World Today

①Coronavirus controls start to pay dividends in China, but elsewhere in the world infections are rising fast.

②Donald Trump lands in India for his first official trip.

③Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigns amid political turmoil.

With in-depth panel discussions on domestic and global news and current affairs, Today gives you the story behind the headlines.

① Chinese turn to internet for shop, work, education and health amid coronavirus outbreak

② Passengers leave Diamond Princess amid criticism of Japan

③ East Africa is suffering its worst invasion of desert locusts

④ Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy over sex abuse lawsuits

Weeks after the coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, researchers are still trying to understand how it spreads and how to neutralize it.

So far, the disease has killed over 2,000 people in China out of more than 75,000 confirmed cases. The rapid spread of the virus has triggered shock waves worldwide, with cases now being reported in over 20 countries.

We discuss the latest impact of the coronavirus outbreak and its fallout beyond public health dimensions.

With in-depth panel discussions on domestic and global news and current affairs, Today gives you the story behind the headlines.

① 'Unreasonable & unacceptable' Beijing firmly opposes Washington's rules against five Chinese media outlets;

② Mixed signals to Africa, what does US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's whistle visit to Africa tell us about US-Africa policy?

With in-depth panel discussions on domestic and global news and current affairs, Today gives you the story behind the headlines.

① Health officials in China have published the first details of more than 44,000 cases of the new coronavirus, the biggest study since the outbreak began.

② The incumbent president of Afganistan named winner of the Presidential election that took place almost 5 months ago;

③ European Union has agreed on new patrols to stop arms flow in Lybia.

① Coronavirus has triggered an ugly rash of conspiracy and racism;

② 2000+ former US Department of Justice officials call on Attorney General William Barr to resign after intervening in Stone case.

With in-depth panel discussions on domestic and global news and current affairs, Today gives you the story behind the headlines.