Daily Covid-19 infections in Germany rose sharply as 22,657 new cases were registered within one day, about 5,100 more than one week ago, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Thursday. ....

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence as guest of honour on the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence is significant both for the optics and the substance of bilateral relations. ....

Russia's lower house of parliament the State Duma approved a bill, enabling incumbent President Vladimir Putin to run for two more terms starting 2024. ....

A team of researchers has examined why the UK and South African variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, are more infectious and, in many cases, more deadly. ....

The Covid-19 lockdown in the Netherlands will be extended to April 20 due to the increasing numbers of Covid-19 infections and hospital admissions, Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said. ....

US President Joe Biden said he was "devastated" by the shooting a day earlier at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, that killed 10 people, urging the Senate to immediately pass the bills on gun reform recently approved by the House. ....

A fierce social media 'war' has erupted between pro-Liberation Bangladeshis and the Pakistanis resenting Bangladesh's much vaunted progress and growing relations with India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country. ....

The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is moderately less effective against the South African variant, suggests a study. ....

At least 10 people, including a police officer were killed when a gunman opened fire at a grocery store in the US state of Colorado, authorities said, adding that a suspect was in custody. ....

Britain reported another 17 coronavirus-related deaths, the lowest daily death toll since late September last year. ....