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End of extended lunar new year break seen as crucial test of containment strategyChina has recorded its deadliest day so far in the coronavirus outbreak, as authorities braced for millions of people to return to work on Monday after the lunar new year …
Planes have been chartered and quarantines set up – but some countries have been slow to reactCoronavirus – latest updatesHow to protect yourselfOn Tuesday night, at least 144 people who have been trapped in Wuhan, the centre of the outbreak, are expec…
Suspected infection of taxi driver by traveller raises fears virus could reach tourist hotspotsCoronavirus – latest updatesThailand has recorded its first human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus, after a taxi driver was apparently infected b…
Incidents of hostility towards Asian people reported in Italy, France, Canada and UKCoronavirus latest: live updatesChinese people in western countries where there have been cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have said they have been the target of racist a…
Media body says journalists are denied visas, while editors receive stream of threatening emails and phone callsSweden’s leading newspapers and broadcasters have together called on their government to take stronger action against China for its “unaccep…
Man infected by colleague who appeared not to have symptoms when virus was transmittedLatest Coronavirus news: live updatesThe first human-to-human transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus in Europe has been reported in Germany, where a man was infected b…
UK embassy in Beijing says it is working on option for British nationals to leave ChinaCoronavirus latest – live updatesBritain’s embassy in Beijing has said it is “working to make available an option” for British nationals to leave the Chinese provinc…
World Health Organization chief travels to Beijing as more than 2,700 cases reported in China. Follow the latest news about the outbreak.Coronavirus: 100,000 may already be infected, experts warn100 Australian children stranded in Wuhan as coronavirus …
Brussels and Berlin buildings reportedly raided amid inquiry into former German diplomatA former German diplomat who worked in the EU’s institutions is under investigation along with two lobbyists on suspicion of spying for the Chinese government.Nine …
This year world leaders struggled to manage the fallout from the erratic tenant in the White House – as China flexed its imperial muscles. We look back at the events that created the most turbulenceClick here for 2019’s reasons to be cheerful A year of…
While heavy snow makes life unbearable for migrants, a dangerous nightly ‘game’ has led to alleged assault and injuryPhotography by Alessio MamoIn a room in the intensive therapy unit of a hospital in the port city of Rijeka, Croatia, Farouk fights for…
Business trips called off after Swedish culture minister awards rights prize to detained dissidentChina has called off two business delegation visits to Sweden after Stockholm presented a rights prize to dissident Gui Minhai in defiance of Beijing’s th…
Anna Lindstedt accused of brokering unauthorised meeting over fate of Gui MinhaiSweden’s former ambassador to Beijing is to go on trial for overstepping her duties by trying to negotiate the release of a Chinese-Swedish dissident held in China.Anna Lin…
People of Chinese descent have long faced prejudice and violence in France. But today a new generation is staking out its rightful place in society. By Tash AwOn 7 August 2016, Zhang Chaolin, a 49-year-old tailor, was savagely beaten by a group of yout…
Intercepts suggest separatists sought guidance from Russia before jet was shot down Dutch-led investigators have released new recordings of intercepted telephone calls that show separatist leaders in Ukraine requesting military support and political gu…