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Coronavirus: Europe plans full border closure in virus battle
The European Commission is planning to ban all non-essential travel throughout Europe’s Schengen free-travel zone as more countries close their…
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Coronavirus: US volunteers to test first vaccine
The first trial in people of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus is starting in the US later on…
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Mumbai is India’s most ‘forgetful’ city, says Uber
Mumbai is India’s most “forgetful” city, according to Uber’s Lost & Found Index 2020, followed by Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and…
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Coronavirus: Stocks plunge despite global central bank action
Global stock markets have sunk despite central banks around the world announcing a co-ordinated effort to ease the effects of…
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Satoshi Uematsu: Japanese man who killed 19 disabled people sentenced to death
A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for a stabbing rampage in 2016 which resulted in the death of…
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Airlines cancel most flights as coronavirus spreads
Travel restrictions and a slump in demand due to the coronavirus has forced airlines to cancel almost all flights and…
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Coronavirus: US man who stockpiled hand sanitiser probed for price gouging
A man who stockpiled 17,700 bottles of hand sanitiser to sell on Amazon is being investigated for price gouging. Matt…
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Coronavirus: Germany latest country to close borders
Germany has become the latest country to close borders as European nations try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.…
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Coronavirus: Countries enforce mass closures to stem spread
Schools have been closed, sports events cancelled and cultural institutions shut around the world as countries try to stem the…
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Big swings on Asian markets as coronavirus spreads
Stock markets have seen volatile trading as investors weigh the effect of the coronavirus against measures aimed at easing its…
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