24 May 2020
Thousands of freshly dug graves in Sao Paolo's cemeteries paint a jarring picture of what comes next for Brazil, where COVID-19 has become a political issue and vulnerable communities could be decimated.
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23 May: Barely a handful of Pacific island nations have ever taken part in the pinnacle event for winter sports but, come Beijing 2022, a tiny Polynesian territory might just be represented by an athlete going headfirst down an icy track at 130kph.... more
23 May: A post shared widely on Facebook, which screenshotted and annotated a government website to claim that COVID-19 tests cannot distinguish between COVID-19 and a cold, measles or ebola, has been debunked.... more
23 May: Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne joins her British and Canadian counterparts in issuing a statement critical of China's plan to expand its ability to monitor and oversee Hong Kong's security operations and target people seeking to undermine China... more
23 May: Tourists are warned not to go near El Chorrillo. A US invasion devastated the area in 1989, and gang violence grew in its aftermath. Many kids get pulled into a cycle of poverty and crime — but some people are working to turn that around.... more
23 May: An ageing population, densely packed cities, and low rates of testing. Some health experts feared Japan's coronavirus response was doomed to fail, but now they're trying to solve the "mystery" of its success.... more
23 May: It's not your fault, it's the universe. No really, you try keeping your house neat and tidy in a universe where disorder is always increasing.... more
23 May: The airline industry says the move, which does not come into force until June 8, is too late, "unenforceable and unpoliceable" and will damage the UK Government's attempts to restart the economy.... more
23 May: Beijing's proposed national security law for Hong Kong is potentially one of the most controversial moves it has made since the end of British rule — here's what you need to know.... more
