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Coronavirus: US records 2,000 dead in a day as Italy and India extend lockdowns
Spain to let some non-essential staff return to work, but Italians shut in until at least 3 MayCoronavirus – l…
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Afghanistan: dozens killed in attack on Kabul Sikh temple
Isis gunmen held hostages for hours while Afghan special forces tried to end siegeGunmen and suicide bombers h…
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From the UK to Sri Lanka: the Australians stranded around the world
Cancelled flights, airport shutdowns and soaring ticket prices all preventing people returning homeCoronavirus…
- Asia Pacific, China, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, Time magazine, US news, Wall Street Journal, World news
China-US standoff escalates as Beijing expels major US media staff
New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post journalists among staff ordered to stop reporting and …
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Ghani declared winner of Afghan election – but opponent rejects result
Incumbent gained just over 50% of September votes but Abdullah’s team reject resultsFive months after Afghans …
- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus outbreak, Infectious diseases, Japan, Science, UK news, US news, World news
Pressure grows on UK to rescue citizens from coronavirus-stricken ship
Passengers on Diamond Princess liner ‘disillusioned’ with government over lack of action• All the day’s develo…
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What China’s empty new coronavirus hospitals say about its secretive system
Even after declaring a crisis, government seemed focused on managing its image as well as the outbreakChina’s …
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, Coronavirus outbreak, Global economy, Infectious diseases, World news
Wuhan facing ‘wartime conditions’ as global coronavirus deaths reach 724
With businesses around the world suffering, Beijing tightens controlsIncreasingly desperate officials in the q…
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The whistleblower doctor who fell victim to China’s coronavirus
Li Wenliang was at the forefront of warning about the disease and treating sufferers before the virus took his…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus outbreak, Infectious diseases, Medical research, Microbiology, Science, World news
Whistleblower Chinese doctor dies from coronavirus in Wuhan
Li Wenliang targeted by police after warning about outbreak on social media in DecemberCoronavirus – latest de…
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China ambassador says UK overreacting with coronavirus advice
British government became first in world to advise all citizens in China to leave the countryCoronavirus - lat…
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Travel bans plunge China into deepening isolation over coronavirus
Australia and other countries follow US in imposing near-total travel ban as foreign companies scale back acti…
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‘Outlier’ victim profiles raise questions over the impact of coronavirus
The Chinese authorities have released details of some of the victims, and not all are elderly with pre-existin…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus outbreak, Infectious diseases, Sars, Science, World news, Xi Jinping
Help or hindrance? How Chinese politics affected coronavirus response
Authoritarian bureaucracy has allowed dramatic response but also let virus festerCoronavirus outbreak – latest…
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Asia Bibi: Pakistani woman jailed for blasphemy releases photos in exile
Bibi, freed last year and now in Canada, will release her autobiography on WednesdayAsia Bibi, the Christian w…