A mask won't stop the wearer from catching coronavirus, but may help avoid transmission if the wearer already has it. Read more

The veteran leftist activist braved police teargas at protests well into his late 80s. Read more

Forensics and art theft experts inspect video footage after Spring Garden painting is stolen from Singer Laren museum. Read more

Nationalist gov't says emergency powers necessary in crisis but critics fear open-ended rules are vulnerable to abuse. Read more

About 200 Syrian refugees are stranded in northern Cyprus after a harrowing standoff with authorities on the sea. Read more

The doctors and nurses behind their masks, scrubs, gloves and hairnets on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

Coronavirus has struck the pinnacle of power in the UK, with several infected after PM Boris Johnson tests positive. Read more

Share markets in Asia and Europe, and oil prices, resume falls after latest warnings of virus’s spread. Read more

Devices deliver air without patients needing ventilators, which are in short supply and involve a more invasive process. Read more

As death tolls from the coronavirus continue to surge across Europe, countries steel themselves for extended lockdown. Read more