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Is Latin America next epicentre of pandemic?
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 0:03related countries:
Brazil, 
MexicoNew cases have been rising sharply in Brazil and Mexico, along with other countries in the region.
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Earlier coronavirus lockdown 'could have saved 36,000 lives'
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 0:12related countries:
United StatesAs study estimates death toll if lockdown began a week earlier, President Trump says 'I was so early'.
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Coronavirus sparks a sanitary pad crisis in India
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 0:21related countries:
IndiaSchools normally provide students with pads in a country where millions of women go without.
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Coronavirus: Flexible working will be a new normal after virus
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 2:35related countries:
New ZealandFacebook and New Zealand's prime minister are the latest to support a radical shift in how we all work.
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Singapore quizzer finally wins $10k after Tony Hadley's message
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 6:22related countries:
SingaporeMuhammad Shalehan was originally denied the prize as judges claimed he mispronounced "Tony Hadley".
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Cyclone Amphan: Survivors return to face destruction left by storm
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 6:29related countries:
India, 
BangladeshA massive clean-up operation begins after the storm flattened homes and left cities without power.
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NPC: China moves to impose controversial Hong Kong security law
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 11:57related countries:
China, 
Hong Kongrelated places: Beijing
Pro-democracy activists fear Beijing pushing through a new law could be "the end of Hong Kong".
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Augustin Bizimana: Remains of top Rwanda genocide suspect found
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 12:02related countries:
RwandaAugustin Bizimana was defence minister when about 800,000 people were killed in 100 days.
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China's new law: Why Hong Kong is worried
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 12:27related countries:
Hong Kong, ChinaA simple guide to the new national security law China has proposed in Hong Kong and why it matters.
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Coronavirus: The Bolivian orchestra stranded in a German castle
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 13:22related countries:
Bolivia, 
GermanyThe young musicians have been in a moated castle in eastern Germany for 73 days after Bolivia closed its borders.
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US naval base shooting was 'terrorism related', FBI says
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 15:17related countries:
United StatesA second suspect may be at large in the attack that injured one and left the shooter dead.
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Karachi plane crash: Pakistan International Airlines on flight from Lahore
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 15:46related countries:
Pakistanrelated places: Lahore, Karachi
Pictures shared on social media show smoke rising from the crash site, a residential area in Karachi.
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Mory Kanté: African music star dies aged 70
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 16:40related countries:
GuineaThe singer, who helped bring African music to world audiences with hits like Yéké Yéké, dies in Guinea.
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Hong Kong residents respond to controversial security law
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 16:53related countries:
Hong KongHong Kong residents give their reaction to the controversial national security law being planned.
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Hong Kong: Pompeo condemns China’s law as ‘death knell’ for freedoms
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 17:52related countries:
Hong Kong, ChinaSecretary of State Mike Pompeo says the law would be a “death knell†for Hong Kong’s special freedoms.
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Jamal Khashoggi: Fiancée rejects family forgiveness offer to killers
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 18:12related countries:
Saudi ArabiaThe prominent Saudi journalist was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.
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Coronavirus: Is it safe to visit US national parks?
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 19:09related countries:
United Statesrelated places: National
National parks are re-opening and people can't wait to embrace the Great Outdoors. But is it safe?
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Ahmaud Arbery: Third man charged over death of black jogger
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 21:44related countries:
GeorgiaThe motorist is accused of murder and attempted false imprisonment over the shooting in Georgia.
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Canada v US: Loon stabs eagle through heart
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 22:22related countries:
Canada, United Statesrelated places: America
The loon, which is on Canada's dollar coin, and the eagle, America's national bird, fought to the death.
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How to find a meteorite in Antarctica
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 23:11related countries:
AntarcticaJustin Rowlatt joins a team of scientists looking for small space rocks in Antarctica.
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Iranian Parkour athlete arrested over a rooftop kiss
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 23:12related countries:
IranAlireza Japalaghy performs life-threatening stunts, but has been detained for 'vulgar acts'.
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Spellers' advice for concentrating on work in lockdown
Friday 22nd of May 2020, 23:14related countries:
United StatesTwo US spelling bee winners give their advice for concentrating on work in lockdown.
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