Brazil's Covid-19 response worst, New Zealand's best: study

Jan 28,2021
Brazil's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been ranked the world's worst, while New Zealand topped the class, according to research published by a leading Australian think tank on Thursday. 
Sweeping Covid-19 lockdown in Peru as virus cases soar
Jan 27
Sixteen million Peruvians will enter a two-week coronavirus lockdown covering a third of the country at the end of January, Peru's interim president said Tuesday.
3 killed, 13 wounded in bomb explosions in Afghanistan
Jan 27
Three people have been killed and 13 others wounded in two separate bomb explosions in Afghanistan, the latest in a string of bomb attacks in the militancy-hit country, authorities said Wednesday.
Japan may extend state of emergency
Jan 27
Japanese officials say the government may have to extend its state of emergency, if no major improvement is seen in coronavirus infections in Tokyo and elsewhere.
Indonesia's COVID-19 cases pass 1-million mark amid vaccination drive
Jan 27
Indonesia has registered more than one million confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the first coronavirus infection was confirmed in the country in March last year, amid the current vaccination drive.
Blinken sworn in as US secretary of state
Jan 27
Antony Blinken has become the new US secretary of state, after winning approval by the Senate.
Coronavirus cases top 100 million worldwide
Jan 27
The total number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has topped 100 million worldwide.