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Lockdowns around the world have dramatically reduced the number of street protests and political demonstrations. Photographs taken in Bangkok in May contrast with images from 10 years ago when the capital was in the throes of anti-government protests a…
The Chinese president is backing calls for an independent review of the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but only after the virus is under control.Xi voiced his support in a video message to a virtual meeting of the World Health Organizat…
As countries around the world adjust to life with Covid-19, people are finding new ways to enjoy themselves responsibly. From the restaurant using plush pandas to help with social distancing, to a drive-in rave in Germany, these are the week’s most che…
The legislative council descended into chaos for more than an hour on Friday as opposing lawmakers threw placards and scrambling over each other to take control of a house committee. Politicians rushed to take the seat left empty after the house was un…
North and South Korea exchanged gunfire over the demilitarised zone between the two countries. South Korea confirmed it fired towards the North after it discovered four bullets in the wall of a guard post. The shots come after North Korean leader Kim J…
Test results suggesting people in South Korea had been reinfected after recovering from Covid-19 were actually false positives caused by dead lung cells, the World Health Organization’s technical lead, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, has told the BBC’s Andrew M…
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has appeared in public for the first time in almost three weeks, according to state media, following speculation that he had been seriously ill following heart surgery. The authenticity of the images…
Dr Ashley Bloomfield says ‘under no circumstances’ should Kiwis inject themselves with bleach as country eases lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s most senior public health official has refused to respond t…
Life in Wuhan is gradually returning to normal as people go shopping and return to work in the once-empty centre of the coronavirus outbreak. Wuhan began to ease its nearly three-month lockdown on 8 April, allowing people with permits to travel in and …
A university in Japan has held a graduation ceremony for students using avatar robots remotely controlled by graduating students from their homes. The avatar robots, dubbed ‘Newme,’ by developer ANA Holdings, were dressed in graduation c…
7 April 1975: Flight organised by the Daily Mail sees 105 orphaned children evacuated from SaigonThe mercy airlift of 105 Vietnamese orphans landed at Heathrow Airport-London early today among growing doubts about the wisdom of future operations of a s…
People across China have paused for three minutes to remember the patients and medical workers who died in the coronavirus outbreak. Citizens stood still, while cars, trains and ships sounded their horns, and air-raid sirens rang out in memory of the m…
Tens of millions of Chinese residents living near the centre of the coronavirus outbreak are now able to resume travel after authorities lifted restrictions in Hubei province, except in the city of Wuhan. The move comes as China claims to have largely …
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has announced the country will be placed in lockdown for the next 21 days as his government takes step to halt the spread of coronavirus. Modi made a TV announcement confirming the country of 1.3 billion people will …
People across India have taken to their balconies to praise emergency personnel and sanitation workers who are on the frontline in trying to defeat Covid-19. Millions of people were in lockdown on Sunday as the government imposed a one-day curfew to te…