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Apple closes all stores outside Greater China amid coronavirus outbreak

Apple is closing all stores outside Greater China until March 27 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The firm said the most effective way to...

WHO head thanks Usher for backing global coronavirus fund

The head of the World Health Organisation has thanked Usher for sharing a global campaign raising funds to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The WHO has...

Japan hopeful of hosting Olympics ‘without a hitch’ – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the country is hopeful of hosting the Olympics this summer “without a hitch”. Speculation regarding the likelihood of the...

Covid-19: Cases spread worldwide as China shows signs of recovery

China has continued to ease the lockdown on Hubei – the source of the coronavirus outbreak – as the rest of the world mobilises...

Netanyahu calls for national emergency government to fight coronavirus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the formation of an emergency government with his chief rival to confront a growing crisis over...

US ‘failing’ in coronavirus testing, health official says

The US lag in coronavirus testing is “a failing”, a top federal health official has said. Public health experts have warned they do not have...

Europe is the ‘epicentre of the pandemic’ says WHO chief

WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that Europe is now “the epicentre of the pandemic”. The continent now has more reported cases of...

Trump preparing to invoke emergency powers over coronavirus

Donald Trump is preparing to invoke emergency powers as the US struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according to sources. It is unclear what mechanism...

Millions stay home and troops on standby as world tackles coronavirus

Tens of millions of students are staying home on three continents, security forces are on standby to guard against large gatherings of people, and...

Downing Street rules out Brexit transition extension despite coronavirus threat to talks

The Brexit transition period will not be extended despite the coronavirus pandemic threatening to disrupt negotiations with the EU, Downing Street has said. Boris Johnson...

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