Coronavirus is rising in the UK, but the death toll is strangely low. No one is quite sure why A surge in new infections, a massive backlog in tests, climbing hospital admissions. The UK's second wave of coronavirus cases looks a lot like its first, but one thing is different. Far fewer people are dying from the disease.

Novichok found on water bottle in Navalny's hotel room, say aides In a new twist in the poisoning of the high-profile Putin critic, Mr Navalny's team says the nerve agent was detected on an empty water bottle from his hotel room, suggesting he was poisoned there and not at the airport as first thought.

Ninety seconds of silence: China's fury at Chinese Sydney Consul allegations A Chinese Government spokesman reacts with cold silence to an uncomfortable question, before condemning allegations that Beijing tried to infiltrate Australian politics as a "malicious smear and slander".

New Melania Trump statue unveiled in first lady's native Slovenia after arsonists torched the first The new sculpture is a replica of the original — which was reportedly dubbed a "Smurfette" and a "disgrace"— and is dedicated "to the eternal memory of a monument to Melania".

Chinese authorities could begin harassing foreign media in Hong Kong, warns activist forced into exile Nathan Law was once elected to Hong Kong's Legislative Council but now he's living in exile in London. He warns foreign media could soon face "nonsense" censorship and holds deep fears over activists detained on the mainland.

Young people blamed for spike in coronavirus cases in UK and France Coronavirus case numbers are rising again in Europe. Some are blaming young people, who partied as usual this summer. But others say governments haven't been doing enough to drive infection rates down.

Barbados' first female PM explains why it's time to replace the Queen as head of state Barbados has "no more of a sentimental attachment to Africa" than it does to Britain — and the country's leader has some advice for Australia on the topic of becoming a republic.

Biden said Trump couldn't be trusted on a vaccine. Hours later, the President clashed with the person in charge of delivering it US president Donald Trump says his own director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was "confused" when he said it would take six to nine months for a coronavirus vaccine to be effective.

Side effect which paused Oxford, AstraZeneca clinical trial 'unlikely' related to COVID-19 vaccine Oxford says a safety review into why a participant in the COVID-19 vaccine trial developed unexplained neurological symptoms including changed sensation or limb weakness found they were likely not linked to the shot.

'Clueless': North Korea is entering a dangerous new era, and no-one's sure the Kims can hold on Crippling sanctions, an economy in crisis, a global pandemic and a string of natural disasters. As North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un faces crisis after crisis, his increasingly powerful sister has not been seen in public for months.

Australian women and children sent to new Syrian camp focused on 're-education and rehabilitation' Sydney man Kamalle Dabboussy says his daughter and grandchildren have been moved by Kurdish authorities. But while conditions there are reportedly better than the al-Hawl camp, the families may no longer be able to contact relatives in Australia.

US charges seven over alleged wide-ranging Chinese hacking effort The US Justice Department charges five Chinese residents and two Malaysian businessmen in a wide-ranging hacking effort that allegedly targeted everything from video games to pro-democracy activists.