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China’s economy grew by more than 18 per cent in year-on-year terms.

Coronavirus pandemic

Chinese economy rebounds by more than 18 per cent since Wuhan lockdown

The result caps a remarkable 12-month turnaround from the depths of the coronavirus crisis.

by Eryk Bagshaw

Royal family

Tiny guest list, Land Rover hearse and tense reunion: a royal funeral like no other

by Bevan Shields

Riot-gear-clad teddy bears, for sale at the Hong Kong Police College in Hong Kong during National Security Education Day.

China relations

Teddy bears and figurines in riot gear: How China is hoping to convince Hongkongers of need for tough law

by Vivian Wang

A health workers in personal protective equipment assists a patient at a makeshift COVID quarantine facility set up in a banquet hall in Delhi, India,

Analysis

Coronavirus pandemic

In new worry, India shifts from mass vaccine exporter to importer

by Krishna N. Das and Neha Arora

A patient infected with COVID-19 at the Ronaldo Gazolla hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hospitals are running out of the sedatives needed to facilitate intubation.

Coronavirus pandemic

‘A form of torture’: Brazilian COVID patients intubated without sedatives

by Leandra Camera and Pedro Fonseca

Opinion & Perspectives

When will borders open? Why Australia needs to set out its COVID endgame

Latika Bourke

The goalposts have shifted once again on Australia’s closed borders. The Morrison government should tell Australians what the path out looks like.

Betrayal: Major brands lose their footing as they walk the China tightrope

Eryk Bagshaw

For the likes of Asics and Hugo Boss, backtracking on their support of China amidst the Uighurs controversy is proving to be costly.

In new worry, India shifts from mass vaccine exporter to importer

Krishna N. Das and Neha Arora

The reversal in fortunes affects Indian vaccine makers who account for some 60 per cent of global supplies.

North America

This image from Chicago Police Department body-cam video shows the moment before officer Eric Stillman fatally shot Adam Toledo, 13, on March 29.

Guns in America

Chicago releases video of police shooting 13-year-old

Adam Toledo appeared to raise his hands right before Eric Stillman fired one shot and then ran to the boy as he fell to the ground.

by Brendan O'Brien

Emergency vehicles attend the scene of the shooting in Indianapolis.

Updated

Mass shooting

Multiple people dead at FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis

Eight people were shot and killed, multiple other people were injured and went to local hospitals, police said.

Good Weekend

Going nowhere fast: the downside of speedy delivery

by Amelia Lester

Former vice-president Mike Pence in 2020, as he speaks at the White House.

US politics

Mike Pence gets pacemaker implant

by Glenn Thrush

A pharmacist administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination in Jackson, Mississippi.

Coronavirus pandemic

Pfizer CEO says third COVID jab may be needed, plus annual booster

by Matthew Knott

Europe

Health Minister Greg Hunt said even if all Australians get vaccinated there is no guarantee the borders will reopen.

Analysis

Coronavirus pandemic

When will borders open? Why Australia needs to set out its COVID endgame

by Latika Bourke

Royal family

Tiny guest list, Land Rover hearse and tense reunion: a royal funeral like no other

by Bevan Shields

An activist holding a banner reading: “For him impunity, for her a life sentence” during a protest in Paris after a 2017 sexual assault case the court refused to upgrade to rape.

Courts

‘Historic law’: France outlaws sex with children aged under 15

by Matthieu Protard

Princes William and Harry won’t stand next to each other at Prince Philip’s funeral.

Royal family

Harry and William to be kept physically separated at Prince Philip’s funeral

by Bevan Shields

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a roundtable discussion on vaccines with GPs and AMA president Dr Omar Khorshid in Perth.

Coronavirus pandemic

‘Incursion’: Opening international borders would mean 1000 cases a week says Morrison

by Latika Bourke and Peter de Kruijff

The relationship between Lex Greensill and former British PM David Cameron has come under intense scrutiny.

Greensill Capital

British Parliament begins inquiry into ‘stench’ around Greensill collapse

by Latika Bourke

Asia

Perspective

World War II

Lost poetry from a brutal jungle prison, still in search of a home

A book of poetry written by an unknown prisoner of war has travelled for 75 years without a proper home.

by Tony Wright

A protester holds a sign demanding Myanmar’s elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi be freed.

Myanmar coup

‘National unity government’ takes aim at military rule in Myanmar

Opponents of Myanmar’s junta announced a national unity government on Friday that includes ousted MPs, leaders of anti-coup protests and members of ethnic minorities.

Jimmy Lai arrives at a court in Hong Kong in September.

Updated

Hong Kong protests

Blow for Hong Kong pro-democracy movement as Jimmy Lai and fellow activists jailed

by Zen Soo

Coronavirus pandemic

Chinese economy rebounds by more than 18 per cent since Wuhan lockdown

by Eryk Bagshaw

Students at Mawoud Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 10, 2021.

International affairs

‘What will become of us?’: Afghans brace for the war after the longest war

by Thomas Gibbons-Neff

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Coronavirus pandemic

‘A form of torture’: Brazilian COVID patients intubated without sedatives

The scenes playing out across Brazil, one of the nations hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, are placing growing international pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro.