Sri Lanka re-opens schools in Western Province for higher grades

Jan 26,2021
Sri Lankan authorities on Monday re-opened schools in the Western Province for senior grades after shutting them down since October last year due to a vast spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported here.
Moderna: Vaccine protects against new variants
Jan 26
US drug company Moderna says it believes its coronavirus vaccine can protect against variants that were first identified in Britain and South Africa.
10 trapped as landslides hit coal mine in Indonesia's South Kalimantan 
Jan 26
Ten miners have been trapped underground as landslides struck a coal mine in South Kalimantan province in central Indonesia, a senior disaster official said on Tuesday.
Brazil sees 627 COVID-19 deaths in a day
Jan 26
Brazil on Monday registered 627 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 217,664, the Ministry of Health said.
10 confirmed dead in China's gold mine blast
Jan 26
Chinese authorities say they have confirmed the deaths of 10 workers trapped underground after an explosion at a gold mine in the coastal province of Shandong.
Germany buys same corona meds used to treat Trump
Jan 25
Germany will become the first European Union country to start using the same experimental antibodies treatment credited with helping Donald Trump recover from Covid-19, health minister Jens Spahn said Sunday.
Portuguese defense minister tests positive for COVID-19
Jan 25
Portuguese Defense Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms, his office announced on Sunday.