Sale of single-use plastic banned in Mexico City

British medical associations warn hospital staff are close to burnout

US State Department adds Cuban bank BFI to restricted list

Poland angry at report celebrities got first shot at vaccines

Pandemic doesn’t stop Romans from jumping into cold Tiber River

NYPD ends 2020 with 97-per-cent jump in shootings, a 16-year high

DZ Bank: Germans’ financial assets at record high of over 7 trillion

Economists: German property prices to keep rising, albeit slowly

United States surpasses 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases

South Korea extends coronavirus restrictions around Seoul

BioNTech boss hopes to have boosted production plan by late January

Masks mandatory in Sydney amid growing coronavirus cases

Venezuela to implement seven-day hard lockdown to slow coronavirus

Germany’s coronavirus cases, deaths well down on New Year’s Day

2020 ends with muted celebrations, as world hopes for a better 2021

With Brexit complete, Britain and the EU begin new era of relations

Britain has left the EU single market – here’s what will change

Trump extends freeze on some work visas until March

US police: Hospital worker arrested for destroying 500 vaccine doses

DC police to enhance security at Jan 6 session to certify election