The centre-left leader was vice-chancellor and succeeds Angela Merkel after securing a coalition deal.

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President Bolsonaro has downplayed the pandemic and resisted lockdowns - and could now face criminal charges.

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Herd immunity is a scientific term, so why has it been controversial?

If you've lost your job, here is a guide to your financial entitlements.

The scheme to protect jobs is coming to an end having cost nearly £70bn.

As the US doubles its donation pledge, here's a look at how the Covax vaccine scheme is progressing.

Many Covid restrictions have been lifted for students going to university this term.

Going abroad is not straightforward, so many people are opting to stay in the UK for their holidays.

Artemisia plant extracts have anti-malarial properties, but there's no evidence they can combat Covid-19.

The number of people pinged by the Covid app has fallen significantly.

Some Asian countries are now seeing rising coronavirus infections - is that down to the Delta variant?

BBC News NI sets out the latest steps ministers are taking to ease Northern Ireland's lockdown.

There are fears that this version of coronavirus, first identified in South Africa, is

After the easing of lockdown restrictions was delayed in England, music festivals announce their plans.

How are countries enforcing vaccine passports and what can people use them for?

NHS staff in England will be given a 3% pay rise backdated to April.