Why India's doctors differ on Covid-19 plasma therapy

Plasma therapy is allowed in many countries despite unanswered questions over its efficacy.


Senegal's Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest

Held outside because of the pandemic, a fashion show in Senegal embraces the environmental message.


MasterChef final is dream come true for Nepal’s Santosh Shah

Getting to the MasterChef final is like a dream for Santosh Shah, who is from a tiny village in Nepal.


Coronavirus: The day US began Covid vaccinations

A massive vaccination effort has kicked off with healthcare workers first to get a vaccine.


Dutch to enter five-week lockdown

Measures designed to contain the coronavirus pandemic will change how millions of people celebrate.


Hunger spikes, demand rises for US food banks

Amid the pandemic, one in eight Americans say their household has experienced a food shortage.


US imposes sanctions on Turkey over Russia weapons

Turkey's acquisition of a Russian-made missile defence system has angered other Nato allies.


Covid-19: First vaccine given in US as roll-out begins

The largest vaccination drive in US history has begun as the nation's death toll surpasses 300,000.


How one boy escaped kidnappers

Abdulhadi avoided the mass kidnapping in Nigeria's Katsina school but his twin Mustapha brother was lost in the chaos.


Electoral college begins casting votes that will cement Biden victory

The process will formally acknowledge the win, ending Donald Trump's hope of overturning the result.