Government reinforcements arrived Saturday in Lashkar Gar, the capital of Helmand Province, but people were fleeing their homes and a hospital in the city had been bombed.

UK equalities watchdog warns businesses to be ‘non-discriminatory’ in the application of their employee vaccine policies.Thailand: Bangkok warehouse turned into 1,800-bed hospital as Covid crisis worsensSee all our coronavirus coverage 4.04pm BST Key developments in coronavirus-related news in the UK and around the world on Saturday include: 3.

As leaders around the world grapple with cryptocurrencies, what happened when the African country tried to ban them?When the Nigerian government suddenly banned access to foreign exchange for textile import companies in March 2019, Moses Awa* felt stuck. His business – importing woven shoes from Guangzhou, China, to sell in the northern city of K

Boy was reported missing early on Saturday morning in Sarn village, north of BridgendThe body of a missing five-year-old boy has been found in a river in south Wales.Police were called at 5.45am on Saturday to a report of a missing child in Sarn, Bridgend. The boy’s body was later found in the Ogmore River near Pandy Park. Continue reading...

Two people required hospital treatment after being stungLarge open hive thought to weigh 100lb found nearbyOne man died and two people required hospital treatment after they were stung “hundreds of times” by swarming bees...

Delta-driven surges are prompting new measures from the federal government, states and cities, companies and the military, as well as defiant rejections.

Social distancing made the cheek kiss a much rarer greeting, and polling suggests it may stay that way. Some say good riddance, but others miss the warmth of times past.

Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah sets new Olympic record time of 10.61 seconds to become the second-fastest woman in history.

The social media phenomenon on honouring his Somali heritage, balancing fame and faith, and spending lockdown with his YouTube Beta Squad“It was the scariest day of my life,” says Amin Mohamed, AKA Chunkz, of the day in...

Alessio Mamo has photographed the illegal, brutalist buildings and gaudy, now decaying, villas in the south of Italy that mafia bosses constructedWords by Roberto Saviano and Lorenzo TondoRead more on how the mafia made a...