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Coronavirus: Clinical trial for vaccine begins as EU expected to close external borders
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Coronavirus: Five things to help make sense of the week
It's been a week of extraordinary developments, as the coronavirus has continued to spread across the world. The news updates are almost non-stop and at times it's easy to lose track. Here's a summary of what happened in the past seven days.
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World Health Organization declares coronavirus a pandemic
The long-awaited pronouncement came as worldwide cases topped 120,000 while the number of deaths exceed 4,300.
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Coronavirus Epidemic Draws Scrutiny to Labs Handling Deadly Pathogens
Risk of accidents or terrorism grows as more countries handle exotic microbes, say biosafety experts
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Elementary School Employee Diagnosed With First Coronavirus Case In Oregon
Case is one of four in the U.S. announced Friday. Oregon school is closed for deep cleaning as staff and students are checked for symptoms
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If you’re a US healthcare worker worried about how the US will deal with coronavirus, we’d like to hear from you. Share your views and experiences
If you’re a US healthcare worker worried about how the US will deal with coronavirus, we’d like to hear from you. Share your views and experiences
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‘To hell and back’: my three weeks suffering from coronavirus
Tiger Ye, 21, lives in Wuhan and started showing symptoms in mid-January. Here he tells the story of his illness and recovery
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2nd coronavirus case confirmed in US
Chinese authorities say the death toll from the virus has increased to 25.
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Venice floods: Italy to declare state of emergency over damage
Italy has declared a state of emergency in Venice after the Italian city was engulfed by 1.87m (6ft) high water levels, flooding its historic basilica and cutting power to homes.
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California fires: Trump threatens to pull federal aid
US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for the wildfires sweeping California, in a Twitter spat with the state's governor
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Celebrities flee, multimillion-dollar homes burn in Los Angeles wildfire
James bought a $23 million, eight-bedroom home in Brentwood in late 2017, according to media reports.
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‘TELLS YOU SHE KNOWS NOTHING’: Greta photo that outraged her critics
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s rise has sparked fury among climate denialists — and with this one photo, they thought they’d finally nailed her.
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'You have stolen my dreams': Teen activist Thunberg makes emotional plea at UN climate summit
Merkel, Modi detail their country's commitments to combat climate change
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Trump strips California of power to set auto emission standards
The White House has stripped California of its right to set its own auto emissions standards and banned other states from setting similar rules.
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Powerful typhoon makes landfall in Japan, snarling traffic in Tokyo
One of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in recent years made landfall just east of Tokyo on Monday, bringing record-breaking winds, stinging rain and sending some rivers close to the top of their banks.
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Bahamas left devastated after 3 days of pounding by Hurricane Dorian Social Sharing
'There was no point staying in the house and waiting for a rescue': search, recovery ongoing in Bahamas
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Hurricane Dorian is not your typical Florida tropical cyclone
This storm has been far from ordinary. Here’s where storms near the same spot as Dorian typically end up.
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Brazil's President Is Sending The Military To Fight The Amazon Fires As Protests Grow Worldwide
Since his election, Jair Bolsonaro has worked to loosen environmental laws and open up vast swaths of the Amazon to industry. Now large stretches of the rainforest are on fire.
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Resistant malaria spreading in South East Asia
Malaria parasites resistant to key drugs have spread rapidly in South East Asia, researchers from the UK and Thailand say.
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European heatwave: France hits record temperature of 45.9C
France has hit its highest recorded temperature - 45.9C (114.6F) - amid a heatwave in Europe that has claimed several lives.
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