China has placed millions of people under lockdown to stem a surge in coronavirus infections.

A new research reveals that a record number of more than 400 healthcare staff in the UK have left the NHS to restore their work-life balance over the past year.

Canadian police claim to have retaken the capital Ottawa which has been hit along with other cities by weeks-long demonstrations and seen the Emergency Act imposed for the second time in the country's history. 

Iran’s Shifa Pharmed Industrial Group says its vaccine shows 100% effectiveness against the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

The BoE has doubled the interest rates in an attempt to tackle the soaring inflation in the country.

Iranian authorities say 15 major cities are reporting growing number of COVID infections and deaths.

China reports continued growth in manufacturing but at a slower pace amid COVID surge in January.

Around 10,000 people have taken to the streets of Vienna to protest against the government’s mandatory vaccinations plan and strict measures.

Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed “anger” at PM Boris Johnson and his Downing Street parties after weeks of silence, requesting “full accountability” from the PM for holding social gatherings amid COVID-19 lockdowns, local media report.

A hospital in Boston, the United States, has refused to perform a heart transplant on a 31-year-old patient because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, according to his family.