Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Home World News

World News

Brazilian police catch senator hiding cash between his buttcheeks, source says

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian Senator Chico Rodrigues was caught in a police raid with money hidden between his buttcheeks yesterday, a judicial source briefed...

Next pandemic? Amazon deforestation may spark new diseases

SAO PAULO, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As farms expand into the Amazon rainforest, felled trees and expanding pastures may open the way for...

Britain moves closer to COVID-19 vaccine trials that infect volunteers

LONDON, (Reuters) – “Human challenge” trials of potential COVID-19 vaccines, where volunteers are deliberately infected with the disease, could become a reality after a...

Coronavirus exposure risk on airplanes very low, U.S. defense study finds

(Reuters) – The risk of exposure to the coronavirus on flights is very low, a U.S. Department of Defense study released yesterday found, a...

Worried European nations revive curfews, lockdowns amid ‘exponential growth’ in virus

PARIS/PRAGUE, (Reuters) – France impos-ed curfews while other European nations are closing schools, cancelling surgeries and enlisting student medics as overwhelmed authorities face...

‘Things will get worse’: London goes into stricter lockdown

LONDON, (Reuters) – London, the world’s international financial capital, will enter a tighter COVID-19 lockdown from midnight tomorrow as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks...

Putin announces second Russian Covid-19 vaccine registration

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced the registration of the second Russian vaccine against the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Canada: Ontario reports 721 new COVID-19 cases despite testing drop

Ontario reported 721 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, despite a drop in the number of tests being processed daily across the province. Ontario’s network of...

Studies determine immunity duration against Covid-19

Covid-19 patients´ antibodies remain in the organism for at least four months after its infection and provide immunity against the virus during that time,...

Panicked Europe battens down against COVID second wave

PRAGUE/BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – European countries have begun to close schools and cancel surgeries, going well beyond curbs on social life, as overwhelmed authorities...

WHO expects Covid-19 vaccine for December

WHO on Tuesday considered the progress of Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials as very encouraging, among about 40 candidates, 10 of which are in...

J&J pauses COVID-19 vaccine trials due to unexplained illness in participant

(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said yesterday it had temporarily paused its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a...
- Advertisment -

Most Read

Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...