Optimism prevails after news tests on Covid-19 vaccine have proved encouraging

Unknown gunmen fired on people praying inside a mosque during iftar time, say Parwan province officials

Unemployment would increase significantly, says Britain’s work and pensions minister

Cyclone could wash away thousands of huts and standing crops, says official

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says will continue providing strategic leadership to coordinate the global response

Proximity of bridge to residential apartments has sparked anger and ridicule on social media

We have been risking our lives to save people, many doctors are infected too, says a doctor working in ICU

Travellers are grappling with a hodgepodge of rules that will make flying different in almost every country

Two top epidemiologists cautioned that human immunity against Covid-19 may not last that long

Potential jurors logged in by smartphone, laptop, and tablet for jury selection in first trial by zoom