Britain should delay defense review due to coronavirus: study

Britain should postpone an ongoing review of its security, defense and foreign policy for at least a year because of the widening impact of coronavirus, a leading defense think-tank said on Friday.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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Coronavirus: Supermarkets to get government list of vulnerable people

Chains can access a government database with the names of millions who are most at risk of coronavirus.

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New best story on Hacker News: Zoom iOS app sends data to Facebook even if you don’t have a Facebook account

Zoom iOS app sends data to Facebook even if you don’t have a Facebook account
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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.

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Coronavirus: How do you cope in a flatshare?

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

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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.

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G20 leaders to inject $5 trillion into global economy in fight against coronavirus

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy to limit job and income losses from the coronavirus and "do whatever it takes to overcome the pandemic."

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Panama reports 116 new coronavirus cases and nine total deaths

Panama registered 116 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, health officials said, bringing the Central American country's total number of cases to 674.

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Saudi-Led coalition destroys drones launched by Yemen's Houthis towards Kingdom

Saudi-Led coalition intercepted and destroyed drones launched by Iran-aligned Yemen's Houthis towards "civilian targets" in Saudi cities of Abha and Khamis Mushait, state news agency spa said early Friday, citing the coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki.

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Australian federal, state leaders meet to discuss coronavirus pandemic

Australian federal and state leaders will meet on Friday, the country's prime minister said, amid growing expectations the largest states could enforce a wide-ranging lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

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Canada attacks 'damaging' Trump plan to deploy troops at border

Canada on Thursday attacked a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along the undefended joint border to help fight the spread of coronavirus, saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations.

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Explainer: Who should wear a face mask, and do they stop the coronavirus?

Many people across Asia wear face masks to try and protect themselves against COVID**19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. In Europe and the United States, masks are less commonly worn, but many people are asking: Should they wear them during the pandemic?

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Coronvirus death toll in England rises by 28 to 414

Another 28 people in England have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 414, the country's health service said on Wednesday.

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Tempers rise in U.S. Senate as vote nears on $2 trillion coronavirus bill

U.S. senators were set to vote on Wednesday on a $2 trillion bipartisan package of legislation to alleviate the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, although critics from the right and left threatened to hold up the bill.

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Saudi-led coalition supports Yemeni government acceptance of U.N. call for ceasefire - SPA

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday that it supports the Yemeni government decision to accept the United Nations Secretary-General's call for a ceasefire in Yemen to combat the spread of coronavirus, state news agency SPA reported, citing the coalition's spokesman.

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Taliban says prisoner release by Afghan government to start by end of March

The Afghan government said on Wednesday that it would free 100 Taliban detainees on humanitarian grounds at the end of March, raising uncertainty about the fate of a prisoner release deal with the insurgents, who have demanded that 5,000 detainees be freed.

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UK government orders 10,000 ventilators from Dyson: BBC

The British government has ordered 10,000 medical ventilators designed by vacuum cleaner company Dyson, the BBC reported on Wednesday.

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Person who lives in papal residence tests positive for coronavirus: report

A person who lives in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis has tested positive for coronavirus and is being treated in an Italian hospital, the Rome newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Wednesday.

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