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World News

'Beam me up to Bay 9': Astronaut recalls mission as Hubble turns 30

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 30th anniversary today (April 24). For three decades its extraordinary images and data have helped us better understand the universe.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Raab admits UK must 'strive harder' over PPE supplies

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, standing in for Boris Johnson, rejects opposition claims that the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic has been too slow.

World News

COVID-19: Will Europe's football seasons restart as lockdowns ease up?

The Bundesliga is set to resume matches behind closed doors. Other major leagues are still hoping to restart, but some countries have abandoned the 2019-20 season.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Supply of protective gowns 'critical' say UK hospitals

Supplies of protective gear will run out this weekend in parts of England, hospital bosses say, amid warnings that doctors' lives are being put at risk.

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USA

'Liberate!': Trump accused of fomenting COVID-19 rebellion via tweets

The US President has defended rhetoric appearing to back protests against coronavirus lockdowns in Democrat-led states.

China

China denies 'cover-up' after Wuhan COVID-19 deaths rise 50%

New figures show there have been nearly 1,300 extra deaths in Wuhan than previously reported.

World News

Coronavirus: Spain deaths pass 20,000 as global tally exceeds 150,000

Join us for the latest on the coronavirus crisis.

Ukraine

Ukraine: Forest fires in Chernobyl zone 'under control', officials say

Massive fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone have been contained, Ukraine authorities say, after activists claimed they were dangerously close to the nuclear plant.

France

Coronavirus: Macron announces France lockdown extension until May 11

The French president has announced a month-long extension to a country-wide lockdown which began on March 17.

Spain

COVID-19: Spain allows partial return to work as death toll slows

Workers in Spanish factories, construction and some offices have been going back to work as the government lifts restrictions on non-essential industries

Ukraine

Ukraine: Village evacuated as forest fires burn on in Chernobyl region

Ukraine police moved villagers from their homes as firefighters continued to battle wildfires that broke out last weekend.

Economy

COVID-19: How will the EU €500bn rescue deal help people and firms?

We explain the EU's coronavirus rescue deal and how it aims to provide safety nets for workers, businesses and EU countries hit by the pandemic.

World News

Coronavirus: 'Don't let urgent financial aid fall into wrong hands'

Human rights campaigners warn that anti-corruption measures are being ignored in the rush to send financial aid to countries in need.

World News

Coronavirus: 500m people worldwide 'could be pushed into poverty'

A study says the pandemic could push 8% of the world's population into poverty, prompting calls for a huge rescue package for vulnerable communities. "Never in the 75 years history of our institution have so many countries found themselves in need," said IMF head Kristalina Georgieva,

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson's plight echoes Lloyd George's Spanish flu

How Boris Johnson's forefather David Lloyd George was taken seriously ill amid the 1918 pandemic, but recovered.

Europe News

Coronavirus in Europe: EU science chief quits, slams pandemic response

The head of the European Research Council has resigned saying he has "lost faith in the system" at the height of the coronavirus crisis.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: How will the UK government function in Johnson's absence?

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been designated to take over while the prime minister is in hospital, but the formal rules are unclear.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: World leaders wish Boris Johnson a 'speedy recovery'

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and Donald Trump are among many leaders to send the UK prime minister their good wishes after he was admitted to intensive care.

World News

COVID-19: 'Horrifying surge in domestic violence' amid lockdowns - UN

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says many women and girls are threatened and appeals for "peace at home" amid the pandemic.

Ukraine

Forest fires in Chernobyl exclusion zone bring hike in radiation

Inspectors said radiation levels were substantially higher than normal as two fires blazed in the largely unpopulated exclusion zone around the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster.

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