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Covid-19 lockdowns take their toll with record fall for Eurozone economy

The European economy shrank by a record 3.8% in the first quarter as business activity from hotels and restaurants to construction and manufacturing was...

Johnson to front first virus press conference since recovering from Covid-19

Boris Johnson will front his first daily press conference since recovering from Covid-19 on Thursday amid mounting pressure on him to set out a...

End of lockdown will not be a flick of the switch moment, says Sturgeon

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has insisted lifting the coronavirus lockdown will not be a “flick of the switch moment”. Ms Sturgeon said she was...

Hong Kong protests continue to regain steam

Demonstrators chanted pro-democracy slogans in a luxury mall in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the latest in a string of small but determined protests as...

Many Japanese defy appeals to stay home to curb coronavirus spread

Under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, people have been asked to stay home. Many are not. Some still have to commute to their jobs despite...

Police called after NYC funeral home puts bodies in trucks

Police were called to a Brooklyn neighbourhood on Wednesday after a funeral home overwhelmed by the coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on...

Trump says US will not extend social distancing guidelines

President Donald Trump has said the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire on Thursday. The president said...

British government ends support for four new ventilator designs

Four teams who have been working on ventilators in response to the Government’s urgent call for more machines for the NHS have been told...

‘I’m just better than them’ – Andy Murray breezes into virtual Madrid Open semis

Andy Murray joked he was just too good for the opposition after moving into the semi-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro. Murray beat...

WHO puts global networks on alert over rare illness in children

Global health experts are looking into reports of a rare but serious syndrome affecting children. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it had asked its...

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