As health workers around the world put their lives on the line to save others in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, many have died and thousands of them have tested positive. A global shortage of protective equipment has added to the huge toll on […]
It will be one year on Friday since Hong Kong tried to pass a controversial extradition bill that many feared would compromise the city’s independent rule of law. The move triggered months of often violent anti-government protests – even after the bill was withdrawn. The […]
Every year, thousands of young Nepalese men endure gruelling physical training, punishing runs and relentless scrutiny for what they see as a chance of a lifetime – the opportunity to become a Gurkha soldier in the British Army. Only 432 will make it. For boys […]
Twitter has removed thousands of accounts linked to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and several other countries for either taking directions from the governments or promoting pro-government content. The social media giant said in a post on its platform on Thursday that it had taken down 2,541 accounts […]
There are fears that the spread of the new coronavirus in Libya will pose a serious threat to some of the 150,000 people who have been displaced by the conflict. People sheltering in schools and abandoned buildings are particularly vulnerable to infection. Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud […]
About 600,000 Chinese people have been locked down after new coronavirus infections were reported near Hubei province, where the outbreak began. The discovery in a county in Henan province has further raised fears of a second wave of infections. While in the Philippines, the president […]
Keeping you up to date on the latest novel coronavirus (Covid-19) news from around the world. FOLLOW LIVE | Covid-19: Police use force to evacuate refugees from crowded church in Cape Town Worldwide coronavirus toll at 11:00 (GMT) Thursday Paris – The worldwide number of […]
The coronavirus pandemic sent global air passenger demand plunging 14% in February, marking the steepest decline in traffic since the September 11 attacks in 2001, the global aviation association said Thursday. Fresh data from the International Air Transport Association showed that air passenger demand, measured […]
China strongly criticised American officials as “shameless and morally repulsive” on Thursday for raising questions about the number of Chinese people infected and killed by the new coronavirus. US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the coronavirus statistics China was reporting seemed “a little bit […]
There is a sketch doing the rounds on Twitter: Two people standing in the centre of a hallway, back towards one another, each struggling to push a different door closed. On the right, a health worker in a hazmat suit closes the door on the […]
