New infections in and around Seoul; Spain reports 36 new outbreaks; New Zealand strengthens bordersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAuthorities in South Korea have said the country is experiencing a second wave of the coronavirus in and around Seoul, and warned that stronger physical-distancing measures will be reimposed if the dai […]
Bonanza for billionaires as combined wealth surges to $3.581tnBezos, Gates and Zuckerberg get richer as unemployment risesThe coronavirus pandemic has proved a bonanza for billionaires and further widened the enormous racial wealth gap in the US, according to a new report released Friday. Related: ‘I’m squeaking by right now’: voices of Americ […]
News updates: Prime minister says changes likely as result of lower transmission rate; Johnson also says ‘watch this space’ over reducing 2 metre distancing in schoolsCoronavirus alert level cut from 4 to 3Black men three times more likely to die of Covid-19 than white menSouth Asians in Britain more likely to die in hospital, study findsCoronavirus global u […]
Chinese capital abruptly imposes lockdowns after fresh cases threaten official narrative of successCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageZhang Le, 25 has been waiting for more than two hours outside a car park to be tested for coronavirus. Police officers stand behind a cordon, futilely shouting through loudspeakers for people not to ga […]
TV viewers watched as Édouard Philippe’s white patch grew, along with his popularityAs coronavirus spread through France, so did the grey in the prime minister’s impressively dark beard. When Édouard Philippe regularly appeared on television to detail the ongoing health crisis or outline lockdown rules, viewers watched as the patch of hair on his left cheek […]
Delhi says Chinese dammed a river and lay in wait for clash in which 20 Indians diedIndia has accused Chinese troops of meticulously preparing an attack on its soldiers on the treacherous Himalayan border, claiming they erected a tent on the Indian side, dammed a river, brought in machinery and then lay in wait with stones and batons wrapped in barbed wire.T […]
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