India Hundreds of bodies found buried along Indian riverbanks The cost of cremation has tripled in India in recent weeks due to a shortage of wood, according to a philanthropic organisation. 16/05/2021
Europe Portugal, Netherlands latest EU countries to ease travel restrictions From Monday, travellers from most EU countries will be able to visit Portugal, authorities announced on Saturday. 15/05/2021
World Delay COVID jabs for kids and donate vaccines, WHO tells rich nations The WHO Director-General warned on Friday that the second year of the pandemic could be deadlier than the first and said vaccinating at-risk groups worldwide should be the priority. 15/05/2021
Europe Over a quarter of EU adults 'unlikely' to get COVID vaccine: Survey Eurofound found that people who use social media as their main source of information are more sceptical about the vaccine than those who use traditional news sources. 14/05/2021
USA 'Great day for America' as fully vaccinated allowed to shed masks Fully vaccinated people in the US can stop wearing masks, authorities announced on Thursday. The guidance still calls for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters. 14/05/2021
France French MPs take a swing at COVID-easing as sex clubs allowed to reopen Under the French government's planned phased easing of restrictions, some swingers' clubs will be allowed to reopen on May 19. Nightclubs, however, still do not have any clarity over when they might be able to reopen. 13/05/2021
World EMA: mRNA COVID vaccines appear effective against Indian variant Both Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna used mRNA technology for their COVID-19 jabs. 13/05/2021
World COVID-19 was 'preventable disaster', independent panel finds Most countries were "too slow" in their response to COVID-19, an independent panel commissioned reviewing the handling of the pandemic has found. 12/05/2021
Spain Spain to allow some fans into football games for season finale Spain will allow spectators back to matches from next weekend under strict conditions. 12/05/2021
the global conversation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to make the WTO "an organisation that achieves results" Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to serve as the WTO Director-General, gives her insight into multilateralism, global order and how sectors have been impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. 12/05/2021
France EU lawmakers to return to Strasbourg after more than a year A plenary session hasn't been held in the eastern French city since February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 12/05/2021
France French lawmakers approve COVID-19 health pass to reopen economy A bill over the creation of a health pass was approved by French MPs in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday but the government was forced to make amendments. 12/05/2021
United Kingdom UK economy shrinks by only 1.5% in first quarter despite lockdown According to official statistics, the economy even managed to grow by 2.1 per cent in March when the country began easing some restrictions 12/05/2021
India India's COVID-19 death toll passes 250,000 after new daily record India confirmed 4,205 more coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, a daily record for the country. 12/05/2021
