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Vampire bats 'French kiss with blood' to form lasting bonds

Friday 20th of March 2020, 0:37
related countries: France

Researchers observing the mammals saw them sharing regurgitated blood with their neighbours.
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US students party on spring break despite coronavirus

Friday 20th of March 2020, 1:10
related countries: United States
related places: Florida

US university students flocked to Florida, despite warnings over the new coronavirus.
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What does kids TV look like in North Korea?

Friday 20th of March 2020, 1:18
related countries: North Korea

Exploring the weird, wonderful and surprisingly violent world of North Korean children's television.
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Delhi Nirbhaya rape death penalty: What do hangings mean for India's women?

Friday 20th of March 2020, 1:24
related countries: India

The victim was dubbed Nirbhaya, 'the fearless one', but that's not how most women really feel.
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Coronavirus: Nowruz festival overshadowed by outbreak

Friday 20th of March 2020, 2:21
related countries: Iran

Iran's actual death toll is feared to be higher and its neighbours are braced for worse to come.
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Delhi Nirbhaya rape death penalty: How the case galvanised India

Friday 20th of March 2020, 4:29
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

Four convicts in the Delhi bus rape case have been hanged, ending a seven-year legal battle.
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Nirbhaya case: Four Indian men executed for 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder

Friday 20th of March 2020, 6:11
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

The men were convicted of raping and murdering a young woman in the Indian capital in 2012.
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Is Iran covering up its outbreak?

Friday 20th of March 2020, 9:54
related countries: Iran

Iran has seen one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks but the true scale may be being downplayed.
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Kenyan athletics star Eliud Kipchoge explains how he's keeping fit while in quarantine.

Friday 20th of March 2020, 14:32
related countries: Kenya

The greatest marathon runner in the world, Eliud Kipchoge, is keeping a video diary for the BBC while he is self-isolating.
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Aurlus Mabélé: Congolese music legend dies 'from coronavirus'

Friday 20th of March 2020, 16:03
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

'King of soukous' Aurlus Mabélé died on the same day he was taken into hospital.
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Coronavirus: Why are Australia's remote Aboriginal communities at risk?

Friday 20th of March 2020, 16:04
related countries: Australia

Australia is severely restricting access to remote Aboriginal communities amid coronavirus fears.
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Coronavirus: California issues state-wide 'stay at home' order

Friday 20th of March 2020, 16:15
related countries: United States
related places: California

The governor projects the virus will soon infect more than half of the 40 million people in his state.
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Coronavirus: US, Canada and Mexico restrict border traffic

Friday 20th of March 2020, 17:21
related countries: United States, Mexico

As the US battles the coronavirus outbreak, "non-essential" traffic is suspended across its borders.
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Coronavirus: US Senators face calls to resign over ‘insider trading’

Friday 20th of March 2020, 22:29
related countries: United States

Four US senators sold off stocks after the chamber received a classified briefing on coronavirus.
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