WhatsApp will stop working on some older smartphones from Jan. 1
A new WhatsApp update will prevent the popular messaging app from working on millions of phones from January 1, 2021.
Older Android and iPhone devices...
Saudi Arabia jails women’s rights activist amidst global outcry
A prominent Saudi female activist, who campaigned for women’s right to drive, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.
Loujain al-Hathloul, 31,...
Spain to register those who don’t get vaccinated and share information...
Spain plans to collect and share with other European Union nations information about residents who decide not to get vaccinated for Covid-19, the country’s...
U.S. bolsters support for Taiwan and Tibet, angering China
China expressed anger on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law measures to further bolster support for Taiwan and Tibet, which had...
South Africa’s total COVID-19 cases cross 1 million mark
South Africa’s total coronavirus infections since the first case in March crossed a million on Sunday, its Health Ministry said, just days after a...
Panama to extend lockdowns in effort to curb coronavirus
Panama will extend lockdowns in two provinces, including the capital, from Jan. 4 - 14 in an effort to contain a jump in coronavirus...
Covid-19 pandemic will not be the last: WHO chief
The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without tackling climate change and animal welfare,...
Europe rolls out ‘new weapon’ vaccines in bid to slay COVID
Europe launched a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a...
Dr Susan Moore: Black doctor who said he was abused dies...
Dr Susan Moore was a black doctor who said he was abused at an Indiana hospital and died after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Others...
Central African Republic votes under threat of violence
Voters in Central African Republic go to the polls on Sunday for presidential and legislative elections being held under a cloud of violence as...
