Coronavirus spreading rate makes it hard to control – studies
By Kate Kelland Each person infected with coronavirus is passing the disease on to between two and three other people on average at current transmission rates, according to two separate…
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UK to use high tariff threat to raise pressure in trade negotiations: The Times
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is mulling to use the threat of high tariffs to raise pressure on the European Union, the United States and other nations to strike trade…
Harry and Meghan: How much privacy can they expect in Canada?
Within hours of Prince Harry arriving in Canada to join his wife for the start of a new life away from royal duties, the couple issued a legal warning about…
China coronavirus: Lockdown measures rise across Hubei province
Lockdown measures are increasing across China’s Hubei province to try to control the spread of a new virus that has left 18 people dead in the country. Wuhan, Hubei’s capital…
China coronavirus: travel bans in more Chinese cities
Five more Chinese cities are suspending transport links as the authorities try to contain the spread of a new virus that has left 17 people dead. The city of Wuhan,…
Prince Harry lands in Canada ahead of new chapter
The Duke of Sussex has arrived in Canada as he prepares for a new life away from royal duties. Prince Harry landed on Vancouver Island on Tuesday morning local time…
Climate refugees: People urgently fleeing climate crisis cannot be sent home, UN rules
People fleeing immediate danger due to the climate crisis cannot be forced to return home, the UN has said. The landmark ruling centres on the case of Kiribati man Ioane…
Tonga’s main island spared full strength of Tropical Cyclone Tino
Tonga’s main island of Tongatapu has been spared the full force of Tropical Cyclone Tino. The storm was expected to pass directly over Tongatapu overnight with the capital, Nuku’alofa on…
New Chinese virus ‘will have infected hundreds’
The number of people already infected by the mystery virus emerging in China is far greater than official figures suggest, scientists have told the BBC. There have been 41 laboratory-confirmed…
Rockets reportedly fired at US army base in Camp Taji
Iraqi media is reporting that rockets have been fired at the US army base in Camp Taji, north of Baghdad. Sky News is also reporting a missile landed near the…