カテゴリー: US politics
European leaders fear two powers are becoming embroiled in permanent confrontationEU ministers are to discuss the need for greater defence cooperation and a renewed intelligence assessment in the face of a heightened risk of a China-US military confron…
President rages on Twitter against social media ‘censorship’; Brazil passes 400,000 cases; UN warns of Latin America ‘hunger pandemic’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump remained silent on the death of more than 100…
Health body says coronavirus restrictions must be eased carefully; Iran to reopens mosques; China reports one new caseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization has called on countries to show “extreme vig…
Anthony Fauci and top advisers from CDC and FDA to work remotely because of potential exposure to Covid-19; global cases pass 4 million; Russia cases approach 200,000Three White House Covid-19 taskforce members to self-quarantineNew York warns of child…
Washington street would be rechristened ‘Li Wenliang Plaza’ in honour of medic punished for sounding alarm over dangers of coronavirusCoronavirus latest updatesUS lawmakers have proposed renaming the street in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington…
President again raises possible retaliation against Beijing over coronavirus as Chinese media criticises lack of leadership in the USCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump has claimed that China’s handling of the coron…
Move raises questions about governor’s need to circumvent the federal government to obtain critical suppliesCoronavirus – latest US updatesCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMaryland has obtained 500,000 tests from South…
Caught between the US and China, the world health body has been unable to enforce compliance or information sharing Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen a pandemic strikes, the world’s leading experts convene – physically or…
Largely imported new Chinese cases prompts Wuhan-style restrictions near border with Russia Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has seen a rise in Covid-19 cases along its northern border with Russia, as some Spanish facto…
A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreakFollow our latest coronavirus blog for live news and updatesKey developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include: Continue reading…
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…
Forty million Californians told to remain indoors as US sees cases rise to 14,500 and deaths to 205Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe coronavirus pandemic continued to tighten its grip on the US on Friday, as China reported…
The US president has sought to deflect criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic by attacking China and the media over their coverage of it. Speaking at his daily taskforce briefing, Trump accused Beijing of suppressing early information ab…
China says US politicians are stigmatizing the country with ‘despicable’ practice of calling the virus ‘Wuhan coronavirus’ and ‘China coronavirus’Follow live updates on the coronavirusSenior Republican figures are facing backlash over an apparent effor…
Seoul lashes neighbour’s ‘passive’ approach to containing the virus and implies Tokyo is more concerned with ensuring Olympics go ahead ‘Fake, fake’: Chinese leader heckled on visit to WuhanLatest updatesThe coronavirus outbreak has ignited a diplomati…