The chief of a remote Pacific village which worshipped Prince Philip with religious fervour says it is too early to know whether the British royal's descendants will receive similar deification 

China's top disease control official says the efficacy of the country's Covid vaccines is low, in a rare admission of weakness.

The Caribbean island of St Vincent is likely to see further volcanic eruptions and ash fall over the coming days.

Cameroon has received a gift of 200,000 doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 at the weekend.