Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown on Wednesday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high new daily infections. The country recorded 179.8 virus infections per 100,000 residents over the last seven days, a new high and significantly more than the 149 per 100,000 مزید پڑھیں

An Australian state’s decision to lockdown more than 3,000 people in public housing towers to contain a second COVID-19 outbreak was not based on direct health advice and violated human rights, Victoria’s state Ombudsman said in a report. Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, locked down nine public housing towers for several days in July due مزید پڑھیں

A health worker in Alaska had a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with reports of the person’s health. The allergic reaction occurred on Tuesday and the person was in stable condition after being hospitalized, the New York Times reportedIt was مزید پڑھیں

Widodo’s announcement comes as Indonesia battles misinformation over the virus in order to stave off a fresh wave of infections, with some 630,000 recorded by Wednesday and more than 19,000 deaths. “The Covid-19 vaccine for all citizens will be FREE,” Widodo said in a video on his Twitter account. The government originally said only health مزید پڑھیں

All-rounder Shadab Khan will be leading the Pakistan Cricket Team against New Zealand in the absence of Babar Azam, sources revealed on Wednesday. Sources said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management is satisfied with the cricketer’s fitness after the training session. He had previously complained of groin injury which restricted him to batting during the مزید پڑھیں

Advisor to PM on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razzak Dawood has hailed the Canadian government improving overall travel advisory for most parts of Pakistan. “I am glad to share the good news that Canada has improved its overall travel advisory for most parts of Pakistan,” said the advisor on Twitter. “This will further improve once مزید پڑھیں

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government thinks people should make their own personal decision about gathering for Christmas but they should also consider the COVID-19 risks to the vulnerable, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said. The government came under pressure on Tuesday to revise its plan to relax COVID-19 restrictions for five days around Christmas, with مزید پڑھیں

United States President-elect Joe Biden is likely to appoint Pakistan-origin Ali Zaidi as the White House’s deputy Climate Coordinator. According to a report in The Washington Post, Biden has tapped Gina McCarthy to coordinate his administration’s domestic climate agenda. McCarthy ran the Environmental Protection Agency under former US president Barack Obama and now leads an مزید پڑھیں

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the U.S. presidency, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin had said it would wait for the official results of the election before commenting on its outcome, even as مزید پڑھیں

The deputy governor of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has been killed in a “sticky bomb” attack, security officials say.Mahboobullah Mohebi and his secretary both died on Tuesday when a device attached to their car exploded. No group has yet said it was behind the attack. It is the latest in a spate of killings. Also مزید پڑھیں