Time is running out to finalise a track and trace strategy that would avoid a potential second surge in coronavirus cases, NHS leaders have said. The NHS Confederation warned of “sever... Read more
At least 300 people have been killed in a fresh wave of intercommunal fighting in South Sudan, authorities say. Dozens of homes in Jonglei state were destroyed, warehouses belonging to aid g... Read more
Police have arrested a man suspected of killing two young women in Pakistan, after a video in which a man is seen kissing them went viral on social media. Muhammad Aslam is suspected of shoo... Read more
A number of objects have been found hidden beneath a chimney at the Auschwitz concentration camp complex. Knives, forks, scissors and tools were among the objects discovered in Block 17, whi... Read more
The head of Nasa’s human spaceflight programme has stepped down just days before a “historic” launch. Doug Loverro resigned on Monday, Nasa announced, less than a year afte... Read more
A Toronto teenager has become the first Canadian ever charged with carrying out an “incel”-inspired terror attack. The 17-year-old boy is accused of fatally stabbing a woman in F... Read more
The woman behind the 1973 ruling legalising abortion in the US is seen admitting in a new documentary that her stunning change of heart on the issue in later life was “all an act... Read more
US President Donald Trump has said he is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, despite public health officials warning it may be unsafe. Speaking at the White House, he told rep... Read more
India and Bangladesh are evacuating millions of people from coastal areas ahead of a super cyclone which is approaching from the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Amphan is expected to make landfall in... Read more
World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed to set up an independent inquiry into the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. The resolution, approved without objection by... Read more
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) threatening to pull US funding permanently over Covid-19. The letter outlines a 30-day deadline... Read more
Brazil has become the country with the third-highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the world, after registering a total of more than 250,000 cases. Only the US and Russia hav... Read more
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the UK soared last month, the first full month of the coronavirus lockdown. The claimant count in April went up by 856,500 to 2.1 millio... Read more
A number of pro-democracy lawmakers in hong kong were dragged out of the chamber during a row about a chinese national anthem bill. The bill would criminalise disrespect of the anthem. Legis... Read more
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