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China’s to hold annual meeting of parliament at end of May; Germans urged to stay home; streamed films to be eligible for OscarsCoronavirus latest: at a glanceTrump offers rosy predictions for testing as US cases pass 1mGermans urged to stay home amid …
WHO clarifies ‘immunity passport’ advice; global deaths pass 200,000; Russia case tally passes 80,000; Sweden’s deputy prime-minster admits problems with strategyTrump says briefings ‘not worth the effort’ after disinfectant debacleGlobal report: death…
Germany and New Zealand also relaxing controls while protests continue in Brazil and US Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGermany, Israel, South Korea and several other countries plan to ease coronavirus lockdowns this week as…
Beijing demands explanation after ‘highly racist’ tweet by Abraham Weintraub suggests it is part of a geopolitical planCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has demanded an explanation from Brazil after the far-right governm…
Thousands of Australians caught up in India’s sweeping lockdown are pleading for government help to get homeFollow our Australia coronavirus blog for live newsCoronavirus – global updatesThousands of Australians caught by India’s dramatic nationwide sh…
Group staying in Cusco could be confined to rooms 23 hours a day for next three monthsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage A group of Britons stranded in Peru will miss rescue flights put on by the Foreign Office after two trave…
The evacuation flight is only open to Canadian passport holders – permanent residents and Chinese citizens are not eligibleAs an airplane chartered by the Canadian government departs central China on Thursday, hundreds of evacuees will breathe a sigh o…
Canada chartered aircraft to transport citizens from city at center of coronavirus outbreak, but is awaiting final approval from ChinaHow to protect yourself from coronavirusHundreds of Canadians are anxiously awaiting evacuation from the Chinese city …
Citizens post video appealing for evacuation from city at centre of coronavirus outbreakBrazilian citizens trapped in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, have issued an urgent plea to their president, Jair Bolsonaro, for …
Supreme court justice ‘reserves judgment’ in case of Meng Wanzhou, whom the US is trying to extradite on charges of fraudThe Canadian court tussle over the arrest of a Huawei telecoms executive has been put in limbo after a judge adjourned the case tha…
More than a dozen people outside Vancouver courtroom with ‘Free Meng’ signs were promised C$100 for two hours’ work on a movieProtesters calling for the release of a senior Chinese telecommunications executive arrested in Canada have admitted they were…
Meng Wanzhou trial begins amid growing tensions between Canada and ChinaThe closely watched case of Meng Wanzhou is due to start in Vancouver as the Huawei executive battles extradition amid growing tensions between Canada and China.The hearings, sched…
Some are trusted aides, others are fixers who work in the shadows. Often unelected and unaccountable, they all have the ear of national leadersThe role of Dominic Cummings in plotting and facilitating Boris Johnson’s drive for power has focused attenti…
Vinita Damodaran lauds the protesters in India rallying to protect the postcolonial constitution, and Laura Phillips criticises the British colonial legacy in CanadaThe protests erupting all over India about the changes to citizenship embodied in the C…
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…