カテゴリー: Society
No live music, no bar, table service only, and a ‘visible’ police presence but excitement bubbles at the chance for a night outDancing, hook-ups and bar banter will be off the menu as New Zealand’s pubs and bars reopen on Thursday night, with some sayi…
US president claimed WHO too willing to accept Chinese explanations over coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMember states have backed a resolution strongly supportive of the World Health Organization, after …
WHO showed ‘alarming lack of independence’ from China, Trump claims; US president says he is taking hydroxychloroquine; Brazil has third highest infectionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump has threatened to cut fu…
More than 120 countries back call for inquiry into origins of virus while US-led coalition is lobbying for Taiwan to attend as an observerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBeijing is expected to face new levels of pressure at …
KK Shailaja has been hailed as the reason a state of 35 million people has only lost four to the virus. Here’s how the former teacher did itOn 20 January, KK Shailaja phoned one of her medically trained deputies. She had read online about a dangerous n…
Beijing claims appear at odds with WHO saying requests were yet to be accepted; global deaths near 270,000; Australia’s three-steps out of lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has said it is “always open to cooperat…
More than 50% of voters must say yes to the proposed changes for parliament to consider the changesNew Zealanders will be asked at September’s national election whether they want to pass a bill that would legalise cannabis and regulate how it is used a…
Violence against women is endemic in Afghanistan; with services closed by the pandemic, those working with abused women are terrified for their clientsEvery morning Marzia Akbari, a 25-year-old psychologist from the western Afghan city of Herat, wakes …
Ex-chair of DB Group Kim Jun-ki ‘forgot his responsibilities’, says Seoul courtThe former head of a South Korean conglomerate who was convicted of raping his maid and sexually assaulting a secretary has been given a suspended sentence.Kim Jun-ki, the 7…
First comprehensive study of deaths and hospitalisations in mainland China shows just how much of a factor age is Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first comprehensive study of Covid-19 deaths and hospitalisations in mainl…
On International Women’s Day, let’s commit to properly compensating women for the unpaid and underpaid work they have always doneThe world would stop running were it not for the unpaid and underpaid work undertaken by women. It is past time for our con…
Pioneering Rajasthan initiative helps health workers reach families in greatest need first, increasing identification of malnutrition and issues in pregnancyIt’s 10am and time for the first home visit of the day. After consulting a colour-coded map on …
I am speaking out about my diagnosis because all people deserve to see themselves in our parliamentIn politics, as in any field, we bring the whole of ourselves to our work. My first term will always be a little defined by my health: 2018 was the year …
Latest figures on new infections suggest Beijing’s strict response to the crisis is paying offCoronavirus crisis – live updatesThe number of new coronavirus cases being officially reported outside China has overtaken those reported by Beijing for the f…