Fire at Siberian penal colony after riot sparked by claims of brutality

Videos on social media show buildings alight in prison near Angarsk near Lake Baikal An Instagram video grab shows personnel and convic...
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Coronavirus: Brazil reports over 1,000 deaths

Brazil has become the first country in the southern hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths with coronavirus. Subways in Sao Paulo have been...
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Amsterdam to Paris in 90 minutes? Dutch tout hyperloop as future of travel

North Holland thinks unproven 600mph magnetic hovertrain could help replace air travel From hours to minutes … how the Hardt Hyperloop ...
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Coronavirus: US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopk...
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Clash looms in Japan as Tokyo governor says Abe's Covid-19 measures not enough

Yuriko Koike is expected to name the businesses she wants closed under PM’s state of emergency Tokyo’s governor has clashed with Japan’...
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Britain says aiming to roll-out millions of coronavirus tests in months

Britain on Wednesday said it aimed to roll-out millions of coronavirus tests in months after criticism that it had moved too slowly on the ...
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Coronavirus: German region eases Baltic coast travel ban

A regional court in eastern Germany has ruled that locals can go to the popular Baltic coast this Easter weekend, despite the coronavirus ...
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Yemen confirms first coronavirus case in war-torn country

Fears of devastating outbreak after male patient identified in port town of Ash Shihr A deserted street in Ash Shihr, where a male pati...
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Coronavirus pandemic: EU agrees €500bn rescue package

EU finance ministers have agreed a €500bn (£430bn;$540bn) rescue package for European countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. I...
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Coronavirus: Should the world worry about Singapore's virus surge?

Singapore had been a master class in how to handle the Covid-19 outbreak. Before the disease even had a name, the country had stringen...
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Coronavirus: New York using mass graves amid outbreak

Images have emerged of coffins being buried in a mass grave in New York City, as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues to...
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Over 16,000 Americans die of coronavirus in US

The deadly coronavirus pandemic claimed lives of more than 16,000 Americans and infected over 4.6 lakhs of them, devastating the US economy...
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US lawmakers urge China to shut down 'wet markets' amid coronavirus crisis

"We write to urgently request that China immediately close all operating wet markets that have a potential to expose humans to health...
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