Europe
Indian-origin COVID-19 patients face higher death risk in England: Report
The results also reveal that for all ethnicities, males have a higher rate of death from the virus than females
Lesson not learned: Europe unprepared as 2nd virus wave hits
Record high daily infections have made clear that Europe never really crushed the COVID-19 curve as hoped, after springtime lockdowns
World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to combat hunger
Founded in 1961, the UN organisation helped 97 million people last year, distributing 15 billion rations to people in 88 countries last year
Girls Takeover: Finland PM hands her post to teenager for one day
Although Finland scores highly in gender equality comparisons, women are still heavily under-represented in technology firms and boardrooms
Navalny makes first video appearance since coma in two-hour video interview
The Kremlin critic said his health had improved and that doctors were surprised by the speed of his recovery
Build back greener: UK's Johnson pitches wind-driven recovery from pandemic
Johnson is under pressure over his handling of the pandemic as his government’s response has been cast by opponents as poorly organised
Russia to roll out first COVID-19 prescription drug for sale by next week
R-Pharm’s announcement is another sign Russia is pushing hard to take a global lead in the race against the virus
Europe’s big cities announce tighter restrictions as COVID-19 cases soar
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was inevitable that the country would see a second wave of the coronavirus
UK’s one hour rapid test gives highly accurate COVID-19 results: Lancet study
The ability to correctly identify positive cases is at 94.4% and a specificity – correctly identifying those without the disease – at 100%
Seventeen OSCE nations appoint team to investigate Belarus election
Minsk prevented the deployment of OSCE election observers by not inviting them and has ignored repeated offers by the OSCE chairman to visit