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Your Hourly COVID-19 News Feed - Drill Down by Source: All BBC Hacker News
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2020-05-21 |
Coronavirus: Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov 'flown to Moscow hospital' Russian reports say Chechnya's hardline leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, was flown to a hospital in Moscow. |
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2020-05-21 |
Sri Lanka cash handout: Three killed as Covid-19 aid distributed in Colombo A crush occurred in Colombo as a businessman reportedly gave cash aid for the coronavirus outbreak. |
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2020-05-21 |
Calls to US poison control centres jump during pandemic There were more than 3,600 cases of disinfectant exposure reported in April compared to 1,676 in February. |
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2020-05-21 |
Earlier lockdown 'could have saved 36,000 lives' - study A Columbia University study estimates 36,000 fewer deaths if US lockdown began one week earlier. |
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2020-05-21 |
Coronavirus: US workers seeking jobless aid near 40 million Almost a quarter of the US workforce has filed for unemployment since mid-March. |
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2020-05-21 |
Coronavirus: Which countries does US think handled it best? Americans had praise for South Korea, mixed feelings on the UK, and criticism for China. |
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2020-05-21 |
Coronavirus: French brothers strike gold under lockdown Two children, aged about 10, make a valuable discovery as they build a shelter in their garden. |
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2020-05-21 |
Coronavirus: Alarm as crowds flock to European beaches Authorities in France, the Netherlands and UK urged people to observe social-distancing rules. |
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2020-05-21 |
Coronavirus in South Africa: Two-day-old baby dies The prematurely born baby, who had trouble breathing, is among the youngest victims in the world. |
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2020-05-21 |
Emptier US roads more lethal in coronavirus pandemic, report says March's fatality rates jump by 14% even though people are driving less due to virus restrictions. |
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2020-05-21 |
Italy bribery probe nets Sicily coronavirus response chief The virus response boss is among 10 arrested in a big healthcare corruption probe in hard-hit Italy. |
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2020-05-21 |
Zuckerberg: Facebook to 'take down' coronavirus misinformation Mark Zuckerberg explains how the social network is responding to the Covid-19 crisis. |
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2020-05-21 |
US Senate passes bill that could delist some Chinese firms The moves comes as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing over the coronavirus pandemic. |
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2020-05-21 |
Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trial begins in the UK The study will test the drugs - one of which Donald Trump has said he is taking - against a placebo. |
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2020-05-21 |
Doctor who raised concerns over PPE shortage admitted to mental hospital The Andhra Pradesh medic was suspended after complaining about the lack of protective equipment. |
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2020-05-21 |
Coronavirus: The Russian republic enduring a 'catastrophe' The coronavirus outbreak in Dagestan in southern Russia saw 10 dying each day at its peak. |
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2020-05-21 |
Africa didn't dither but faces long coronavirus fight How the continent's sense of vulnerability may help it adapt to yet another deadly disease. |
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2020-05-21 |
Colombia: How armed gangs are using lockdown to target activists Campaigners were already at risk but restrictions have left them easy targets for militia groups. |
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2020-05-21 |
Coronavirus: World sees highest daily increase in virus cases - WHO The head of the World Health Organization warns the pandemic is a "long way" from being over. |
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2020-05-20 |
Coronavirus: Sleepless nights for doctors in a war zone People in Afghanistan dared to hope for peace, but they are now fighting both violence and the virus. |