Bagpiper plays 'Amazing Grace' on California beach to remember coronavirus victims

Every evening, as the sun is setting over the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, California, the mournful notes of a bagpipe playing "Amazing Grace" ring out across the beach.

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Coronavirus and tipping: Will the outbreak make us more generous?

One service says tips are up 99%, and there's a powerful factor which affects how people give to others.

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The faded beauty of abandoned cars

Photographer Dieter Klein searched Europe and the US to discover cars lost to time.

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Saudi Arabia: Just how deep are its troubles?

It has been rocked by coronavirus, an oil price collapse and the fallout from a high-profile murder.

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Coronavirus: China’s new army of tough-talking diplomats

How Beijing is mounting an aggressive campaign to defend its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Joe Biden assault claim: What does 'believe women' mean now?

The rallying cry of the #MeToo movement has been tested by allegations against Joe Biden.

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India coronavirus: How cake and songs made police pandemic heroes

India's lockdown has brought the police and public closer, but will it last?

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Bitcoin 'halving': What does the much-hyped event mean?

Investors are debating what impact the adjustment will have on the cryptocurrency market.

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Coronavirus: Chancellor to set out future of job retention scheme

The government scheme, due to end in June, is currently subsidising the wages of six million people.

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Bitcoin 'halving': What does the much-hyped event mean?

Investors are debating what impact the adjustment will have on the cryptocurrency market.

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Fauci says reopening U.S. economy too soon could lead to needless deaths: NYT

A senior U.S. health official set to testify on Tuesday before the U.S. Senate will warn about the risks of reopening the economy too soon, saying it could lead to "needless suffering and death", the New York Times said.

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Thailand reports two new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

Thailand on Tuesday reported two new coronavirus cases and no new deaths, bringing the total to 3,017 cases and 56 deaths since the outbreak started in January.

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Yemen government forces to confront separatists in south

Yemen's government forces will ''confront the armed rebellion'' of a separatist group who had declared self-rule in the south of the country, the Yemeni embassy in the United States said on Twitter on Tuesday.

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Australia says China suspension of beef imports not tied to call for COVID-19 inquiry

China decision to ban imports from four of Australia's largest beef processors was not a response to Canberra's call for independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19, Australia's Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham said on Tuesday.

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Japan to approve its first coronavirus antigen test kits on Wednesday

Japan plans to approve its first coronavirus antigen testing kits on Wednesday, a health ministry official said, in a move to boost the number of diagnostic tests available to battle the pandemic.

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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 933 to 170,508: RKI

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 933 to 170,508, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday.

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New Zealand sticks with support for Taiwan at WHO despite Chinese rebuke

New Zealand's foreign minister on Tuesday said the country has to stand up for itself after China warned its backing of Taiwan's participation at the World Health Organization (WHO) could damage bilateral ties.

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Montana judge upholds ruling that canceled Keystone XL pipeline permit

A federal judge in Montana on Monday upheld his ruling last month that canceled an environmental permit for the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline and threatened other oil and natural gas pipeline projects with delays.

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Japan to approve its first antigen coronavirus test kits on Weds

The Japanese Health Ministry is set to approve antigen coronavirus testing kits on Wednesday, a ministry official said on Tuesday, in a move to boost the number of diagnostic tests available to battle the pandemic.

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Mexico's president orders military on streets to curb rising violence

Mexico's president has ordered the armed forces to tackle security on the streets for another four years, extending a policy he had previously criticized as the government struggles to curb runaway violence.

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U.S. auto industry workers return to jobs amid concerns of second virus wave

Factory workers began returning to assembly lines in Michigan on Monday, paving the way to reopen the U.S. auto sector but stoking fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections as strict lockdowns are eased across the country.

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Australia's Victoria state to reopen classrooms earlier than expected

Australia's second-most populous state will resume face-to-face teaching from May 27, weeks earlier than expected, after a school shutdown to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, Premier Daniel Andrews said on Tuesday.

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