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Global economic growth will turn "sharply negative" this year due to the pandemic, the IMF warns. - Coronavirus: US weekly jobless claims hit 6.6 million The Federal Reserve unveils more measures to shore up the economy as weekly jobless claims hit 6.6 million. - Coronavirus: Spain PM sees 'fire coming under control' Pedro Sánchez is the latest leader to express cautious optimism about the coronavirus outbreak. - Italy 'considering' relaxing coronavirus measures Italian PM Giuseppe Conte said he might begin to relax some measures by the end of this month. - Mysteries of decorated ostrich eggs in British Museum revealed Five Easter-egg sized decorated ostrich eggs in the British Museum are the subject of a new study. - Coronavirus: WHO chief and Taiwan in row over 'racist' comments Taiwan rejects accusations by the UN health body's head that racist slurs against him originated there. - Coronavirus: Bangladesh locks down a million in Rohingya camps Cox's Bazar district hosts camps housing more than a million Rohingya Muslims displaced from Myanmar. - Yemen war: Coalition ceasefire to help combat coronavirus begins The UN welcomes the Saudi-led coalition?s unilateral move, but a Houthi official calls it a ?ploy?. - Coronavirus: Christians face lockdown for Easter Europe's Easter celebrations are extraordinarily constrained by the pandemic. - ISS crew blast off after long quarantine Traditional fanfare is abandoned as a team head for the International Space Station. - Coronavirus: William and Kate video call key workers' children The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge chatted to pupils and thanked teachers at a Lancashire school. - Modern Family: US TV comedy bows out after 11 series The US TV comedy has clocked up 250 episodes since its debut in 2009. - Linda Tripp: Woman who revealed Clinton-Lewinsky scandal dies Linda Tripp, who disclosed Bill Clinton's White House affair with Monica Lewinsky dies, aged 70. - Coronavirus: How Russia's ballet wasn't shut down despite lockdown The spread of coronavirus has shut down entertainment venues but for these dancers the show must go on. - Wheelchair fitness: Surviving coronavirus lockdown on wheels The BBC?s Frank Gardner shows how he?s keeping fit during the UK's coronavirus lockdown measures. - From patient to healer: How this woman is saving lives Women who have overcome depression are running therapy sessions to help others - Coronavirus: Why are football teams in Belarus still playing? Football and life, continue (almost) as normal in Belarus, but anxiety about coronavirus is growing. - Coronavirus: Learn how Wuhan dealt with the lockdown As the Chinese city lifts its quarantine, residents share lessons learnt from the outbreak. - Pink Moon: Europe illuminated by lunar light show Breathtaking images capture the spectacular lunar event in the skies above Europe. - How coronavirus inspired a gangland truce in South Africa A truce has broken out in the notorious, gang-infested townships around South Africa's Cape Town. - Nasa?s all-female team of 'aquanauts' The story of the first women ever to take an active role in a Nasa mission. - Coronavirus: Discarded disposable gloves on the street Photographer Dan Giannopoulos on the discarded disposable gloves he has been finding on his daily walk. - Coronavirus: Israel?s ultra-Orthodox lockdown challenge Coronavirus has hit Israel?s ultra-Orthodox Jews disproportionately, but implementing lockdown in those communities has been challenging. - Coronavirus: Two US towns, two very different experiences In some parts of the country, lives have changed unrecognisably, while elsewhere people say life is largely unchanged. - How India?s behemoth railways are joining the fight against Covid-19 The country is turning thousands of train coaches into isolation wards to prepare for a surge in cases. |
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