Coronavirus to impoverish millions of children in Middle East: UNICEF

Millions of children in the Middle East will become poorer as their caregivers lose jobs from lockdowns aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus across the region, according to the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF).

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Trump says he rejected sum South Korea offered for defense costs

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had rejected a sum offered by South Korea in response to his demand that Seoul pay for a larger share of the cost of U.S. military forces deployed there.

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Colombia extends coronavirus lockdown until May 11, but some sectors to reopen

Colombia will extend its coronavirus quarantine until May 11, President Ivan Duque said on Monday, but will allow construction and manufacturing to reopen.

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North Korea's Kim getting treatment after cardiovascular procedure: report

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is receiving treatment after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure early this month, a South Korean media report said, amid speculation over Kim's health following his absence from a key anniversary event.

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Panama posts nearly 200 new coronavirus cases, extends flights ban

Panama registered 191 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the country's total to 4,658 cases, the Health Ministry said.

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Australia edges towards reopening schools as coronavirus infections slow

Students in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, will start returning to school next month in much larger numbers amid a rapid decline in new coronavirus infections, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Tuesday.

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China may be keeping coronavirus data for commercial gain: Trump adviser

White House adviser Peter Navarro charged on Monday that China may be withholding data about early coronavirus infections because it wants to win the commercial race to create a vaccine.

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Muted celebrations as Britain's Queen Elizabeth turns 94

Britain's record-breaking Queen Elizabeth turns 94 on Tuesday but the coronavirus lockdown means there will be little fanfare to mark the occasion.

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Mexican president tells gangs to stop donating food, end crime instead

Mexico's president chastised drug gangs on Monday, telling them to end violence instead of distributing food, after several reports across the country in recent days showed armed narcos handing out care packages stamped with cartel logos.

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Los Angeles coronavirus infections 40 times greater than known cases, antibody tests suggest

Some 4.1% of adults tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a study of Los Angeles County residents, health officials said on Monday, suggesting the rate of infection may be 40 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.

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Virgin Australia slumps into voluntary administration

Australia's second-largest carrier cut almost all flights last month amid virus travel bans.

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Coronavirus: UK forces hundreds of scam Covid-19 shops offline

The National Cyber Security Centre says it took down almost 500 fake stores over the past month.

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The stealthy little drones that fly like insects

Making wings that flap is very difficult, but it has real advantages as some are finding out.

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'Coronavirus is the biggest low in my career'

How designer Roksanda Ilincic is adapting her business during the coronavirus lockdown.

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China may be keeping coronavirus data for commercial gain: Trump adviser

White House adviser Peter Navarro charged on Monday that China may be withholding data about early coronavirus infections because it wants to win the commercial race to create a vaccine.

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Saudi Arabia executed record number of people in 2019 - Amnesty

Global executions hit a 10-year low, but Saudi Arabia bucked the trend, Amnesty International says.

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Coronavirus: Are hospital cleaners forgotten heroes in this crisis?

Hygiene has never seemed more important. Here's how a woman who cleans wards in Chicago is being affected.

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Coronavirus dreams: Why are people having lockdown nightmares?

Some people are reporting more intense dreams while in lockdown due to coronavirus.

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US oil prices drop to 21-year low as demand dries up

Coronavirus downturn has put major pressure on oil prices with demand slumping and storage running out.

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Guatemala says 50 migrants deported from U.S. test positive for coronavirus

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Sunday a total of 50 migrants deported by the United States to Guatemala have tested positive for coronavirus, including 14 sent to the Central American nation on a Tuesday flight.

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Gunman kills at least 16 in Nova Scotia in Canada's worst mass shooting

A gunman who at one point masqueraded as a policeman killed at least 16 people in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia during a 12-hour rampage, authorities said on Sunday, in what was the country's worst modern-era mass shooting.

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