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The German association of intensive care doctors on Monday called for an immediate return to severe restrictions to contain the third wave of Covid-19, while the authorities have just relaxed them. The association made this demand because of the spread of the British variant. Read also: At least 2 dead …

At least 13 people were shot and wounded, and two of them died, during an impromptu party in a Chicago garage, police quoted by local media reported on Sunday. “One of the participants started shooting in the room, hitting many people,” Jose Jara, of the Chicago Police Department, told the …

The Netherlands join the list of countries to suspend the use of Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines due to concerns about possible side effects. The Dutch government said the move, which will last until at least 29 March, was a precaution, BBC News reports. The Republic of Ireland earlier made a similar decision …

Italy will impose national lockdown from Monday, the government announced on Friday, in order to stem a new epidemic outbreak that threatens to saturate hospitals. The most populated regions of the peninsula, notably Lombardy, the economic heart of the country, and Lazio, the region of Rome, will be classified as …

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe was announced as the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday. Motsepe succeeds Malagasy Ahmad Ahmad, who is serving a two-year FIFA ban over “governance issues”, and will require his vast array of business skills to fix the organisation. The 58-year …

AstraZeneca defends its vaccine as Thailand joins countries in halting injections over fear of blood clots. The company insists its coronavirus vaccine is safe and has the backing of UK and EU drug regulators. Thailand has said it will delay use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several European countries …

A California resident was sentenced Thursday to 212 years in prison after killing his two autistic sons, who drowned when he deliberately threw the family car off a pier in the port of Los Angeles in an attempt to collect money from insurance. This federal conviction relates only to the …

Human Rights Watch has called for a criminal investigation into the role of the former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, in the killing of dozens of migrants in 2005, BBC News reports. Recent testimony at the country’s truth commission implicated him in the summary execution of 59 people from …

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli is in the country and working hard in his office, his prime minister has said, scotching rumours about his whereabouts and health. “Tanzanians be calm, your president is there, in good health, he is working,” Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said. There has been speculation that President …

The Russian regulatory authorities have decided to “slow down” the functioning of the social network Twitter in order to force the social network to delete several thousand messages; a complete blockage could follow. According to Roskomnadzor, the agency responsible for regulating the Internet in Russia, Twitter has refused to delete …