New Zealand confirms 40 new coronavirus cases

New Zealand on Tuesday confirmed that it has 40 new cases of coronavirus, taking the number of confirmed and probable cases infected with the virus to 155.

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Coronavirus: Spanish army finds care home residents 'dead and abandoned'

An inquiry is launched after soldiers discover elderly coronavirus victims "dead in their beds".

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Antarctic seal photo wins top prize

A drone photo of crabeater seals resting on an ice float is overall winner in a nature photography competition.

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US Olympic and Paralympic Committee signals support for delaying Tokyo Olympics

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Coronavirus: How did Australia's Ruby Princess cruise debacle happen?

The Ruby Princess was allowed to unload 2,700 passengers in Sydney - now almost 50 have coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Is Trump going cold on lockdown strategy?

As conservative voices warn of damage to the economy, the president may be reassessing restrictions.

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Coronavirus: Life in Rome under lockdown

Italy is now the epicentre of the coronavirus crisis in Europe, but what is life in lockdown like?

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Teen figure skater's Special Olympics dream

Thirteen-year-old Ornela has Down's syndrome and is training to compete in the World Games next year.

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Ukraine's missing people amid ongoing conflict

Thousands of people have gone missing since the conflict started in 2014, according to the Red Cross.

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California governor says state needs 50,000 more hospital beds

California's governor said on Monday that the state needs 50,000 additional hospital beds to accommodate a surge in coronavirus patients predicted by computer modeling.

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Trump suggests he may scale back closures soon despite worsening coronavirus outbreak

President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering how to reopen the U.S. economy when a 15-day shutdown ends next week, even as the highly contagious coronavirus is spreading rapidly and hospitals are bracing for a wave of virus-related deaths.

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Arizona man dies after taking chloroquine for coronavirus

An Arizona man has died and his wife is in critical condition after they ingested chloroquine phosphate - an aquarium cleaning product similar to drugs that have been named by President Trump as potential treatments for coronavirus infection.

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Coronavirus: Carmakers answer pleas to make medical supplies

The auto industry is pledging to help tackle a shortage of ventilators and masks as virus spreads.

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Factbox: How vulnerable is Latin America to coronavirus? Key data shed light

The coronavirus is spreading deeper into Latin America, a region home to about 8.5% of the world's population that many expects believe could be among the worst affected by COVID-19.

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Sprawling Mexican border camp ill-prepared for coronavirus

Migrants in a sprawling encampment steps from the U.S. border in Matamoros, Mexico, have begun to isolate as best they can in their closely packed tents in preparation for the arrival of the coronavirus.

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Democratic Republic of Congo locks down mining area, workers sent home over coronavirus

Democratic Republic of Congo imposed a two-day lockdown in part of its copper and cobalt heartland on Monday, as two of the country's largest mines took steps to reduce staff levels in response to an accelerating coronavirus outbreak.

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Coronavirus: More myths to ignore

Reality Check tackles misleading health advice being shared online.

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The volunteer army helping self-isolating neighbours

The coronavirus outbreak has left many feeling trapped indoors, but for some help may not be far away.

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How Marsha Hunt fought Hollywood blacklisting

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

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'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.

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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.

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'I thought he was going to tear chunks out of my skin'

A third of men carrying out rough sex acts such as biting and choking do not ask for consent, a survey finds.

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Israel's coronavirus patient 74 talks about her experience

Israel's coronavirus patient 74, also known as Dani, posts about her experience on social media.

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Apollo 13: One family's agony and triumph

On 11 April 1970, the Lovells watched their husband and father blast off on an ill-fated mission to the Moon.

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Tskaltubo: Georgia's abandoned resort that refugees call home

Georgia plans to revive Tskaltubo, an abandoned Soviet-era spa town, but it's an uncertain time for thousands of civil war refugees living among the decaying sanatoriums.

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Partisan battles block U.S. Senate coronavirus bill but talks continue

Partisan battles in the U.S. Senate on Sunday stopped a coronavirus response bill from advancing, even as negotiations continued over Democrats' demands for more federal funding for medical care and state and local efforts to combat the outbreak.

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U.S. Senate stops Republican coronavirus bill

Partisan battles in the U.S. Senate on Sunday stopped a coronavirus response bill from advancing, even as negotiations continued.

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Coronavirus forces states to order nearly one in three Americans to stay home

Nearly one in three Americans was under orders on Sunday to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as Ohio, Louisiana and Delaware became the latest states to enact broad restrictions, along with the city of Philadelphia.

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Biden to start considering running mates, consulted Obama

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden said on Sunday he needed to start vetting possible running mates "in a matter of weeks" and that he discussed the pick with former President Barack Obama.

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Rand Paul becomes first U.S. senator to test positive for coronavirus

U.S. Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said on Sunday, becoming the first member of the Senate to announce he has COVID-19, as the number of U.S. cases of the respiratory disease grows.

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Factbox: Three in U.S. Congress test positive for coronavirus, more self-quarantine

Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus, and at least 22 others have said they are self-quarantining, even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic.

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