Colombia extends COVID-19 lockdown by two weeks, allows additional sectors to start re-opening

Colombia's mandatory quarantine will be extended by a further two weeks as it tries to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday.

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Coronavirus: Sailors tell of months stuck on ships

Since March, many ports are refusing to allow crew changes or shore leave.

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Coronavirus: Can live-streaming save China's economy?

In China, the live-streaming industry has become an important platform for economic recovery.

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Coronavirus: What shape will a recession and recovery take?

Monica Miller explains the alphabet soup of possible recession shapes for the coronavirus-hit global economy.

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Coronavirus: When might Hollywood reopen for business?

Cast and crews might have to quarantine together in the future when filming begins again.

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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:

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Thailand reports one new coronavirus case, no new deaths

Thailand on Tuesday reported one new coronavirus case and no new deaths, the lowest number of new infections since March 9.

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Australia, New Zealand start work on plan for travel between them

Australia and New Zealand have agreed to begin work on allowing travel between both countries and this arrangement could be eventually extend to other Pacific island nations, the countries said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

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New Zealand PM: No open borders for 'a long time'

But the NZ PM said "a safe zone of travel" between Australia and her country may be possible.

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Call centres expose fault line in Japan's pandemic fight

Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call centre employees for telecom KDDI Corp still commute into their crowded office, where the fear of coronavirus infection has taken a back seat to data security.

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Brazil's indigenous people call for WHO emergency fund to fight coronavirus

Indigenous leaders in Brazil asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday to set up an emergency fund to help protect their communities from the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Australia, New Zealand flights to resume once virus risk eliminated: Ardern

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined Australia's coronavirus cabinet meeting on Tuesday as the neighbouring countries discuss reopening their borders to trans-Tasman travel following their successes in containing the disease.

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Coronavirus: New UK car registrations fall by 97%

Motor industry records only a few thousand registrations as Covid-19 outbreak keeps buyers at home.

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Venezuelan authorities detain U.S. citizens allegedly involved in incursion

Venezuelan authorities have detained two U.S. citizens working with a U.S. military veteran who has claimed responsibility for a failed armed incursion into the oil producing country, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday.

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Salvadorans in government confinement protest coronavirus handling

At least 300 people held in two centers set up by the Salvadoran government to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus protested on Monday, demanding to be released and given the results of their tests.

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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 685 to 163,860: RKI

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 685 to 163,860, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday.

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Researchers double U.S. COVID-19 death forecast, citing eased restrictions

A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts nearly 135,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by early August, almost double previous projections, as social-distancing measures for quelling the pandemic are increasingly relaxed, researchers said on Monday.

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New Zealand records no new coronavirus cases for a second day

New Zealand recorded no new coronavirus cases for a second day in a row on Tuesday, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the outcome of her discussions with Australia on a travel bubble between the two countries would be announced later in the day.

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US family 'murdered shop guard for enforcing mask policy'

A Michigan store guard is shot in the back of the head after confronting a customer who had no mask.

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U.S. veteran behind failed Venezuela plot says two American mercenaries detained

A U.S. military veteran who has claimed responsibility for a failed armed incursion into Venezuela to oust President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that two U.S. citizens working with him have been detained by Venezuelan authorities.

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