INTERNATIONAL

Kyrgyzstan’s president has rejected the country’s newly appointed prime minister, in the latest political deadlock in the Central Asian state. Sooronbay Jeenbekov asked parliament to

The Czech Republic is imposing a three-week partial lockdown shutting schools, bars and clubs, as Europe struggles to contain a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases.

Bangladesh is to introduce the death penalty for rape cases, following days of protests about the country’s high level of sexual violence against women. Law

President Donald Trump has returned to the campaign trail less than two weeks after testing positive for coronavirus. He told thousands of supporters, many not

The Chinese city of Qingdao is testing its entire population of nine million people for Covid-19 over a period of five days. The mass testing

The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say. The findings

The FBI says it has thwarted a plot to abduct and overthrow Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Mrs Whitmer has become a target for coronavirus

US President Donald Trump has completed his course of treatment for Covid-19 and can return to public engagements this weekend, his physician has said. Dr