EU to keep internal borders open but curb travel

Jan 22,2021
European Union leaders have agreed to keep borders open despite the spread of new variants of the coronavirus. But they also confirmed that non-essential travel within the bloc should strongly be discouraged.
8 die in blast in India's Karnataka state 
Jan 22
At least eight people died and several others were injured in a blast in India's southern state of Karnataka late on Thursday night, local media reported on Friday.
Amazon offers to help with Covid-19 vaccine effort
Jan 21

21 January

Canada extends international traveller ban
Jan 21
Canada on Wednesday announced a one-month extension of a ban on non-essential international travel into the country, stretching the restrictions until February 21.
UK registers reUS Covid-19 deaths exceed WWII military toll: tracker
Jan 21
The number of US Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday surpassed the country's toll of military fatalities in World War II, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University.
2,923 overseas Indonesians test positive for COVID-19
Jan 21
As many as 88 more overseas Indonesians were confirmed positive for COVID-19, bringing the total of such cases to 2,923, according to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
UK registers record 1,610 Covid daily deaths
Jan 21
Britain on Tuesday registered another 1,610 fatalities from coronavirus, a record high over 24 hours since the pandemic arrived in 2020, but the number of new cases fell.