This second variant of the virus – called 501.V2 – is the second mutated strain to be announced by the U.K. Government in as many weeks. /Jure Mekovac/AFP The U.K. health secretary Matt Hancoc
00:36 China conducted the maiden launch of its Long March-8 rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Tuesday. The new medium-lift rocket blas
00:24 It remains to be seen whether the mutated coronavirus strain detected in the United Kingdom can undermine the efficacy of the available COVID-19 vaccines, said Zhong Nanshan, Chi
VCG Image Uganda will soon start surveillance over the new COVID-19 variant, a senior health official said on Tuesday.Joyce Moriku, minister of state for primary health, said in a statement th
The New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. /Getty Images The New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that beginning on Tuesday, British Airways will require passengers on UK flights to NY to sh
China has noted relevant reports and will study carefully to ensure healthy and orderly exchanges between Chinese and foreign personnel based on scientific and proper t
Germany is considering limiting flights from Britain to make sure that a new, allegedly highly contagious strain of coronavirus that is sweeping across southern England
VCG Image France and Ireland have joined a growing list of countries that have imposed travel bans curbing arrivals from the U.K. in efforts to curb the importation of a new strain of coronavi
VCG Image Israel on Sunday banned travelers from South Africa, Denmark and the U.K. from entering its borders following the emergence of a new variant of the novel coronavirus in those countri
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. /AFP Parts of the U.K. will enter new lockdown during the Christmas period after a newly identified strain of COVID-19 proved to spread faster than previous st
South Africa's Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize says there is a new variant of COVID-19 in the country. /VCG South Africa's Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize says there is a new variant of COVID-19 i
Apple’s had a packed fall, and today is the day of its third big product reveal event this season. This one is going to be squarely focused on the first Macs with Apple Silicon, the companyR
Google is holding an event to unveil its new phone, the Google Pixel 5. It is going to be a virtual event, and you can steam it live. The event starts at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. in New York, 7 p.m. in Lo
InapresseventinNewDelhi,Xiaomihasannouncedthelaunchofitsnextbudgetsmartphone,theRedmi4,inIndia.ThecompanyhadlaunchedRedmi4inChinainNovemberlastyear.SinceRedmi3w