months