カテゴリー: Middle East and North Africa
Scientists predict UK will be worst-hit country in Europe; Trump threatens to stop WHO funding; Global cases pass 1.4 millionBoris Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care and not on ventilator, says No 10Australia coronavirus updates – liveAt a glance: late…
Group of former diplomats and ministers says shifting rules on medical trade could save hundreds of thousands of livesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus latest: at a glanceA group of 24 senior diplomats and defence …
Iran passes 50,000 cases and 3,136 deaths; Russia and Afghanistan record single-day records; Cambodian government accused of using pandemic to assert absolute powerAt a glance: summary of key eventsAsian countries face possible second wave of infection…
US has one 1 in 5 cases globally; global cases pass 860,000; record daily fatalities in UK, France, Spain and RussiaWhite House officials predict up to 240,000 US coronavirus deathsUK coronavirus – live updatesAustralia coronavirus – live updatesThe mo…
Global cases pass 750,000; Moscow locks down 12m people; Isis prisoners riot in Syria. Follow the latest updatesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceNew study reveals increased risks from middle ageAustralia coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus …
As Western NGOs remove staff and the US strips support, an influx of Afghans from Iran could add pressure on an already depleted medical systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn the Guzargah reception centre for returnees an…
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…
South Africa records first Covid-19 deaths; China closes borders; UK records biggest daily rise in deathsCoronavirus latest – at a glanceUK coronavirus – liveUS now has more cases than any other countryXi Jinping calls on Trump to improve US-China rela…
China shuts its borders to foreign visitors, and Russia closes all bars and restaurantsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Spanish government has defended its response to the coronavirus pandemic as the death rate in the cou…
UN urges G20 to adopt ‘wartime plan’; US risks becoming centre of pandemic, WHO warns; US Senate leaders and White House reach stimulus dealWhy the US has struggled to tackle a growing crisisUK coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – …
European treatment trial launched; German cases rise to more than 22,000; almost one in three Americans told to stay home; first confirmed case in SyriaUK coronavirus live updatesAustralia coronavirus live updatesCoronavirus: at a glanceWuhan eases loc…
Walls have been raised and societies quarantined as people enter a new realityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt should not have come as a surprise. Life had already been upended in China. Iran and Italy have been reeling fo…
Hubei reports no new cases while Australia and New Zealand announce border closures and Japan’s deputy PM calls Olympics ‘cursed’ Follow our UK coronavirus live blogCoronavirus latest: at a glanceItalian province struggles to bury its coronavirus deadF…
Religious authorities around the world limit contact and close places of worshipCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIranian police have dispersed crowds who forced their way into two popular shrines soon after they were closed b…
Independence movement lodges documents in high court arguing $45bn fund invests in illegally mined fertiliserThe Western Sahara liberation movement has taken New Zealand’s superannuation fund to the country’s highest court over its investments in farms…