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COVID-19 could have 'positive effect' on Belt and Road: economist

Despite the huge damage to global trade, COVID-19 could help bolster China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to Michele Geraci, the former Italian undersecretary of state at Italy's Ministr

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'We should've stayed': Brit evacuated from Wuhan regrets leaving China

04:21 A British man who was evacuated from Wuhan at the start of the COVID-19 crisis says he "should've stayed" in China and "made a bad choice" by returning to Britain.Matt Raw, who c

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China calls for unity on COVID-19 to help poorer nations

01:11 China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Chen Xu stressed the importance of international cooperation to help poorer nations during the COVID-19 crisis during a press c

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Brown bear spotted in Spanish nature park for first time in 150 years

01:07 A brown bear has been sighted in a remote area of north-western Spain for what could be the first time in more than 150 years.The animal was spotted by film makers shooting a mov

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China has sent UK over 21 million pieces of PPE, 1,000 ventilators

Medical supplies heading for the UK. China has provided the UK with over 21 million pieces of PPE and more than 1,000 ventilators over the last three weeks, according to the UK government.From

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UK could lift lockdown by letting 20-30 year-olds work

02:53 A new report from Warwick University suggests that one of the ways that the UK could ease its lockdown measures and unlock its economy in the face of COVID-19 is by removing rest

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How sectors worst hit by lockdown could 'come straight back to life'

05:39 Sectors hit by the COVID-19 lockdown "will come straight back to life" once governments begin to unlock their economies, according to Patrick Minford, a professor of economics at

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Keep your cats indoors if you've got COVID-19, say top UK vets

00:58 UK veterinary scientists are telling people with COVID-19 and those in self-isolation to keep their cats indoors to reduce spread of the COVID-19.The British Veterinary Associati

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Lisbon court seize $444m of shares owned by Isabel dos Santos

A Lisbon court has seized over a quarter stake in Portuguese telecommunications firm NOS from a holding company that is co-owned by the former first-daughter of Angola, Isabel dos Santos. /Toby M

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Enjoy ginger, but it's not a 'cure' for COVID-19, says WHO

01:48 The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that while natural remedies such as ginger can have a "positive impact on your health," they are by no means a medically proven treat

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EU marks 25th anniversary of Schengen with closed borders

Hungarian police officers reject cars at the Nickelsdorf-Hegyeshalom border crossing on the Austrian-Hungarian border. Alex Halada / AFP On this day, 26 March, in 1995, seven European nations

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UK chief medical adviser: COVID-19 death rate may be 'much below' 1%

04:44 The mortality rate for those who contract COVID-19 may be much lower than one percent, according to the UK government's chief medical adviser – significantly lower than the figur

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How does COVID-19 compare to previous 'pandemics'?

03:04 How does COVID-19 compare to previous viral outbreaks? Mark Honigsbaum, a specialist in the history of infectious diseases at City, University of London gives us the answer, expl

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Hiring freezes, unpaid leave: COVID-19 forces airlines to slash costs

Germany's Lufthansa and Amsterdam-based KLM have both offered unpaid staff leave and put a freeze on hiring to tighten their belts. (Cecilia Fabiano/AP) Airlines shaken by the spread of COVID-

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Could warmer weather curb COVID-19 like seasonal flu?

People outside the AHEPA hospital, where the first COVID-19 case in Greece was confirmed. /Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters Public health officials, including experts from the US Centers for Disea

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Adults in England to be automatically enrolled as organ donors

00:57 All English adults are to be automatically enrolled as organ donors unless they choose to opt out under legislation that is set to come into effect in just eight weeks, the healt

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UK's battle with Greece over Parthenon Marbles inflamed by Brexit

The Parthenon Marbles, currently owned by the British Museum in London. (Credit: Reuters) An ongoing argument between the UK and Greece over ancient artifacts has become inflamed by Brexit ten