"If our workers don't die from coronavirus, they'd die of starvation."
This is the stark ..
New York state now has more coronavirus cases than any other country outside the US, according to la..
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The number of Americans seeking unemploy..
Spain is close to passing the worst of its coronavirus outbreak, the prime minister said, as parliam..
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits has surged for a third week as the economic to..
A row has erupted after the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) accused Taiwan's leade..
The coronavirus pandemic will turn global economic growth "sharply negative" this year, the head of ..
COVID-19s Devastating Impact on Children
Governments Should Mitigate Harm, Protect Most Vulnerable
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Air France-KLM, one of many airlines aro..
A Chinese city on the Russian border is entering a "lockdown" due to an increase in coronavirus case..
Growing numbers of fake medicines linked to coronavirus are on sale in developing countries, the Wor..
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France will extend its nationwide lockdo..
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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has ur..
A Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen has declared a ceasefire, according to..
As nations shut borders, a surge of people pouring unmonitored over international boundaries in a vo..
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Italy's prime minister has told the BBC that the ..
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Senator Bernie Sanders ended his preside..
Senator Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign to become US president.
The development clears th..
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is predicting a severe decline in international commerce this yea..
The chemical weapons watchdog has concluded that the Syrian air force carried out three attacks in M..
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In its worst performance since 1945, the..
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European Union finance ministers failed ..
EU talks on how to help southern Eurozone countries badly affected by the coronavirus epidemic have ..
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President Donald Trump says the US will soon have more..
The president of the European Union's ERC scientific research council has resigned after three ..
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The lockdown that served as a model for ..
Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and payment app Square, has said he will donate $1bn (£810m) tow..
The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with 1,736 fatalities reported on Tuesda..
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic originated, is finally lifting its 11-week..
The acting secretary of the US Navy has resigned amid uproar over his handling of a coronavirus outb..
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A small congregation of worshippers will..
Authorities in Paris have banned exercise outside during the day, as the fight against the coronavir..
The months-long lockdown in the city of Wuhan in China's Hubei province – where the coronavirus..
The number of people in France who have died from the coronavirus has now risen above 10,000.
Late..
A total of 81% of the global workforce of 3.3 billion people have had their workplace fully or partl..
Aid organisation seeks to raise $100 million in urgent race to help save millions of lives
Save the..
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The Taliban on Tuesday broke off talks w..
China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since it started publishing daily fi..
The body of Maeve Kennedy McKean, granddaughter of assassinated presidential candidate Robert F Kenn..
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Americans were put on notice Monday not ..
France has reported 833 new coronavirus deaths in the past day, the highest daily toll since its out..
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as "racist" the comments by two French..
Stark statistics from Chicago health officials have underscored the heavy toll of coronavirus on bla..
Cardinal George Pell has been freed from jail after Australia's highest court overturned his co..
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ha..
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Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic..
Turkish authorities have imposed new measures to limit the spread of coronavirus, as the number of i..
Honor Blackman, the British actress who played Pussy Galore in the James Bond film Goldfinger, has d..
Could a tiny hilltop village in Italy help us solve some of the mysteries around coronavirus?
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Spencon was once one of the largest construction firms in East Africa. After years of financial trou..