Coronavirus pandemic

Philippine boxing icon says part of the proceeds of the boxing match will go to COVID-19 victims in his country.

Despite downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19, Brazil’s president’s approval rating is at its highest since he took office.

With coronavirus fatalities nearing 1 million, experts call for concerted action to curb the pandemic.

Advocates worry that overturning these bans could cause homelessness to spike and force people into...

Masks have been hard to find even as air quality in West Coast states ranges from merely unhealthy to hazardous.

In UN speech, pontiff calls for ‘change of direction’, urging world leaders to reform economic and social systems.

Lack of income from visitors to royal buildings is likely to bring a general funding shortfall of $19m over three years.

Trump doubles down on punishing Beijing economically over Uighurs, while Biden’s China policy remains unclear.

About one in three women in Lesotho has suffered physical or sexual violence – often by a partner.

Jacob Ngarivhume and Hopewell Chin’ono decry crammed conditions, lack of essential iems to protect against COVID-19.

The group’s finance ministers are to discuss a six-month extension of a programme to help world’s poorest countries.

The economic impacts of the coronavirus are devastating communities in the world’s poorest places.

Paris hospitals reduce surgeries and protests flare in Madrid over resources for primary care staff.

Samba schools say event cannot take place while Brazil grapples with world’s second-deadliest COVID-19 outbreak.