Germany will start offering coronavirus jabs to children over the age of 12 from June 7, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday. But she stressed that vaccination would not be compulsory and would have no bearing on whether children can attend school or go on holiday.

Germany to vaccinate children over 12 from June 7

A famous BBC radio presenter from the UK recently lost her life and her family has claimed that the reason behind her untimely death was blood clots caused due to the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Famous UK radio journalist died due to blood clots after taking AstraZeneca Covid jab, family claims

A firebrand Indonesian cleric was jailed Thursday for holding sermons and other gatherings that drew tens of thousands of followers, breaking virus restrictions in the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation.

Indonesia jails firebrand cleric for breaking virus rules

With "Socialist Republic of Romania" once emblazoned on its side, a Rombac plane, part of ex-dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's fleet, went under the hammer on Thursday and was finally sold for 120,000 euros (146,000 dollars).

Plane of Romania's ex-dictator's fleet sold at auction

Brazilian architect and urban planner Jaime Lerner, who helped develop the "bus rapid transit" (BRT) system that changed the face of public transportation in cities around the world, died Thursday.

Brazil's Jaime Lerner, urban transport pioneer, dies at 83

Papers and a diverse range of personal items belonging to the late British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking have been acquired by Cambridge University and a UK museum group.

Stephen Hawking's office and archive to be preserved in UK

London's oldest police station converted into museum-cum-hotel

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was on Friday handed a new prison sentence, along with seven other activists. Lai has been in jail for the past few weeks for attending pro-democracy protests in which anti-China messages were chanted.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other activists handed new prison sentences

As the world battles coronavirus, there is another danger that hides in shadows, ready to attack the human body — smoking. New research has found almost eight million people died due to smoking in 2019, and the number has only increased since then, in the pandemic years.

Smokers increased to 1.1 billion; youngsters affected worst: Study

A Dutch court ordered oil giant Shell on Wednesday to slash its greenhouse gas emissions in a landmark victory for climate activists with implications for energy firms worldwide.

Shell ordered to cut emissions in landmark Dutch climate case

Investors rejected the responses of US oil giants to climate change Wednesday, installing activist board members at ExxonMobil and directing Chevron to deepen emissions cuts.

ExxonMobil, Chevron investors vote for more action on climate change

Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced the lifting of its temporary travel ban on inbound travellers from June 1, except for passengers who spent time in India during the last 14 days.

Sri Lanka lifts travel ban but restrictions on those who've been to India remain

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