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A team from the World Health Organisation is in Wuhan, trying to gather information and uncover the true course and origin of the pandemic. But as Robin Brant heard on the streets of the city recently, denial, doubts and disinformation are already clouding the picture.

Pascale Harter introduces this and other dispatches from correspondents and writers around the world.

Alexei Navalny is one of Putin's most outspoken critics - and a regular target for Russia's security forces and legal system. Most recently Steve Rosenberg witnessed the dramatic scenes at a Moscow airport as Navalny returned from Germany - where he had been hospitalised after an alleged poisoning by Novichok. He reflects on the many twists and turns of a long and complex story.

It's been ten years since a wave of popular protests in Tunisia finally ousted the country's longterm President Ben Ali from power. Since then the country's seen several rounds of elections, fractious coalitions - and undeniable economic decline. During the last week there was unrest on the streets night after night, as young, jobless and struggling Tunisians voiced their discontent. Rana Jawad reports on what was behind these events - and how the country's citizens feel about their prospects now.

And there's a fisherman's tale from the freezing waters off Canada's Nova Scotia province - where the rights to haul in local lobster can bring serious profits. Greg Mercer met one captain from the Mi'kmaq First Nation who earns a good living from shellfish, and argues that it's offering new hope and opportunity to the country's indigenous peoples.

(Image: A man an child wearing face masks ride past public security volunteers at a security fence, checking health codes to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, 22 January 2021. Credit: EPA/Roman Pilipey)