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French police officers suspended for using racist slur in viral video

Two police officers in Paris have been suspended after being filmed using an extremely offensive racist slur. ...

Coronavirus: Nigeria to ease Abuja and Lagos lockdowns on 4 May

Nigeria will begin a "gradual easing" of coronavirus-related lockdowns for millions of people in its largest city Lagos and the capital, Abuja. ...

US reports deaths of civilians in Somali air strike

The US military has admitted to causing civilian casualties as a result of an air strike in Somalia in February. ...

Coronavirus: Notre-Dame repairs restart amid lockdown

Repair work has restarted at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after halting during France's coronavirus lockdown. ...

Coronavirus: New York to allow tests in pharmacies

The US state of New York, the epicentre of the country's Covid-19 outbreak, will allow pharmacies to carry out tests for the virus, the governor says. ...

Coronavirus: Ecuador 'victim' found alive in hospital mix-up

A 74-year-old Ecuadorean woman who was declared dead from the coronavirus has been found alive, in a case of mistaken identity. ...

Coronavirus Costa Atlantica: Japan investigates outbreak on docked liner

Japan is investigating a virus outbreak among the crew of a cruise ship which docked in Nagasaki in January with no reported cases until a spike this week. ...

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The Czech Republic's ban on free movement, imposed to curb coronavirus, has been lifted. ...

Coronavirus: Trump signs order on immigration green card suspension

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to temporarily suspend the approval of some green cards. ...

Merkel warns coronavirus crisis 'still just the beginning'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her country must remain "clever and cautious" in handling the coronavirus crisis, as it is "not the end phase but still just the beginning". ...

Mozambique villagers 'massacred' by Islamists

Islamist militants have killed around 52 people in northern Mozambique, police say. ...

Kenya hunts those filmed fleeing coronavirus quarantine centre

Kenyans filmed escaping from a coronavirus quarantine centre will be hunted down and sent back there, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. ...

Coronavirus: WHO worker killed in Myanmar collecting samples

A World Health Organization (WHO) driver has been killed in a conflict-riven region of Myanmar while out collecting Covid-19 monitoring samples. ...

Coronavirus: WHO worker killed in Myanmar collecting samples

A World Health Organization (WHO) driver has been killed in a conflict-riven region of Myanmar while out collecting Covid-19 monitoring samples. ...

Sri Lanka attacks: Easter Sunday bombings marked one year on

Church bells have rung out across Sri Lanka, marking one year since more than 250 people were killed by a group of suicide bombers. ...

Canada shooting: Gunman kills at least 16 in Nova Scotia

A gunman disguised as a policeman killed at least 16 people, including a female police officer, in the worst mass shooting in Canada's modern history. ...

Coronavirus: Brazil's Bolsonaro joins anti-lockdown protests

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has come under criticism for joining protesters demanding that restrictions on movement introduced to stop the spread of coronavirus be lifted. ...

Trump and protesters pressure US governors over coronavirus lockdowns

US governors eager to rescue their economies and feeling heat from President Donald Trump are moving to ease restrictions meant to control the spread of the coronavirus, even as new hot spots emerge and experts warn that moving too fast could prove disastrous. ...