What India after Covid? Country reopens as cases surge
How will Covid-19 change India? Amid the steady rise in confirmed cases comes a true test of resilience. We ask about the fight against the unforeseen pandemic both in cities and those…
AstraZeneca pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca says it has "voluntarily paused" a randomized clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine in what it called a routine action after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness.…
South African far-left party pickets top retail stores over ‘racist’ ads
Dozens of activists from South Africa's radical leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party picket outside stores of a leading retail pharmacy on Monday over a controversial "racist" hair advertisement which described black…
Belarus praises Russia for its support amid protests
The foreign minister of Belarus has thanked Russia for standing by his country as it faces widespread criticism over disputed elections. Russia, in its turn, blamed Ukraine for fomenting unrest in the…
Hurricane Nana smashes into Central America
Tropical storm Nana slams into the Honduran island of Roatan, about 65 kilometres off the country's northern coast. The US National Hurricane Center said the storm had become a hurricane at 0300…
Airline industry warns of challenges for transporting Covid-19 vaccine
The International Airline Transport Association has warned that preparations need to start for shipping a Covid-19 vaccine globally, once one is approved. The group, which represents 290 airlines worldwide, says that thousands…
Bolshoi Theatre opens season with “Don Carlos”, and Covid-19 prevention measures
Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre opens its 245th season with "Don Carlos" by Giuseppe Verdi, starring the opera power couple Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov. Various Covid-19 prevention measures are in place to limit…
Hundreds attend Venice’s Regata Storica despite Covid restrictions
Venice holds its annual Regata Storica, drawing hundreds of people as boats move through the Grand Canal. "It's less joyful this year," says one local resident, before adding that "it's always beautiful."…
Homecoming Ghana: Christal Beeko
Christal moved to Canada to study after school. But later she decided that if she wanted the conversation about Africa to change, she would have to move back to Ghana and become…