投稿者: Peter Beaumont
Analysis: start of long process by Wuhan team junks Trump allies’ claim that coronavirus escaped from a laboratoryThe press conference given by the World Health Organization’s investigative team in Wuhan is unlikely to silence the most conspiratorial o…
Three-day rescue effort has so far failed to locate Ali Sadpara and two fellow mountaineersMuhammad Ali Sadpara, Pakistan’s most successful mountaineer and a national hero in his country, was acutely aware of the risks of climbing the world’s highest m…
Team of Sherpas reaches top of Pakistan peak – becoming first to summit world’s second highest mountain in winterA team of Sherpas has accomplished one of the most coveted achievements in mountaineering: the first winter ascent of K2, the world’s secon…
Scientists express caution about what they may find and the political sensitivity around investigationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen the scientists on the World Health Organization’s mission to research the origins of …
UN body says scientists were due to be deployed to country on Tuesday, but China says negotiations ongoingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has attempted to downplay concerns over its refusal to authorise a fact-finding …
Burst of optimism over approvals has been followed by delays, shortages and bureaucratic errorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe global introduction of newly approved coronavirus vaccines has been marked by delays, shortag…
Countries have settled on 8,848.86m – higher than either’s previous measurementsMount Everest is marginally higher than previously thought, according to a new joint Chinese-Nepali calculation that settles a long-running conflict over the height of the …
Scientists’ verdict on £12bn system has refocused attention on what is working elsewhere in cutting Covid-19 transmission ratesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe newly released assessment by the UK government’s scientific a…
Indiscriminate weapons banned under treaty not signed by Armenia or AzerbaijanAzerbaijan has been accused of using banned cluster bombs in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, including munitions found in civilian areas, and has accused Armenia of…
Spain tops 1,000 cases for second day in row; US Republican Herman Cain dies of disease; Brazil’s first lady tests positive Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance has recorded its highest daily increase in new Covid-19 infec…
Country becomes third in world to reach figure; alarming peak in French region of BrittanyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has become the third country to record more than 1m coronavirus infections, following the US and…
Spanish region’s move comes amid new outbreak; two charged with murder over bus driver assault in France; WHO says coronavirus cases are increasing by 200,000 a dayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSpain’s northern Catalonia r…
African Union says tourism revenues down $55bn; Indonesia reports biggest daily increase in casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization has said it does not believe African countries are harbouring a s…
Officials are cautious but study shows lockdown in Chinese city has halted spread of virusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first official train to disembark passengers in Wuhan since it was put under lockdown arrived in t…
Country also overtakes China in terms of total number of infectionsCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageItaly has recorded its single biggest leap in coronavirus deaths, announcing that 969 people have died from Covid-19 i…