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Coronavirus: Lack of medical supplies 'a national shame'

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Doctors in the United States share the difficulty of obtaining gear to treat patients with Covid-19.

Coronavirus: India defiant as millions struggle under lockdown

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The government defends strict lockdown measures that have left millions stranded and without food.

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Some of the city's most popular landmarks are devoid of the usual crowds as people stay indoors to help combat coronavirus.

Coronavirus: OneWeb blames pandemic for collapse

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OneWeb, the high-profile London-based satellite start-up, files for bankruptcy protection in the US.

Coronavirus cradle Wuhan partly reopens after lockdown

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People enter the Chinese city where the coronavirus outbreak began for the first time in months.

Joseph Lowery: Veteran US civil rights leader dies aged 98

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Joseph Lowery, a former "dear friend" of Martin Luther King Jr, was a champion for civil rights.

Coronavirus: Russia sees no epidemic but starts shutdown

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Russia begins a "non-working week" to try to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Cruise ship in race to transfer passengers off Panama coast

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A vessel carrying more than 1,800 people off Panama is moving healthy passengers to a sister ship.

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

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

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

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

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Coronavirus: The woman behind India's first testing kit

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

Pope gives prayer to empty St Peter's Square

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The service usually only happens twice a year but was given as Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 9,000.

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

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Coronavirus: Stranded in another country

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

Coronavirus: Virgin Atlantic to seek bailout in coming days

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The airline is to ask the government for cash to keep going after coronavirus leads to travel slump.

Coronavirus: Trump orders 'time-wasting' General Motors to make ventilators

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The US president orders the car maker to help manufacture medical devices and attacks its CEO.

Coronavirus: Tesla donates hundreds of ventilators to New York

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New York has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the US and a shortage of ventilators.

Coronavirus: Lockdowns continue to suppress European pollution

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New data confirms the improvement in air quality over Europe - a by-product of the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: Mountain light show sends message to Swiss

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The country's severe coronavirus crisis is highlighted by its most famous peak, the Matterhorn.

Coronavirus: Trump signs into law largest bail-out in US history

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The $2 trillion boost is the largest ever as virus cases continue to rise, hitting the economy.

Locked down India struggles as workers flee cities and homeless call for food

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With millions of migrant labourers and homeless people left without income, officials are struggling to help.

Coronavirus: More than 900 deaths in a day in Italy

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Officials confirm 919 deaths, the highest daily tally so far, bringing Italy's death toll to 9,134.

Coronavirus: Deaths rise sharply in Spain while infection rate stabilises

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With strict measures in place to fight coronavirus, officials believe the outbreak's peak is close.

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The 17-minute song ruminates on the 1960s and the assassination of President John F Kennedy.

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