Professor Sir John Curtice: What we learnt from local election results

The Argentine Ministry of Health has confirmed 258 new cases of Covid-19 this Sunday, the highest number of infections since the pandemic started in the South American country. This brings the total number of positive cases to 6,034, while the number of deaths has increased to 305. Health officials have reported five new deaths, all…

The Peruvian Ministry of Health reported this Thursday that 3,500 new cases of coronavirus have been registered in the last 24 hours, so the Andean nation already has more than 316,000 positive cases. In particular, the Peruvian health authorities examined 3,537 additional cases, a total of 316,448 infections in the Latin American country. The number…

Sabika Sheikh, an exchange student from Pakistan, was also a victim, according to the Embassy of Pakistan and the U.S. State Department. She was in the United States on a sponsored youth exchange and study program, a State Department official said. “We send our deepest condolences to Sabika’s family and friends,” the official said, adding…

Image copyrightPAcemakerImage caption Barry McElduff speaking to the media following his suspension from Sinn Féin The MP for West Tyrone, Barry McElduff, has resigned. The Sinn Féin MP has been embroiled in controversy since posting an online video on the anniversary of the Kingsmills massacre. Mr McElduff said he was resigning as a result of…

Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE The United States has evacuated some Americans from its consulate in the Chinese city of Guangzhou after an employee was confirmed to be suffering symptoms consistent with the mysterious illness that led to the removal of more than…