Victoria Gatenby

Media companies in China say they received orders from the government not to cover the release amid human rights criticism.

Anger erupts in Senegal over the government’s response to deadly flash floods.

In the face of widespread opposition, Trump administration backs down on plans to withdraw the visas of international students whose studies were moved entirely online.

Former Soviet states are suffering a second wave of cases – since lockdown restrictions were eased two months ago.

New coronavirus cases discovered in Australian city, as thousands of public housing residents are ordered to stay at home.

MPs say koalas will become extinct in New South Wales within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to protect them.

At least 12 people have been killed in southwest China, while India’s northern state of Assam also faces devastation.

Death of two men in Tamil Nadu state has sparked outrage, with hundreds of thousands of people calling for justice.

Experts are advising the federal government to prioritise reducing deaths over containing the spread of the virus.

Rescued from smugglers’ boats in the Mediterranean Sea, it is the first time a rescue ship has been allowed to dock in Italy since ports were closed in April because of the coronavirus pandemic.