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‘Revealing’ the unseen virus on film

When the coronavirus hit the UK, Nicola Muirhead, like many photographers, set out to record her experience. She photographed the people and places around her but soon felt the images

Myanmar coup: ‘My ex is bad but military is worse’

As people fill the streets for the third day in Myanmar to reject a military coup, some young demonstrators are waving signs that break with the country’s more traditional protest

How would you describe Myanmar’s military leadership?

Few people, speaking freely, would reach for labels of affection. But in 2018, a year after the world watched the horrific expulsion and mass murder of the Rohingya people –

Myanmar coup: Does the army have evidence of voter fraud?

Shawdesh desk: A military coup fuelled by allegations of electoral fraud has led to the removal and arrest of Myanmar’s democratically-elected leaders. The army’s move has been condemned inside and

Covid-19: Fact-checking French Macron’s claim about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Shawdesh Desk: Hours after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on 29 January for use for all age groups in the EU, French president Emmanuel Macron claimed

Myanmar coup: What is happening and why?

Myanmar hit headlines around the world on Monday when its military seized control. The country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and members of her party are thought to be under

Covid: Why is EU’s vaccine rollout so slow?

Has the European Commission failed EU voters in its all-for-one and one-for-all approach to procuring coronavirus vaccines? Are member countries now regretting they didn’t go it alone? As things stand,

Chinese New Year: Clamping down on going home for the holidays

Shawdesh desk: Today marks the start of the world’s largest human migration – an event which sees millions of people travel thousands of miles across China to reach home in