Africa #Covid19 jab shortfall could take world 'back to square one' - WHO

Africa faces a 470 million shortfall in Covid-19 vaccine doses this year after the Covax alliance cut its projected shipments, raising the risk of new and deadly variants, the WHO said on Thursday.  Read More

Australian (64) surrenders three decades after jailbreak

A 64-year-old man who escaped from an Australian jail in the 1990s has surrendered after almost 30 years on the run, police said on Wednesday.  Read More

Zimbabwe imposes Covid #vaccine on churchgoers

Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday banned anyone not vaccinated against Covid-19 from attending church services, the latest in a series of measures to boost uptake of the coronavirus jab.  Read More

Pub-promise for locked-down Sydney residents once vaccine target met

Locked-down Sydney residents could enjoy a beer at the pub as soon as next month if the double-dose vaccination rate hits 70 percent, under an official "roadmap to freedom" released on Thursday.  Read More