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Coronavirus: Mandatory quarantine in a five-star Sydney hotel

Australians who return from overseas are now required to spend 14 days in quarantine in hotels.

Coronavirus: Hospitals urged to use lab space to test NHS staff

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Climate change: Warming clips the nightingale's wings

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Coronavirus: When 76 strangers sang happy birthday to a neighbour

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Coronavirus: MSPs to agree emergency laws

MSPs are expected to pass new emergency powers in a single day in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

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How birth is changing in the age of coronavirus

Coronavirus is throwing many birth plans up in the air and leading some health trusts to increase home births.

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Coronavirus: How it’s affecting young people’s mental health

The coronavirus crisis is having a huge impact on young people with existing mental health conditions.

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Jay Blades: From repairing lives to hosting TV hit The Repair Shop

Jay Blades, host of BBC One's surprise hit The Repair Shop, never aimed for a career on screen.

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Big splash: The world's largest designer of water parks

Geoff Chutter is the founder of Whitewater West, the world's largest water park design firm.

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How Dua Lipa and The Weeknd are bringing the 80s back… again

The 1980s are once again influencing some of the world’s biggest artists like Dua Lipa and The Weeknd.

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$30 Million in Illegal Drugs Seized From Cross-Border Tunnel in San Diego, U.S. Says

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Coronavirus: Are loss of smell and taste key symptoms?

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Coronavirus: 3D-printer owners rally to create NHS face masks

More than 1,000 people volunteer to help make face shields for front-line workers.

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Coronavirus' 'minimum wage heroes'

Hear from the people on low wages who are taking a risk to keep the country running.

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Coronavirus: How a professional deep clean is carried out

Specialist cleaning services are being inundated with requests to disinfect buildings during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Playing classical music for South Korea hospital patients

Musicians in South Korea have played a classical music concert for coronavirus patients.

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Coronavirus: Stock markets suffer worst quarter since 1987

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Human Rights Group Says Two U.S. Strikes Killed Somali Civilians

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Listen to the Call: Bullock and Trump Discuss Testing

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Keep It Simple, Albany. This Is No Time for Budget Games.

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Joe Diffie, Grammy-Winning Country Music Star, Dies at 61

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Trump Suggests Lack of Testing Is No Longer a Problem. Governors Disagree.

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Congress Just Spent $2 Trillion on Coronavirus Relief. It’s Eying More.

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Coronavirus: Free school meals children to get food vouchers

Ministers say the vouchers could be available to families in England as early as Tuesday afternoon.

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Blood test 'can check for more than 50 types of cancer'

The test could help diagnose tumours sooner, often before any symptoms, scientists hope.

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Delay Brexit deadline amid coronavirus, say MEPS

The UK is due to stop following EU rules by the end of 2020 but a group of MEPs say the date should be pushed back.

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Coronavirus: Protecting yourself in a migrant camp

The often unsanitary conditions in refugee and migrant camps, like this one on Lesbos, pose a challenge for residents trying to avoid coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Has the virus brought borders back to Europe?

The BBC’s Gavin Lee took a road trip in Europe's Schengen area to see how free movement has changed.

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How (not) to cut your hair at home

Stuck at home, some people have enlisted their children to help cut their hair.

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Coronavirus: The good that can come out of an upside-down world

There are reasons to believe the world may emerge from this upheaval enhanced, writes Matthew Syed.

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'The phone slipped into the bath': Conference call tales

How to avoid some of the pitfalls of teleconferencing and how it is changing the way we meet and do business.

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Coronavirus: What should you do if you are stuck abroad?

The government has outlined plans aimed at bringing stranded Britons home.

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Message from president who led Ebola battle

Liberia's ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the world must conquer fear to deal with coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid

Thousands of the devices, which deliver oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator, could be made.

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Coronavirus: 20,000 former NHS staff return to fight virus, PM says

In a video posted online, Boris Johnson says the UK can get through the pandemic "together".

