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Global report: Japan hit by biggest GDP fall in 40 years, Australia suffers deadliest day
New Zealand postpones general election; US coronavirus death toll passes 170,000; Italy closes nightclubs for …
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More coal power generation closed than opened around the world this year, research finds
China continues to increase its coal power, but in India construction has ground to a near halt The size of th…
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Hong Kong imposes restrictions as Covid-19 cases rise across Asia
Dining out banned in Hong Kong; biggest daily rise in cases in China since April; first local transmission of …
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Why is Xi Jinping pitting China against the world?
Xi has stifled dissent at home and is increasingly willing for China to assert itself abroad Earlier this week…
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South China Sea: Australian warships encounter Chinese navy in disputed waters
Canberra downplays the ‘unplanned interactions’ amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between two countriesAustrali…
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A 3D map of the universe and socially distant cinema: Monday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select highlights from around the world Continue reading...
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Global report: coronavirus infections in India pass 1m as outbreaks flare globally
Country becomes third in world to reach figure; alarming peak in French region of BrittanyCoronavirus – latest…
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Global report: Tokyo hits Covid-19 high as Australia limits arrivals
Japan reels from resurgence of virus while Australia restricts admissions to 4,000 a weekCoronavirus – latest …
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180 protesters arrested on first day of Hong Kong’s new security laws
Police say arrests were for offences including some under national security lawsProtests erupt as China brings…
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Global report: don’t count on vaccine, US scientist warns, as cases pass 5m
Brazil reports nearly 20,000 infections in one day; Trump says he’ll stop taking hydroxychloroquine in two day…
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Coronavirus live news: Spain proposes €1.5tn EU Covid-19 fund as Trump backs lockdown protesters
Trump says ‘some governors have gone too far’; deaths in Italy and Spain fall; China reports no new deaths and…
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Coronavirus live news: global deaths near 90,000 as US says isolation measures are working
Boris Johnson still in intensive care; US protective equipment stockpile nearly empty; virus could push 500m p…
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Coronavirus live news: Spain death toll passes 10,000 with record single-day rise of 950
Iran passes 50,000 cases and 3,136 deaths; Russia and Afghanistan record single-day records; Cambodian governm…
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Coronavirus live news: Cases in Italy overtake China, US infections pass 100,000
Trump invokes Defence Production Act; Syria introduces travel restrictions; The UK, Spain, Italy see biggest d…
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Spain defends response to coronavirus as global cases exceed 500,000
China shuts its borders to foreign visitors, and Russia closes all bars and restaurantsCoronavirus – latest up…
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Around 20% of global population under coronavirus lockdown
Britons told to stay at home while Trump goes against tide, saying economy will reopen in weeks, not months Co…
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Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, says China
Shares in Fujifilm Toyama Chemical, which developed favipiravir, surged after praise by Chinese official follo…
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‘We’re really fed up’: Britons on life in coronavirus hotspots
UK citizens in China, South Korea, Japan and Italy detail their experiences as outbreak continuesWhile the spr…
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Tourist sites in Asia hit by coronavirus fears – before and after
The number of international tourist arrivals is expected to drop sharply this year, the World Tourism Organiza…
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Coronavirus cases pass 100,000 globally as Iran threatens force to restrict travel
WHO calls on countries to make containing spread their highest priority, as Trump signs emergency spending bil…