South America

LONDON: The Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to spread in the UK with a further 50,824 cases logged on Friday, marking a 46 per cent increase over the previous week, according to health officials. While the infections are rising,…

A bus carrying miners fell into a ravine on a mountain road Friday in southern Peru, killing 27, their employer said. Another 12 miners were injured in the accident, the Ares Mining Company said. The bus was headed from a mine near the…

LONDON: The British government banned travel from South America and Portugal to ensure a new variant of Covid-19 found in Brazil doesn't derail the UK's vaccination program, although there are no signs the variant has reached the…