Is Moscow’s Covid reopening political? – BBC News
Lockdown restrictions in Moscow are beginning to be lifted despite Russia having one of the highest Covid-19 infection rates in the world. For the last...
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Coronavirus: New Zealand and Iceland on the verge of beating the virus – BBC News
New Zealand and Iceland are on the brink of eliminating COVID-19 – with close to zero active cases in both countries. Both are geographically isolated,...
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Coronavirus: Many European countries are lifting restrictions further – BBC News
June 1st marks an important day for many countries around the world in their efforts to try and ease lockdown restrictions. But while countries like...
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George Floyd death homicide, official post-mortem declares – BBC News
The death of George Floyd, which triggered widespread protests across the US, has been declared a homicide in an official post-mortem examination. The 46-year-old suffered...
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What is test and trace and how does it work? – BBC News
The NHS has introduced a test and trace schemes to help the UK lift lockdown measures and stop the spread of coronavirus. Thousands of contact...
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Warnings that contact tracing not ready as lockdown relaxed in England – BBC News
England has seen the biggest relaxation of the lockdown since it was imposed 10 weeks ago with as many as 6 people allowed to meet...
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President Trump demands tougher response as protests escalate across America – BBC News
A week after the killing of George Floyd — an African-American who died while being detained by police in Minneapolis — there have been more...
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SpaceX Nasa Mission: Astronauts welcomed to the space station – BBC News
US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have floated into the International Space Station (ISS), and were met with hugs and handshakes from ISS Commander...
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Running on empty: Venezuela fuel crisis hits Covid victims – BBC News
Venezuela has the biggest oil reserves in the world. But it has been suffering an unprecedented fuel crisis due to widespread shortages at petrol stations....
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George Floyd death: Curfews have been imposed in 40 US cities – BBC News
The National Guard – the US reserve military force for domestic emergencies – said on Sunday that 5,000 of its personnel had been activated in...
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George Floyd death: Violence erupts on sixth day of protests – BBC News
Violence has erupted in cities across the US on the sixth night of protests sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd....
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Violent clashes across US after officer charged with killing black man in Minneapolis – BBC News
There have been more clashes between police and protesters, in cities across the United States, following the death of an African-American man in Minneapolis. The...
