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Coronavirus: Robot dog enforces social distancing in Singapore park

11KBBC News - World / 3h

The four-legged robot carries a camera and speaker to play social distancing messages in Singapore.

Coronavirus: Putin eases Russian lockdown as cases rise

200+BBC News - World / 49min

Russia has reported more than 220,000 cases of the virus, the third highest tally worldwide.

IS regional leader Sheikh Khorasani 'arrested in Afghanistan'

76BBC News - World / 6min

Sheikh Omar Khorasani is reportedly captured with two other IS leaders in a special operation in Kabul.

TODAY

In Pictures: Shanghai Disneyland reopens

300+BBC News - World / 2h

Visitors return to Shanghai Disneyland as it opens its doors for the first time in more than three months.

Africa's Sahel becomes latest al-Qaeda-IS battleground

200+BBC News - World / 2h

IS and al-Qaeda affiliates have already locked horns in other jihadists hotspots.

France starts to lift lockdown after eight weeks

300+BBC News - World / 2h

France and some other European countries ease restrictions after two months of lockdown.

Skateboarder, 11, lands record 1080-degree turn

500+BBC News - World / 2h

Gui Khury from Brazil achieved the goal after using his time in lockdown to practise.

Coronavirus: Mexican jailed gang leader Escamilla dies

400+BBC News - World / 4h

Mexican Moisés Escamilla was serving a sentence for crimes including the decapitation of 12 people.

Moscow care home fire kills at least nine

100+BBC News - World / 4h

A night-time blaze traps elderly hospice residents in Krasnogorsk on the edge of Moscow.

YESTERDAY

Coronavirus: South Dakota Sioux refuse to take down 'illegal' checkpoints

4KBBC News - World / 5h

Tribal officials say the checkpoints are the only way to ensure the virus does not enter their land.

Coronavirus: Crowd concerns as Australia’s restrictions ease

1KBBC News - World / 5h

Crowds flock to shopping centres as Australia comes out of lockdown.

Coronavirus: Wuhan in first virus cluster since end of lockdown

6KBBC News - World / 6h

As China continues easing restrictions, new virus clusters in Wuhan and elsewhere have emerged.

How are people making the best of social distancing?

400+BBC News - World / 8h

A happy hour in Harlem, a teacher gives hugs behind a plastic wall, and puppies visit a care home.

Richard Pusey: Australian driver 'taunted dying police at crash scene'

2KBBC News - World / 9h

Richard Pusey, who was uninjured, mocked the officers as they lay pinned under a truck say police.

Coronavirus: Dutch care home reunites families in a glass pod

1KBBC News - World / 9h

With visits banned, one Dutch care home has found an innovative way to bring people together.

Saudi Arabia triples VAT to support coronavirus-hit economy

6KBBC News - World / 11h

The oil-rich kingdom's finances have been rocked after the pandemic forced down global energy prices.

Iran navy 'friendly fire' incident kills 19 sailors in Gulf of Oman

27KBBC News - World / 12h

Nineteen sailors died when their ship was reportedly hit during a test of a new missile.

Niger attacks: At least 20 killed in Tillaberi villages

500+BBC News - World / 13h

The unidentified assailants reportedly looted shop, stole cattle and ordered inhabitants to flee.

Colombian airline Avianca files for bankruptcy in US court

5KBBC News - World / 14h

The firm said its income has dropped 80% since grounding its fleet due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus: How ‘secret burials’ in South Africa could help tackle Covid-19

1KBBC News - World / 15h

South Africa's ban on large gatherings has meant the rediscovery of old traditions.

Coronavirus: Italy’s other emergency - survivors’ mental health

500+BBC News - World / 15h

Psychologists have seen people with coronavirus symptoms more associated with disasters or war.

Coronavirus anxiety: How to cope with life after lockdown

2KBBC News - World / 15h

Mental health experts see a new phenomenon - anxiety about going back to a routine after lockdown.