Coronavirus cases and deaths reach record highs in countries around the world
Nations around the world have set new records for coronavirus deaths and new cases of Covid-19.
Nations around the world have set new records for coronavirus deaths and new cases of Covid-19.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said there will be “no national lockdown” a day after the nation saw its highest number of Covid-19 deaths.
The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned on Tuesday following President Jair Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defence minister.
Brazil has topped 300,000 confirmed Covid-19 deaths, becoming the second country to do so amid a spike in infections that has seen the South American country report record death tolls in recent days.
Andrew Watson emerged from the shackled legacy of Scotland's murky ties to the slave trade to become a trailblazer for black footballers.
As the last budget ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), a focus on green funding should have been essential; it’s estimated that the UK requires £350 billion to reach our 2050 net-zero target.
With the forthcoming election for the Scottish Parliament, we as a parents group strongly disagree with Aberdeen City Council’s continued use of Glashieburn Primary as a polling station.
The energy services firm at the centre of the north-east Brazilian Covid scare has spoken out about the unfolding health crisis.
Passengers who flew up to Scotland with three travellers later found to have a new strain of coronavirus are being urged to call contact tracers.
Brazilian health officials have called for nationwide lockdowns and curfews, with hospitals running short of intensive care unit beds as Covid-19 claims more than 1,000 lives each day in the country.
Surge testing has begun in South Gloucestershire after cases of the Manaus variant of coronavirus – a new strain that may spread more rapidly and may respond less well to existing vaccines – were discovered.
The Brazilian Covid variant was flown into Aberdeen a month ago, the Scottish Government confirmed.
Concerns about border rules have intensified following the detection of the UK’s first cases of the Manaus variant of coronavirus.
Surge testing will take place in South Gloucestershire after cases of the Manaus variant of coronavirus – a new strain that may spread more rapidly and may respond less well to existing vaccines – were discovered.
A number of Brazilian Covid-19 variant cases have been detected in the north-east of Scotland, Holyrood has confirmed.
Three cases of the Brazil variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Scotland.
The father of a teenager with autism who is quarantining in a hotel at Heathrow has said the experience has left his son depressed, physically unwell and unable to eat properly.
Premier League clubs will not be obliged to let Portuguese or South American stars represent their national teams in the March international break after world governing body FIFA extended a rule over player release.
Brazilian mining giant Vale has agreed to pay 37.7 billion reais (£5.1 billion) to the state of Minas Gerais following the collapse of a dam that devastated the city of Brumadinho and killed more than 270 people.
Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to call for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under fire for his government’s handling of Covid-19.
Jim Leighton can remember the struggle he faced after being discarded from the first team at Manchester United 30 years ago.
It comes as absolutely no surprise to me that Brazil’s prime minister Jair Bolsonaro has been confirmed as having coronavirus.
Fossilised plant gum dating back 110 million years has been discovered by a PhD student.
A trial which hides “likes” on Instagram is to be expanded to the United States.
Instagram has begun hiding likes and video views as part of a trial aimed at removing “the pressure” and shifting the focus to “sharing the things” its users enjoy.
Houston, Doha, Mexico, Halifax (Canada), Karamay (China) and Pemba (Mozambique) have also been identified in the council’s travel plan for the next financial year.
Hundreds of indigenous Brazilians have gathered outside Brazil’s Congress for an annual three-day camping out protest known as the Free Land Encampment.
Alan Brazil breached broadcasting rules for suggesting that a Glasgow rat infestation was the fault of Asian immigrants storing rice.
Conor Maynard has said that naivety led him to being robbed at gunpoint in Brazil.
Termites have created a wonder of the world as old as the pyramids that dwarf the ancient Egyptian monuments in scale, scientists have discovered.