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The Balearic Islands say people should now wear masks, while Andalusian officials will meet next week to discuss restrictions

Novak Djokovic resumes his Grand Slam title race with Rafa Nadal next week at the Australian Open, returning to what was his happiest hunting ground before the ugly controversy which led to his absence last year. Having arrived in Australia unvaccinated 12 months ago, the nine-times Melbourne champion was deported…

The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said. Infections are expected to surge in rural areas as hundreds of millions travel to their home…

Twelve months on from Djokovic’s dramatic arrival in Australia and the outrage that followed, the 21-time grand slam champion returns with history on the line

It’s time to look again at the UK’s watered-down online safety bill: this problem is too big for democracies to ignore, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Chu Wenhong would fly back to Shanghai and visit her parents at least once a year after she moved to Singapore in 1994.

The former chief epidemiologist at the Chinese CDC, Zeng Guang, adds that high numbers of severe cases may persist even longer

A western-led approach has failed to remedy the problem. Maybe, post-pandemic, a new focus on the poor is needed, says activist Anthony Kalulu

Living under China's stringent COVID-19 restrictions for the past three years had caused Zhang Qi enough stress and uncertainty to consider not having babies in the country.

The American avant-pop star started out as an indie darling who went on to write songs for Beyoncé. Now, she’s back with an album that could make her Gen Z’s Kate Bush

Central bank and banking regulator’s Guo Shuqing sends first signal that sector led by Alibaba, Tencent, Didi and Meituan may finally be off the hook