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The Marvel Spiderman artist teaching children in Ireland to draw

Irish artist Will Sliney is keeping thousands of kids entertained with daily drawing challenges.

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Coronavirus social distancing advice: What two metres looks like

The UK government is advising us to stay two metres apart - but what does that look like?

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Rob Lawrie, the ex-squaddie, and the girl taken

Rob thought he was helping a refugee girl and her father as they struggled to get to the UK. But he found out it was all a lie.

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Timelapse: The streets of London during the coronavirus pandemic

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Coronavirus doctor's diary: Why are people stealing hospital supplies?

Dr John Wright explains how Bradford Royal Infirmary is preparing for a "tsunami" of Covid-19 cases.

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Coronavirus and sex: What you need to know

All your questions about sex in the time of coronavirus, answered.

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A place that makes you ask the questions that really matter

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt found a visit to Antarctica made him emotional, and ultimately hopeful.

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Coronavirus: The woman behind India's first testing kit

With the first made-in-India kits, the country could hugely scale up testing for the coronavirus.

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'My $60m weight-loss app cured my personal pain'

Victoria Repa has created an app to help people lose weight, an issue she struggled with growing up.

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Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidelines Through End of April

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The Politics of a Pandemic

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Coronavirus: Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid

Thousands of the devices, which deliver oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator, could be made.

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Coronavirus: Trump extends restrictions beyond Easter

The US president extends measures to 30 April, saying casualties are likely to peak in two weeks.

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Coronavirus: Fake news crackdown by UK government

A rapid response unit is working with social media firms to take down misleading or harmful content.

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Regional connectivity at risk, says airline boss

The head of Loganair, the UK's biggest regional airline, says he will ask the government for help.

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Coronavirus: What we still don't know about Covid-19

There are many unanswered questions about the new coronavirus, Covid-19.

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Alex Salmond's accusers 'devastated' by court verdict

A jury found the former first minister not guilty on 12 sexual assault charges, while another was found not proven.

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Bob Weighton turns 112: The times and life of the world's oldest man

Bob Weighton, from Hampshire, turns 112 today. What has the world's oldest man lived through?

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SNP urges UK government to 'hit pause' on Brexit due to coronavirus

The party says UK ministers should focus on the coronavirus pandemic and seek to extend the transition period.

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Coronavirus: Lessons for lockdown from an Italian family

The Aninnis have been in lockdown in Rome for nearly three weeks. What advice do they have for other families?

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'Memes should be archived in a museum'

People social distancing are sharing memes to feel connected but could they be preserved in a museum?

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Raving to the BBC News theme tune goes viral

Have you seen the kitchen 'remix' of the BBC News theme tune yet?

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Coronavirus: Meet the ‘shielded’ enduring 12 weeks of isolation

Some people face months of coronavirus isolation because of medical conditions. How will they cope?

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Coronavirus: The volunteers feeding the NHS

Meet the people who have made it their mission to feed the National Health Service for free.

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Lockdown, what lockdown? Sweden's unusual response to coronavirus

While swathes of Europe are under lockdown, Sweden is allowing life to go on much as normal.

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Coronavirus: Six things that are booming in sales

Amid the virus, some retailers are seeing trade collapse, but others are overwhelmed by demand.

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Introducing the soaring melodies of Azure Ryder

How one of pop’s brightest new voices found confidence by taking control of a plane.

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How Much Should the Public Know About Who Has the Coronavirus?

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Coronavirus: Lessons for lockdown from an Italian family

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'Memes should be archived in a museum'

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Trump announces quarantine on New York, parts of New Jersey and Conn. 'will not be necessary;' CDC to issue 'travel advisory'

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Figuring Out Home Schooling in the Age of Coronavirus

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Raving to the BBC News theme tune goes viral

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Coronavirus: Things will get worse, PM says in letter to Britons

Writing to all UK households, Boris Johnson warns measures to combat coronavirus could get tougher.

