India coronavirus: Nation opens of one of the world’s largest hospitals
The Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre, the largest facility of its kind in India, became partly operational on Sunday, with 2,000 of its 10,000 beds...
England goes to the beach and parties like there’s no pandemic
The British government has pleaded with the public to continue observing social distancing guidelines after thousands packed England's beaches on Thursday and thousands more celebrated...
China opened an embassy on a tiny, remote Pacific island during the pandemic. Here’s why
The opening of a Chinese embassy on Kiribati, a nation of 33 atolls and reef islands in the central Pacific, might have seemed strange --...
Third of British people have enjoyed coronavirus lockdown
One in three respondents told researchers at University College London (UCL) that, on balance, they had enjoyed the period of restrictions. But the survey highlighted...
Why in Myanmar hundreds of thousands of people haven’t heard of Covid-19
Last June, the Myanmar government, led by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, cut internet access to nine townships in the area due to concerns...
Why many Indian citizens believe their government is trying to sell their data on the coronavirus app
Back in May, he risked a six-month prison sentence or $15 fine for refusing to download the app. Ghosh didn't care: He had bigger concerns...
Putin rewrites World War II history – and does battle over historical memory
On Thursday, the US magazine National Interest published an essay by Russian President Vladimir Putin, about the legacy of the war in Europe that ended...
Daily chart – George Floyd is remembered around the world | Graphic detail
His death inspired a movement in America, and may do so elsewhere too IT IS EASY to imagine a world in which the agony of...
World slowly starts travelling again: UN Tourism Organization
In the fourth edition of its COVID-19 Travel Restrictions: A Global Review for Tourism, the UN specialized agency reviews measures of 217 destinations worldwide, as of...
Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps: Which Countries Are Doing What
As countries emerge from lockdowns imposed to blunt the coronavirus pandemic, dozens have rolled out phone apps to track a person's movements and who they...