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Japan hopeful of hosting Olympics ‘without a hitch’ – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the country is hopeful of hosting the Olympics this summer “without a hitch”. Speculation regarding the likelihood of the...

Covid-19: Cases spread worldwide as China shows signs of recovery

China has continued to ease the lockdown on Hubei – the source of the coronavirus outbreak – as the rest of the world mobilises...

Netanyahu calls for national emergency government to fight coronavirus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the formation of an emergency government with his chief rival to confront a growing crisis over...

US ‘failing’ in coronavirus testing, health official says

The US lag in coronavirus testing is “a failing”, a top federal health official has said. Public health experts have warned they do not have...

Europe is the ‘epicentre of the pandemic’ says WHO chief

WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that Europe is now “the epicentre of the pandemic”. The continent now has more reported cases of...

Trump preparing to invoke emergency powers over coronavirus

Donald Trump is preparing to invoke emergency powers as the US struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according to sources. It is unclear what mechanism...

Millions stay home and troops on standby as world tackles coronavirus

Tens of millions of students are staying home on three continents, security forces are on standby to guard against large gatherings of people, and...

Downing Street rules out Brexit transition extension despite coronavirus threat to talks

The Brexit transition period will not be extended despite the coronavirus pandemic threatening to disrupt negotiations with the EU, Downing Street has said. Boris Johnson...

How coronavirus is affecting countries across Asia

As coronavirus eases in China, other countries across Asia are just getting to grips with the outbreak. Here are the latest updates on measures being...

US launches air strikes in Iraq after rocket attack kills British army medic

The US has launched air strikes in Iraq after a “hugely popular” British army medic was killed in a missile attack on a military base. Lance...

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