US airports have been thrown into chaos as new coronavirus health screening measures for people retu..
Australia's prime minister has ordered a 14-day self-isolation for anyone arriving in the count..
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has ordered the closure of all non-essential public locations..
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The US is to extend its European coronavirus travel ba..
Issued on: 14/03/2020 – 07:40Modified: 14/03/2020 – 07:40
Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Guinea and Mauri..
Coronavirus cases in Spain have risen by 1,500 to more than 5,700, public health officials say.
Spa..
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President Donald Trump's travel ban on 26 Europea..
New Zealand's PM has said nearly everyone entering the country from midnight on Sunday must sel..
Europe is now the "epicentre" of the global coronavirus pandemic, the head of the World Health Organ..
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US President Donald Trump on Friday decl..
The US has launched retaliatory air strikes against a pro-Iranian militia group in Iraq after a rock..
Issued on: 13/03/2020 – 12:27Modified: 13/03/2020 – 12:28
Describing US President Donald Trumps de..
Schools have been closed, sports events cancelled and cultural institutions shut around the world as..
Asian shares have continued the global markets slump on Friday as investors fear the spread of the c..
A US judge has ordered the immediate release of former army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning fro..
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New Zealand has "fundamentally changed" since the Chri..
Issued on: 13/03/2020 – 04:38Modified: 13/03/2020 – 04:38
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau w..
A top health official in the US says that the testing system for coronavirus is currently failing.
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President Donald Trump's coronavirus travel ban o..
Coronavirus has claimed 1,016 lives in Italy, officials say, but Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio says..
Issued on: 12/03/2020 – 20:55Modified: 12/03/2020 – 20:58
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thur..
While cities like New York and London have let their public housing fall into disrepair, Paris is bu..
Air strikes in eastern Syria have killed 26 Iraqis from an Iran-backed paramilitary force after a de..
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Schools, colleges and other public facilities in the R..
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Stock markets in France, Germany, Italy and other parts of t..
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to comba..
Three people have been killed after a base hosting US and UK troops in Iraq was hit by a rocket atta..
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Italy is to close all shops except food stores and pha..
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has revealed that he and wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the..
Issued on: 12/03/2020 – 08:02Modified: 12/03/2020 – 08:02
China had eight new coronavirus infectio..
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The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic ..
The death toll from Covid-19 continues to rise in Iran.
The virus has now spread to every province ..
Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexua..
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population – some 58..
A captain whose cruise ship collided with a small tour boat on the Danube, killing 28 people, has go..
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has approved the release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners as part of efforts..
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Joe Biden has cemented his position as front-runner in..
Issued on: 11/03/2020 – 07:40Modified: 11/03/2020 – 07:40
Some companies in Wuhan, the Chinese cit..
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not ruled out running for president again beyond 2024, when his..
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a one-mile (1.6km) coronavirus "containment zone" aroun..
Thousands of flights have been cancelled worldwide as airlines struggle to cope with a slump in dema..
Issued on: 10/03/2020 – 19:30Modified: 10/03/2020 – 19:30
French President Emmanuel Macron address..
Taiz, in Yemen's south-west, is home to one of the longest-running battles of the country'..
Five senior US Republicans have quarantined themselves after coming into contact with a person who t..
Austria has announced a ban on Italians entering the country unless they carry a medical certificate..
President Xi Jinping has visited Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, sending a message th..
Issued on: 10/03/2020 – 14:26Modified: 10/03/2020 – 14:26
French President Emmanuel Macron warned ..
Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures, which include a ban on public gatherings, to..
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The US has started withdrawing troops from Afghanistan..
Issued on: 10/03/2020 – 06:28
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Wuhan, the epicentre of the cor..