Zimbabwe battles cholera outbreak
Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital, Harare, to combat a cholera outbreak. A struggling public health sector has made it worse and now authorities are appealing for local…
Woodberry pleads not guilty in U.S court, Amaechi’s remark over Chinese loans sparks outrage and more
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Thursday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…
Germany: Over 600,000 re-enter ‘soft lockdown’ after Gütersloh meat plant outbreak
Two western German districts are spending their first full day back in lockdown following a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 at a meat-processing plant. Residents will return to measures first imposed in March.…
Coronavirus: German slaughterhouse outbreak crosses 1,000
Officials in northwestern Germany insist the wider community is not yet at risk. But they complain that they've lost trust in the country's largest meat processing firm over delays in providing staff…
Smart cities in the wake of Covid-19
As the Covid-19 outbreak continues to spread, especially in Latin America, it’s becoming clear that this pandemic has radically altered the way we interact and think about our cities. In this edition,…
Beijing says US is pushing China to ‘brink of a new Cold War’
The spat over the COVID-19 outbreak has heightened longstanding tension between Washington and Beijing. China's foreign minister says the Trump administration has fabricated too many lies about the Asian powerhouse.…
Coronavirus shakes Saudi state’s foundations
More than elsewhere, the coronavirus outbreak has put Saudi Arabia's vision for the future in jeopardy. The collapse in oil revenues and the rising influence of the religious establishment could derail its…
Coronavirus: Germany’s taxi drivers face ‘catastrophic’ situation
The COVID-19 outbreak has forced taxi companies in Germany to get creative, with many offering food and medicine delivery services. Drivers worry it won't be enough to avert a "wave of bankruptcies"…
Special programme: Covid-19 exposes glaring inequality in US
This week we're bringing you a special edition of Inside the Americas from the United States to show how the country is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. We go to Baltimore to…
No hands to harvest strawberries in the Spanish coronavirus lockdown
The restrictions around the coronavirus outbreak have made it impossible for thousands of migrant workers to come and harvest crops in Spanish fields. But that's just one of the many problems local…
COVID-19: History of medical crisis in Nigeria
As the world currently reels from the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic, we take a look at some other outbreaks that affected Nigeria in the past. …