Coronavirus: Los Angeles offers free virus testing to all residents
Los Angeles is offering free coronavirus tests to all residents, regardless of whether they are displaying any symptoms. ...
South Korea fire: Dozens killed in warehouse blaze in Icheon
At least 36 people have been killed in a fire at a warehouse that was under construction in the South Korean city of Icheon. ...
Police protecting Prague mayor after 'Russian murder plot'
The mayor of Prague has confirmed he is under police protection, days after a news report suggested he was the target of an assassination plot. ...
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. ...