The coronavirus pandemic has made the rich much richer while the income of the rest of world – nearly 99% of humanity – has declined, a new Oxfam report titled “Inequality Kills” says.

Thousands of people across Europe rally to protest against vaccination campaign as virus infections surge across the continent.

Scientists have warned that Omicron’s whirlwind advance won’t be the last variant of the coronavirus this year and that it’s difficult to predict how quickly the new variant would spread.

Iranian forces disband an international drug smuggling group in southwestern Khuzestan Province, confiscating narcotics and arms from the traffickers.

A US man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery.

Protests against COVID-19 vaccine requirements have gathered momentum across western Europe with large demonstrations taking place in France, Denmark, Germany, and Austria, among other countries.

Dramatic video shows a downed plane being hit by a train on Sunday at a Los Angeles level crossing.

Australia surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases, with more than half of them recorded in the past week, as the Omicron variant rips through most of the country.

An Iranian knowledge-based company, which had manufactured the external part of a cochlear implant, is working to produce the internal unit of the electronic device. 

Iran's Health Ministry reports the lowest COVID-related daily deaths in almost two years.