Analysts say IS is exploiting the coronavirus pandemic, which is occupying authorities' attention.

State-owned Qatar Airways plans significant staff cutbacks as it deals with the coronavirus downturn.

Twelve people were injured by the blaze in a 49-storey residential building in Sharjah.

Former intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been sworn in as the new prime minister.

A family of four was able to safely get out of their house after a fire caused $200,000 of damage.

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will not be performing their flyover of Waterloo Region and other southern Ontario communities on Saturday due to snowy weather.

Photographer Robin Sinha asked his neighbours in Walthamstow, London, to pose on their doorsteps.

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The RAC motoring group says the number of vehicles on the road is up 11% since the lockdown began.

The pianist joins over 100 artists performing live from home to support front-line workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak.

The BBC speaks to a Chinese doctor who has been on the front line of fighting Coronavirus in Wuhan.

The report also found that WeChat censored more keywords as the outbreak grew.

Nasa says major decreases in nitrogen dioxide levels are "at least partly" linked to the outbreak.

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China should apply a permanent ban on the wildlife trade in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

The highest mountain in the world will be closed to climbers until at least 30 April.

Two filmmakers record life inside the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

Key maps and charts explain how the virus has impacted markets and businesses around the world.

The US president used the term despite warnings to avoid stigmatising one region or group.

In his first tweet the billionaire said 500,000 testing kits and one million masks were going to the US.

Hong Kong has seen 57 new infections over the past two weeks, 50 of which were imported.

The pound falls to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985, trading at $1.15.

Dani Bereznay, one of the fastest esports Formula 1 drivers in the world, talks about taking on real-life F1 drivers.

In 1961, F1 driver Sir Stirling Moss won the hearts of the nation to be crowned Sportsview Personality winner.

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Formula 1 plans to create an isolated environment for competitors when it starts racing again in July.

Renault's Daniel Ricciardo expects the first race of the season to be chaotic after the long break enforced by the coronavirus crisis.

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The Royal Hospital Chelsea says another 58 residents have contracted the virus and recovered.

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Councils have seen a "significant surge" in criminal activity, including the sale of bogus medical kit.

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A Kenyan university is voluntarily making critical medical kits in the fight against Covid-19.

Malawi announces cash handouts for the poorest, after the courts blocked the proposed lockdown.

African states face real challenges in trying to expand their testing for the coronavirus.

The Mercury-nominated rapper had been put in an induced coma in April.

Covid-19 could linger for years and "smoulder in transmission hot spots", the WHO warns.

At exactly 1500 on 8 May 1945, British PM Winston Churchill announced the end of the war in Europe.

Allan Little examines how events on VE Day were reported by the BBC, and how Britain changed.

BBC Sport looks at the path La Liga is following to allow top-flight football to resume safely in Spain.

France is eyeing a lifting of strict coronavirus measures on Monday but for many the damage is done.

Measures will be relaxed from Monday, but the densely populated capital faces continuing curbs.

The Bundesliga will resume behind closed doors on Saturday 16 May - becoming the first European league to restart following the coronavirus shutdown.

Sporting events in the Netherlands will have to take place without fans until there is a coronavirus vaccine, Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge says.

Leaders across the continent are holding closed ceremonies, without the public in attendance.

Italy has the third highest officially recorded coronavirus deaths, after the US and the UK.

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