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Bernie Sanders quits 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

Sanders acknowledged that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of catching up.

08/04/2020

United Kingdom

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people in Essex lorry tragedy

Maurice Robinson pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people in Essex lorry tragedy

08/04/2020

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EU will raise more than €15 billion to fight coronavirus

"It is in our interest to ensure that the fight is successful worldwide," she said.

07/04/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK PM Boris Johnson spends night in intensive care unit

The British prime minister, already in hospital for tests, was taken to intensive care after his condition worsenedt.

06/04/2020

United Kingdom

UK coronavirus death toll surpasses 5,000 as PM remains in hospital

The UK prime minister tweets from hospital to say he is "in good spirits" while undergoing "routine" tests after 11 days with coronavirus symptoms.

05/04/2020

United Kingdom

Sir Keir Starmer wins leadership race of UK's opposition Labour party

The shadow Brexit secretary will replace Jeremy Corbyn as the party leader with Angela Rayner as his deputy.

04/04/2020

World News

English Premier League 'suspended indefinitely' amid COVID-19 crisis

Premier League football was initially stopped until at least 30 April. But now authorities says it will not even resume at the beginning of May.

03/04/2020

World News

'Lean on Me' and 'Ain't No Sunshine' singer Bill Withers dies aged 81

'Lean on Me' and 'Ain't No Sunshine' singer Bill Withers dies aged 81

03/04/2020

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250,000 Europeans still awaiting repatriation, says EU top diplomat

Global deaths from COVID-19 pass 50,000 after Italy announces 760 fatalities in 24 hours

02/04/2020

World News

Record 6.6 million Americans seek unemployment benefit as layoffs accelerate

Record 6.6 million seek unemployment benefit in US as layoffs accelerate

02/04/2020

World News

Coronavirus: Half of humanity on lockdown in 90 countries

Spain's death toll hit 10,000 after record 950 new deaths recorded in last 24 hours

02/04/2020

Luxembourg

Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic guilty of rejecting refugees - ECJ

Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic breached EU law by failing to take in refugees, rules European Court of Justice

02/04/2020

Sport

Wimbledon tennis championships cancelled due to coronavirus

Wimbledon tennis championships cancelled due to coronavirus

01/04/2020

World News

Covid-10: Europe battles with the coronavirus

As Italy builds a field hospital, Spain further clamps down on non-essential activities and France carries out its largest medical evacuation of the coronavirus patients on French territory, Britain's bask in the warm weather.

29/03/2020

World News

Countries offer solidarity to their neighbours amid Covid-19 outbreak

Whilst Albania and Germany offer aid to their struggling neighbours, solidarity grows within borders as well.

28/03/2020

Spain

Spain reports record COVID-19 daily death toll

Spain has reported a grim record number of fatalities in the COVID-19 pandemic, with 832 new deaths in 24 hours.

28/03/2020

United Kingdom

UK PM Boris Johnson and health minister test positive for coronavirus

Two of the leading figures behind the UK's fight against coronavirus have been infected with it.

27/03/2020

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Drone footage shows the empty streets of cities on lockdown

See some of the world's most popular cities as you've probably never seen them before.

26/03/2020

World

We need a 'war economy' to deal with COVID-19 crisis, says UN chief

Guterres said he wanted to mobilise a double digit percentage of the global economy to "break not bend" the growth curve of coronavirus.

25/03/2020

World News

Coronavirus latest: Spain overtakes China in COVID-19 cases

All non-essential workers are confined to their homes from Monday as Spanish authorities seek to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

25/03/2020