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Coronavirus: US volunteers test first vaccine

The first human trial of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus has started in the US. ...

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. ...

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 19 disabled people at a care home. ...

Coronavirus: Germany to impose border controls over coronavirus

Germany will impose temporary controls on its borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and Luxembourg on Monday to stop coronavirus spreading. ...

US airports in disarray over Coronavirus screening

US airports have been thrown into chaos as new coronavirus health screening measures for people returning from Europe come into force. ...

Coronavirus: Spanish cases up by 1,500 in a day

Coronavirus cases in Spain have risen by 1,500 to more than 5,700, public health officials say. ...

Coronavirus: US travel ban on 26 European countries comes into force

President Donald Trump's travel ban on 26 European nations has come into force in the US, as part of a contingency plan to tackle the coronavirus crisis. ...

Peter Dutton: Australia minister tests positive for virus

A senior member of the Australian government, home affairs minister Peter Dutton, has tested positive for coronavirus, he said on Friday. ...

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 coronavirus outbreak. ...

Danube boat accident: Cruise ship captain goes on trial

A captain whose cruise ship collided with a small tour boat on the Danube, killing 28 people, has gone on trial in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. ...

Coronavirus: China says disease 'curbed' in Wuhan and Hubei

President Xi Jinping has visited the city of Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, sending a message that Beijing has the situation under control. ...

Coronavirus: Italians barred from Austria to stop spread

Austria has announced a ban on Italians entering the country unless they carry a medical certificate, in an attempt to stop coronavirus spreading. ...

Venezuela fire: Thousands of voting machines burned

The electoral council in Venezuela says a fire in its main warehouse near the capital, Caracas, has destroyed most of the voting machines held there. ...

Coronavirus: Italy in 'massive shock therapy' pledge to offset virus impact

Italy's government has pledged to further increase spending in a "massive shock therapy" to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. ...

Coronavirus: Six dead in China quarantine hotel collapse

At least six people are dead and 28 remain missing after a hotel being used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in the Chinese city of Quanzhou collapsed on Saturday. ...