Climate change: More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070
Climate change: More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070
Areas such as India, Australia and Africa are predicted to be among the worst affected.
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Coronavirus: Somalia probes Kenyan aid plane crash
Coronavirus: Somalia probes Kenyan aid plane crash
The African Express aircraft crashed in flames before it was due to land, killing all six on board.
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Coronavirus: US to borrow record $3tn as spending soars
Coronavirus: US to borrow record $3tn as spending soars
The sum is more than five times the previous quarterly record, in the 2008 financial crisis.
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Coronavirus: World leaders pledge billions for vaccine fight
Coronavirus: World leaders pledge billions for vaccine fight
More than $8bn (£6.5bn) are pledged to help develop a vaccine and fund research into treatments.
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Coronavirus: France’s first known case ‘was in December’
Coronavirus: France's first known case 'was in December'
A Paris doctor says a patient first diagnosed with pneumonia is now confirmed as having had Covid-19.
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Coronavirus: Thanking healthcare workers worldwide
Coronavirus: Thanking healthcare workers worldwide
Some of the ways that people have expressed thanks to workers on the frontline against Covid-19.
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Coronavirus aid: Air France ‘must cut domestic flights to get state loan’
Coronavirus aid: Air France 'must cut domestic flights to get state loan'
A €7bn (£6.15bn) rescue is contingent on the airline becoming more eco-friendly, a minister says.
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President warns of 100,000 coronavirus deaths in US
President warns of 100,000 coronavirus deaths in US
President Trump also suggested to Fox News that a vaccine could be ready by the end of the year.
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Coronavirus: Naples feels the cost of Italy’s lockdown
Coronavirus: Naples feels the cost of Italy's lockdown
As Italy eases its restrictions, the damage caused by lockdown is being felt across Naples.
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Malaria ‘completely stopped’ by microbe
Malaria 'completely stopped' by microbe
Scientists say the microbe - found in the wild near Lake Victoria - has enormous potential.
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Coronavirus: Theft suspects tried in France over fake police checks
Coronavirus: Theft suspects tried in France over fake police checks
The suspects posed as officers and robbed victims after checking their lockdown papers, police say.
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Scientists may never find ‘missing link’ species
Scientists may never find 'missing link' species
The "intermediate host" animal that passed the coronavirus from bats to humans may never be found.
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Fake News Generator: Who starts viral misinformation? – BBC News
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Conspiracy theories and speculation about coronavirus have flooded social media. But who starts these rumours? And who spreads them?
Specialist disinformation reporter Marianna Spring has investigated lots of misleading stories circulating online during the pandemic.
It's given her an idea about who is behind this misinformation - and what motivates them. Laughs, power, clicks - or answers.
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Coronavirus: New lows for deaths in France, Spain and Italy
Coronavirus: New lows for deaths in France, Spain and Italy
A French doctor says tests on samples from patients show the virus was present last year.
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Coronavirus: Russia’s cases rise by 10,000 in one-day record
Coronavirus: Russia's cases rise by 10,000 in one-day record
Russia's cases jump by 10,633 in one day, as Moscow's mayor warns the peak is yet to come.
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North and South Korea in gunfire exchange after Kim Jong-un reappears
North and South Korea in gunfire exchange after Kim Jong-un reappears
South Korea says bullets hit one of its border posts, a day after the North's elusive leader reappears.
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Coronavirus R0: What is the R number and why does it matter? – BBC News
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In the daily briefing earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said to avoid the "disaster" of a second peak the UK must keep the R rate below one.
But what is the R number and why does it matter?
BBC health correspondent Laura Foster explains what governments are aiming for and why it matters.
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Coronavirus: Spain makes masks compulsory on public transport
Coronavirus: Spain makes masks compulsory on public transport
The measure comes as the country starts to relax its strict coronavirus lockdown.
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Coronavirus: WHO defends coronavirus outbreak response
Coronavirus: WHO defends coronavirus outbreak response
The health organisation pushes back at criticism of its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Kim Jong-un appears in public, North Korean state media report
Kim Jong-un appears in public, North Korean state media report
North Korea's Kim Jong-un makes his first public appearance for 20 days, state media report, amid speculation about his health.
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Coronavirus: Immigration detention centres in crisis
Coronavirus: Immigration detention centres in crisis
There are Covid-19 outbreaks in supply-strapped detention centres across the US.
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Joe Biden denies sexually assaulting staff assistant Tara Reade
Joe Biden denies sexually assaulting staff assistant Tara Reade
The US Democratic candidate says an alleged assault nearly 30 years ago "never happened".
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Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 kinds of assault weapons
Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 kinds of assault weapons
New rules would make it illegal to sell or use 1,500 kinds of assault weapons.
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In pictures: May Day protests around the world
In pictures: May Day protests around the world
Despite pandemic-related restrictions on daily life, some people are taking part in demonstrations.
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Coronavirus: US intelligence debunks theory it was ‘manmade’
Coronavirus: US intelligence debunks theory it was 'manmade'
US spies say they are still investigating the virus origins, as Mr Trump suggests it came from a lab.
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Coronavirus: Eurozone economy shrinks at record rate
Coronavirus: Eurozone economy shrinks at record rate
Single currency nations see a sharp fall in GDP during the first quarter of the year.
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Coronavirus: Los Angeles offers free virus testing to all residents
Coronavirus: Los Angeles offers free virus testing to all residents
It is the first major US city to offer free testing to all, even if people are showing no symptoms.
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Coronavirus: France offers subsidy to tempt lockdown cyclists
Coronavirus: France offers subsidy to tempt lockdown cyclists
The country's minister for ecological transition says the move aims to keep pollution levels low.
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Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election
Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election
The US president says Beijing faces a "lot" of possible consequence from the US over coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Germany dashes tourism sector’s hopes on lockdown
Coronavirus: Germany dashes tourism sector's hopes on lockdown
Germany warns against worldwide travel before mid-June, as its tourism sector calls for state aid.
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