カテゴリー: Europe
UK citizens in China, South Korea, Japan and Italy detail their experiences as outbreak continuesWhile the spread of coronavirus in the UK is in its early stages, Britons around the world have been living with the impact of the virus for some time.In H…
Netherlands, Germany and Belgium still tend to an upbeat view of their overseas legaciesUK more nostalgic for empire than all other ex-colonial powersVisiting Indonesia this week, King Willem-Alexander apologised for his country’s “excessive violence” …
Bank of England cuts base rate in response to virus, US cases pass 1,000 and deaths rise sharply again in Italy. Follow latest newsCoronavirus latest: at a glanceUK health minister tests positiveCoronavirus crisis hits the US campaign trailArsenal plac…
Several states ban mass events and close schools, as infection and death rates fall in ChinaCoronavirus latest | At a glanceEuropean countries have scrambled to enact tough measures aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus as an unprecedented na…
With cases spiking sharply across Europe and emergency measures in place from California to Saudi Arabia, investors have sent shares tumbling. Follow all the developments live. Leaked coronavirus plan to quarantine 16m sparks chaos in ItalyQuarter of I…
Giuseppe Conte signs decree early on Sunday after 1,200 cases confirmed in 24 hours Coronavirus: live updates Italy has formally locked down more than a quarter of its population in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, as the outbreak rea…
WHO calls on countries to make containing spread their highest priority, as Trump signs emergency spending billFollow the latest on Covid-19Share your experiencesThe total number of coronavirus cases confirmed around the world passed 100,000 on Friday …
Coronavirus latest updates: all countries must make containing outbreak ‘highest priority’, says WHO
First cases reported in Vatican City, Peru and Serbia, plus 163 cases confirmed in the UK, including two British Airways staffCases pass 100,000 globally as Iran threatens force to restrict spread‘More scary than coronavirus’: South Korea alerts expose…
Discovery of secret memos led to two-year search for 19th-century cultural treasureForty-five years after the Netherlands promised its return, a gold-inlaid dagger surrendered by a “rebel prince” after his failed 1830 uprising against Dutch rule in Ind…
Coronavirus: patient with underlying health conditions becomes first fatality in UK – latest updates
Boris Johnson warns coronavirus likely to significantly spread in UK; Iran limits travel as 3,500 infected; California declares state of emergencyCoronavirus latest: at a glanceHas Covid-19 mutated into a more deadly strain? Busting the mythsTrump call…
Decisions raises fears public won’t be able to make informed choices to help control outbreakCoronavirus – latest news and updatesThe government has been accused of withholding information about the spread of coronavirus after a 70% increase in confirm…
Hong Kong charters plane to bring 500 people back from Wuhan as China infections and deaths dropUK coronavirus plans would strip police and fire services to essentialsSouth Korea declares ‘war’ on outbreak as WHO experts arrive in IranBattling coronavi…
Companies offer incentives to try to tempt workers from Philippines and elsewhere amid high demandMiko Coner Galeng has spent the last month and a half undergoing a crash course of quintessentially German skills and virtues: pünktlichkeit, the art of b…
South Korea reports almost 500 new cases and a second person dies in the US as UK ministers hold emergency meetingFour more people in England test positiveEU raises infection risk from moderate to highEpidemics expert Jonathan Quick: ‘Worst-case scenar…
China reports 573 new cases with further travel bans and large gatherings restrictedCoronavirus – live updatesThe US, Australia and Thailand have reported their first deaths from coronavirus as two frontline doctors in China died and more countries put…