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The Papers: 'Tougher lockdown' warning and protect medics call

Boris Johnson's letter to UK households and calls for better protective gear feature on the front pages.

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Coronavirus: From clapping to kindness, five reasons to be hopeful

As coronavirus continues to spread, the worst of the crisis has brought out of the best in humanity.

Manu Dibango: The saxophone legend who inspired a disco groove

Manu Dibango, whose Soul Makossa filled New York dance floors, died this week at the age of 86.

Coronavirus lockdown in India: ‘Beaten and abused for doing my job’

India's last-mile delivery executives are struggling to function as the country goes in lockdown.

Coronavirus: The woman behind India's first testing kit

With the first made-in-India kits, the country could hugely scale up testing for the coronavirus.

'I bought a winery and it caused a US-French row'

When US entrepreneur Michael Baum bought a famous French vineyard it caused a trans-Atlantic spat.

Coronavirus: A college course world wants to study right now

More than one million people have enrolled in a Yale course on well-being. So what's its secret?

South Africa: 'Our children are dying, but President Ramaphosa doesn't care'

South Africa's leader Cyril Ramaphosa is accused of inaction over a spate of child murders.

How Marsha Hunt fought Hollywood blacklisting

The 102-year-old is one of the last people still alive who was named as a communist sympathiser.

U.S. Cuts Health Care Aid to Yemen Despite Worries About Coronavirus

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Analyzing the Patterns in Trump’s Falsehoods About Coronavirus

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Price Gouging Complaints Surge Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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A Silent Spring Is Saying Something

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How the UK’s coronavirus epidemic compares to other countries

Comparing the UK’s epidemic to other countries after Friday saw the biggest rise in deaths so far.

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Coronavirus lockdown: Clubbers go online for music

With the coronavirus lockdown bringing normal nightlife to an end, some enterprising DJs are going online.

Coronavirus: Stranded in another country

BBC News speaks to some of the people from the UK who have been stranded abroad due to the pandemic.

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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‘We Have Lost It All’: The Shock Felt by Millions of Unemployed Americans

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For Dr. Deborah Birx, Urging Calm Has Come With Heavy Criticism

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As women give birth, health systems are straining to help them.

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With No Basketball Tournament, N.C.A.A Slashes Payments to Universities

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Make Abortion More Available During the Pandemic — Not Less

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Coronavirus: South Africa begins three-week lockdown

Police and the army patrol the streets as all but essential movement is banned across the country.

No alcohol, no dog walks: Lockdown life in South Africa

South Africa government has introduced stringent measures to halt the spread of coronavirus.

The uncertain future for China's electric car makers

China is the biggest market for electric vehicles, but the coronavirus is the latest blow to shake the industry.

Coronavirus: Here's how you can stop bad information from going viral

Experts are calling on the public to practice ‘information hygiene’ to help stop the spread of falsehoods online.

Africa's week in pictures: 20-26 March 2020

A selection of the best photos from across the continent this week.

Materials for Major League Baseball uniforms get converted to protective masks.

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New York City Ballet cancels its season, but it will pay its employees.

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White House Considers $1 Billion Price Tag for Ventilators — and Has Second Thoughts

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The Papers: Salute for virus 'heroes' and 'Checkpoint Britain'

Friday's front pages tell of a "moving tribute" to coronavirus staff - and a crackdown on social distancing.

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Coronavirus: Fears of virus in Idlib refugee camps

The UN warns that camps for the displaced in north-western Syria could be devastated by coronavirus.

Coronavirus: How do you cope in a flatshare?

Ella from North London lives with four other people, including someone who is high risk.

Green sea turtles: Vulnerable animal's hatching season draws to close

The green sea turtle is vulnerable to extinction as the climate warms, Australian scientists say.

Daily podcasters are broadcasting from closets and even from under blankets.

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