President Donald Trump has said he “can’t imagine why” US hotline calls about disinfectant have risen after he suggested injecting the substance to treat coronavirus. The g... Read more
A leading Saudi human rights campaigner jailed since 2013 for dissident activity has died in prison, activists say. Abdullah al-Hamid, a founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Assoc... Read more
A leading disinfectant producer has issued a strong warning not to use its products on the human body after Donald Trump suggested they could potentially be used to treat coronavirus. Reckit... Read more
South Africa’s president has announced an easing of some lockdown restrictions beginning next month, citing economic concerns. But President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that most people sho... Read more
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday voted 388 to 5 to approve legislation aimed at providing $484bn for small businesses, hospitals and a national COVID-19 testing strateg... Read more
Two men accused of committing crimes against humanity for the Syrian state have gone on trial in Germany. It is thought to be the first case worldwide examining the use of torture under Pres... Read more
Boris Johnson was just “another patient we were trying to do our best for,” the New Zealand nurse credited with helping to save his life has said. Jenny McGee was praised by the... Read more
A Chinese journalist who was chased and then detained in Wuhan – the centre of the country’s virus outbreak – has reappeared after almost two months. Li Zehua broadcast the... Read more
Islamist militants have killed around 52 people in northern Mozambique, police say. The police say that the villagers in Cabo Delgado province were “massacred”, with some beheade... Read more
A rising wave of infections among Singapore’s massive migrant worker population threatens to derail the city-state’s success in fighting the coronavirus. About 80% of all cases in Singapore... Read more
Donald Trump’s new executive order banning immigration to the United States will last 60 days with the chance of renewal, and it will apply narrowly to those seeking permanent immigrat... Read more
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is set to start later this week. During Ramadan, Muslims around the world fast for a full lunar month. The fasting begins at the Fajr prayer just before... Read more
Mika is worried. As a sex worker in Japan, she used to see three or four clients a day — then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, with people staying home and avoiding close contact, she’s ou... Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have told the UK’s tabloid press they are ending all co-operation with them. In a letter to editors of all the Sun, Mirror, Mail and Express titles... Read more
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