WHO team to start investigation in Wuhan

An international team from the World Health Organization is set to start an investigation in China's Wuhan into how the coronavirus pandemic started.
AstraZeneca vaccine to be produced in Japan
Major British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca plans to shortly start producing its coronavirus vaccine in Japan.
EU to ban travel from Japan amid coronavirus surge
The European Union is set to reimpose an entry ban on travelers from Japan following a surge of coronavirus cases in the country.
Brazil's Covid-19 response worst, New Zealand's best: study
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
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
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
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.