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Coronavirus: How lockdown is being lifted across Europe

  After almost seven weeks of lockdown in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce the next phase of the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Coronavirus: Trump says virus task force to focus on reopening economy

US President Donald Trump has said the coronavirus task force will shift its focus to reopening the economy, a day after suggesting it would be disbanded. ...

Coronavirus: Chinese state media take aim at US 'lab theory'

Chinese state media has accused US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of lying, after he said there was "enormous evidence" the coronavirus emanated from a laboratory in Wuhan. ...

Coronavirus: New York becomes Ground Zero again

The headlines seemed to be crowding in on us. The coronavirus had reached American shores. ...

Was Napoleon a muslim ?

The name « Napoleon Bonaparte » has been inscribed for ages in books retracing the rise and fall of this major figure in the history of the Western world. ...

Coronavirus: Mexico factory staff question 'essential work'

Factory workers in Ciudad Juárez rarely go on strike. Their labour rights are so weak that participating in a protest can cost them their job. ...

Coronavirus: The US resistance to a continued lockdown

In these times, the sight of a public gathering of hundreds of people mostly without face masks is alarming. ...

Coronavirus: Is social distancing an oxymoron in India?

Health experts and governments across the world have been advising people to practice social distancing to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus. ...

Coronavirus: Spanish PM Sánchez sees 'slow and gradual' end to lockdown

Spain will slowly ease its nationwide lockdown in the second half of May, the prime minister said, provided authorities stay "on top of the virus". ...

New Paradigm for the Valuation of Works of Art: A Change that Turns the Art Market on its Head

For a long time limited to a circle of the wealthy, the art market has modernized and has never been so promising. This unparalleled expansion in recent decades is due to the new nature and growth in the number of art collectors, which today number in the tens of millions. ...

Coronavirus: How long does it take to recover?

Covid-19 only emerged at the end of 2019, but already there are signs it may take a long time for some patients to get back to full health. ...

World Health Organization: What is the WHO and what does it do?

President Donald Trump has said he is going to halt US funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) because it had "failed in its basic duty" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak. ...

Coronavirus: What do all the terms mean?

The coronavirus pandemic has introduced dozens of new words and phrases to daily life, from social distancing to herd immunity. But what do they all mean? ...

Why next few weeks are critical in India's coronavirus war

At the weekend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the next three to four weeks would be "critical" to prevent the spread of coronavirus in India. ...

Coronavirus: UK could be 'worst affected' country in Europe

The UK is likely to be among the European countries worst affected by coronavirus, one of the government's senior scientific advisers has said. ...

Coronavirus: Should the world worry about Singapore's virus surge?

Singapore had been a master class in how to handle the Covid-19 outbreak. ...

Will coronavirus lockdown cause food shortages in India?

The market in Lasangaon in the western Indian state of Maharashtra usually thrums with farmers and traders. But the mostly migrant men and women who unload, load and grade onions - an essential part of the diet of millions of Indians - are missing. ...