Sweeping Covid-19 lockdown in Peru as virus cases soar

Sixteen million Peruvians will enter a two-week coronavirus lockdown covering a third of the country at the end of January, Peru's interim president said Tuesday.
3 killed, 13 wounded in bomb explosions in Afghanistan
Three people have been killed and 13 others wounded in two separate bomb explosions in Afghanistan, the latest in a string of bomb attacks in the militancy-hit country, authorities said Wednesday.
Japan may extend state of emergency
Japanese officials say the government may have to extend its state of emergency, if no major improvement is seen in coronavirus infections in Tokyo and elsewhere.
Indonesia's COVID-19 cases pass 1-million mark amid vaccination drive
Indonesia has registered more than one million confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the first coronavirus infection was confirmed in the country in March last year, amid the current vaccination drive.
Blinken sworn in as US secretary of state
Antony Blinken has become the new US secretary of state, after winning approval by the Senate.
Coronavirus cases top 100 million worldwide
The total number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has topped 100 million worldwide.
Death toll from coronavirus tops 100,000 in UK
Britain has become the first country in Europe to mark 100,000 deaths of people infected with the coronavirus.