Factbox: What we know and do not know about the new coronavirus

The spread of a new coronavirus in mainland China and to more than two dozen countries and regions beyond is alarming health experts. Here is what we know - and do not know - about the virus:

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Call to dissolve state assembly as Merkel steps into row over far-right

The newly elected premier of Thuringia called for the dissolution of the state assembly on Thursday after Chancellor Angela Merkel said his election with support from her party and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was inexcusable.

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UK's Kew Gardens to help protect Australia's bio-diversity after wildfires

Britain is to help protect Australia's biodiversity in the emergency collection of plant seeds following the country's devastating wildfires.

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Accused El Paso mass shooter faces 90 counts of federal hate crimes

A Texas man accused of deliberately targeting people of Mexican heritage in a shooting rampage that killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart store last year has been indicted on 90 counts of federal hate crimes, according to a court document filed on Thursday.

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U.S. appeals court will not reconsider net neutrality repeal ruling

A U.S. appeals court said late on Thursday it will not reconsider an October ruling that largely upheld the repeal of landmark net neutrality rules, rejecting requests by more than a dozen U.S. states and tech groups.

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Coach tells U.S. jury he never wanted Michael Avenatti to hold Nike press conference

The youth basketball coach who hired Michael Avenatti to represent him in negotiations with Nike Inc said at the celebrity lawyer's extortion trial on Thursday he became "very, very upset" upon learning that Avenatti planned to publicize his corruption accusations against the sports apparel company.

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Kobe Bryant memorial planned at Lakers' home arena: report

Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant, killed with eight others in a helicopter crash last month, will be honored at a public memorial service planned for Feb. 24 at the Staples Center, the team's home arena and scene of many of his greatest basketball triumphs, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $750 million in New Jersey talc case

Johnson & Johnson was ordered on Thursday by a New Jersey state jury to pay punitive damages of $750 million to four plaintiffs who allege that the company's Baby Powder caused their cancer, a ruling that will be reduced to around $185 million because of state laws, according to a lawyer for the plaintiffs and the company.

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Poorer households may get help on energy bills

The burden of paying for clean energy technology could be shifted to the tax payer.

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Divisive weight loss wager firm targets UK dieters

American-style weight loss 'betting' websites are using social media to reach British dieters.

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Pretty Little Thing advert 'doesn't objectify women'

An advert banned for over-sexualising women is just 'tapping into fashion trends'.

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The 63-year-old apprentice learning a new trade

Former fisherman Gerry Thompson tells the Today programme about his apprenticeship.

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The women who make argan oil want better pay

Argan is the latest culinary and cosmetic must-have, but the women workers want more of the money.

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The Toronto studio behind the shoes on screen

Jitterbug Boy has crafted 17,000 pairs of footwear for film and TV productions.

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Austria's Greens get used to a share of power

The Greens have joined a coalition with the conservative People's Party. Can they bridge the divide?

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My Money: A wedding, a pay rise and some healthy eating

As part of a new BBC blog series, Somi from Nigeria shares what she spent her money on this week.

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The women who make argan oil want better pay

Argan is the latest culinary and cosmetic must-have, but the women workers want more of the money.

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Coronavirus: The economic cost is rising in China and beyond

How is the coronavirus outbreak affecting China's economy and trade?

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Hundreds of U.S. evacuees from China placed under coronavirus quarantine at military bases

Another 350 Americans airlifted from the epicenter of China's fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak were placed under quarantine at two military bases in California on Wednesday, as the number of confirmed U.S. cases of the disease rose to 12.

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Canada and China both 'furious' in row triggered by Huawei arrest: Canadian envoy

Canada and China are both "furious" over the case of a Huawei executive detained in Canada in 2018 and its aftermath, but there are signs the two sides can hold constructive talks, the Canadian ambassador to Beijing said on Wednesday.

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Hundreds of U.S. evacuees from China placed under coronavirus quarantine at military bases

Another 350 Americans airlifted from the epicenter of China's fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak were placed under quarantine at two military bases in California on Wednesday, as the number of confirmed U.S. cases of the disease rose to 12.

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Australian farmers watch wildfire destroy their home from inside concrete bunker

It was an inevitability, thought Australian cattle farmer Donald Graham and his wife Bronwyn, that bushfires would one day tear through the bushland that surrounded their home, a remote property overlooking the Snowy River National Park.

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U.S. warns energy cos like Rosneft, Chevron over ties to Venezuela's Maduro

The Trump administration is ramping up pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government, and energy companies with ties to it, from Russia's Rosneft to U.S.-based Chevron Corp , should "tread cautiously," a senior administration official said on Wednesday.

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