Indiana Khaled   Suspicions have been circulating about some areas in Qatar being converted into mass graves where the bodies of foreign workers infected with the corona virus are burne... Read more

In a bid to keep up with the coronavirus spread, the Indian state of Kerala is set to convert thousands of its iconic houseboats into isolation wards, writes Hannah Ellis-Petersen, the Guard... Read more

The House of Commons authorities have agreed proposals that would see MPs quiz ministers via Zoom for the first time in the institution’s 700-year history. Approval has been given to allow u... Read more

An American woman who travelled to the UK to help her heavily pregnant daughter has claimed she was told to go back to the US by border officials at Heathrow on the grounds that her journey... Read more

Sara Rashad Tahrir al-Sham fears the consequences of the spread of Covid-19 in the places it controlled, while the decision criticizes splinter leaders from the authority for the decision, s... Read more

Physical distancing measures may need to be in place intermittently until 2022, scientists have warned in an analysis that suggests there could be resurgences of Covid-19 for years to come.... Read more

Leading health experts have labelled Donald Trump’s decision to cut funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) as a “crime against humanity” and a “damnable” act that will cost lives. Th... Read more

New Zealand’s prime minister has said she and other ministers will take a 20% pay cut lasting six months to show solidarity with those affected by the coronavirus outbreak, as the death toll... Read more

“For 2021, the IMF looks for a V-shaped recovery. The financial markets, and especially government bond markets, are more circumspect. Bond yields in the major markets are at secular lows, a... Read more

Scientists exploring the deep sea off Australia’s coast have discovered as many as 30 new marine species – and what may be the longest animal ever seen. The discoveries were the result of ex... Read more

Timothy, a teenager on the streets of Mombasa, wonders how he will eat. “Rich people can stay home … because they have a store well stocked with food,” he says. “For a survivor on the street... Read more

Experts expect an outflow of expatriate workers from Gulf states as a result of the economic shock delivered by the coronavirus pandemic. Gulf states rely heavily on foreign workers across a... Read more

Iraq has suspended the licence of the Reuters news agency after it published a story saying the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country was higher than officially reported. Iraq’s... Read more