British banks slash office space, tell staff to 'work anywhere' Nationwide has told all its 13,000 office-based staff to work from anywhere in the country. Published 25 Mar, 2021 04:40pm
'Alarm bells': Brazil's Covid-19 chaos sparks fear, countermeasures from neighbours “It is a very alarming situation and a regional threat,” says infectious disease expert. Published 25 Mar, 2021 04:10pm
Poland reports new record virus high as hard lockdown looms There were also 520 new deaths. Published 25 Mar, 2021 03:40pm
Germany's Merkel defends decision to procure vaccines via EU Says a failure to do so would shake the bloc to its core. Published 25 Mar, 2021 02:41pm
WATCH: Medics, patients play the angklung to mark Covid hospital anniversary in Indonesia xxx Published 25 Mar, 2021 02:10pm
More than half of Israelis have received both Covid-19 vaccine doses: minister Citizens were urged to follow health guidelines to prevent a return of the coronavirus. Published 25 Mar, 2021 01:25pm
Pakistan's Covid-19 death toll crosses 14,000 Pakistan reported 63 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Published 25 Mar, 2021 12:08pm
Pakistan reports highest number of daily Covid cases since July as positivity crosses 10pc Pakistan reported 3,946 cases over the past 24 hours. Published 25 Mar, 2021 12:01pm
Pakistan reports more than 2,700 Covid recoveries The total number of recoveries has risen to 588,975. Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:36am
Islamabad, AJK and GB collectively report 620 Covid cases, 2 deaths Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir reported no new deaths. Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:35am
KP and Balochistan collectively report 604 cases, 10 deaths Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded 583 coronavirus cases and eight deaths. Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:34am
Punjab records more than 2,500 Covid cases, 51 deaths Punjab reported 2,571 coronavirus cases and 51 deaths during the last 24 hours. Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:33am
India's daily Covid-19 infections rise to five-month high India has 11.8 million Covid-19 cases, the third-highest amount behind the United States and Brazil. Published 25 Mar, 2021 10:14am
AstraZeneca says vaccine 76pc effective in updated US trial data The company now says its vaccine is 76 per cent effective rather than 79pc effective at preventing any kind of symptomatic Covid. Published 25 Mar, 2021 09:16am
Canada adds blood clot warning to AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine Canada, which is using AstraZeneca doses made at the Serum Institute of India, has received 500,000 doses. Published 25 Mar, 2021 07:10am
Turkey reports over 29,700 new coronavirus cases 146 more fatalities, over 17,700 recoveries registered in past 24 hours, according to health ministry data. Published 24 Mar, 2021 11:00pm
EU sharpens coronavirus vaccine export rules as third wave builds The new rules expand existing measures aimed at ensuring that planned exports by drugmakers do not threaten the bloc's supply. Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:30pm
WATCH: 85-year-old Peruvian man dances for joy after receiving Covid vaccine xxx Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:00pm
Sindh records 151 new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths During the last 24 hours, 8,000 Covid tests were conducted in the province while 1,266 more people recovered. Published 24 Mar, 2021 09:20pm
Belgium imposes new lockdown to fight third Covid-19 wave Schools will close from Monday, a week earlier than planned before Easter holidays, and reopen on April 19. Published 24 Mar, 2021 08:40pm
Crisis zones disadvantaged by weak Covid-19 response, Red Cross says The 32 worst crisis-hit countries had also seen fewer than 2 per cent of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered globally, it said. Published 24 Mar, 2021 07:30pm
Singapore expands Covid-19 vaccinations to younger age group Residents aged 45 to 59 years can now register to receive vaccines, of which 1.1 million doses have so far been administered. Published 24 Mar, 2021 06:45pm
Germany drops Easter shutdown plan, Merkel apologises "There were good reasons for it but it could not be implemented well enough in this short time," she says. Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:00pm
Walk-in vaccinations open for all senior citizens in KP They can go to a nearby centre and get vaccinated without waiting for the registration code. Published 24 Mar, 2021 04:00pm
India reports novel coronavirus variant, daily deaths at year's high Only the United States and Brazil have higher caseloads. Published 24 Mar, 2021 02:36pm
Capitalism and greed gave Britain its vaccine success, PM Johnson says The comments could inflame a row with the European Union which is considering a ban on vaccine exports to Britain. Published 24 Mar, 2021 02:03pm
