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Pope Francis gathers his thoughts while holding a palm branch as he celebrates Palm Sunday mass behind closed doors at St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday. (AFP)

Rare sight: Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday mass behind closed doors

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Besides his aides, a few invited prelates, nuns and laypeople were present.

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Spain records third straight day of drop in Covid-19 death toll

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The health ministry said total deaths were now 12,418, the highest in the world after Italy.

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Trump seeks Modi's help to allow sale of Hydroxychloroquine tablets

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30 new Covid-19 cases in China; 9 Wuhan districts 'low-risk'

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Boris Johnson's pregnant fiancé 'feeling stronger' after Covid-19 scare

A file photo of London Ambulance staff in London outside a Covid-19 field hospital. (AFP)

UK warns of tougher social distancing norms to fight Covid-19

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Covid-19: 4.3L entered US from China via flights after outbreak

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Covid-19: UK announces chartered flights to fly Britons out of India

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Covid-19 lockdown: Pakistan books cleric for organising mosque prayers

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Covid-19 cases reaches 2,880 in Pakistan

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Aakar Patel: What will the new economy look like post Covid-19 crash?

People thrown out of livelihoods sit down for a meal at a soup kitchen set up by the Delhi government at a temporary shelter in the Nizamuddin area. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Waqyanavis: So cops looked the other way 'coz Tablighi Jamaat sends them free food?

Health workers sanitize the area near the Nizamuddin mosque after people who attended a religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat where Covid-19 positive persons spread the virus to other participants. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

These COVID-19 trackers map the spread of infection by country, state and district

A screenshot of covindia.netlify.com shows a timelapse map of infections spreading through districts.

Buying ventilators? It is sheer stupidity, say experts

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Download this MIT app to join efforts to trace the coronavirus route map in your area

The free and open-source prototype Private Kit app was developed by teams at MIT and Harvard as well as software engineers of Facebook and Uber who worked on it in their free time.

Humour in times of distress

The burqa-clad Nazma Aapi’s political commentary has made Saloni Gaur a national sensation

Quarantine in the lap of nature: Villagers camp in forest to elude Covid-19

These villagers of Markhal in Karnataka are camping in the forests of Charmadi Ghat in Mudigere in Chikkamagaluru district to stay out of reach of Covid-19.

Even monkeys are starving

File picture of monkeys waiting for food delivery on the road to Srisailam passing through Amrabad Tiger Reserve.

How many labs in India can test Coronavirus?

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RiderGirl Vishakha: 'I love it when a man’s ego is hurt when I overtake him.'

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A man walks by Teatro Marcello in Rome which is unsually empty due to coronavirus epidemic(AP)

Coronavirus fear leaves streets of Rome empty

Coronavirus fear leaves streets of Rome empty

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A man walks by Teatro Marcello in Rome which is unsually empty due to coronavirus epidemic(AP)

Coronavirus fear leaves streets of Rome empty

A child cries as he waits in line to board a plane for Beijing at the airport in Hong Kong (AP)

Coronavirus and the impact on daily life

The shadow of the Chilean national flag fluttering in front of La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago, is casted over demonstrators gesturing during a march on International Women's day on march 8, 2020(AP)

In pictures: Women's Day march around the world

With the coronavirus emergency deepening in Europe, Italy, a focal point in the contagion, risks falling back into recession as foreign tourists are spooked from visiting its cultural treasures and the global market shrinks for prized artisanal products, from fashion to design. AP Photo

Virus puts northern Italy under lockdown

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Crowded refugee camps make Rohingyas vulnerable to virus outbreak

People bow during a three-minute national memorial to commemorate those who died in the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak on Saturday. (AFP)

China: 95 police officers, 46 medical staff died of Coronavirus

Workers in protective suits prepare to escort travelers in wheelchairs at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. AP Photo

China reports 45 new Covid19 cases, five new fatalities

China pauses in memory of coronavirus victims and 'martyrs' IMF to consider Pak's request for financial aid to tackle Covid19 outbreak As Covid19 cases rise, Pak opens borders with China for medical assistance

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Asia

Passengers arrive at the railway station in Wuhan on March 28, 2020, after travel restrictions into the city were eased following two months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened on March 28 after more than two months of almost total isolation. (AFP)

Meanwhile in Wuhan, the people are coming back

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South Korea reports 86 new Covid19 cases, count rises to 10,000

Australian student Alek Sigley says he was threatened with a firing-squad execution in North Korea (AFP Photo)

Australian student claims North Korea threatened to execute him

Prime minister Narendra Modi interacts with fellow world leaders during the virtual G20 Summit, to advance a coordinate global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (PTI)

G-20 plans to inject USD 5 trillion into global economy

Commuters wear face masks on the Mass Rapid Transit train as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore

Singaporeans could face jail time under new social distancing rules

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Coronavirus kills 9 doctors in Philippines

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Iran reports 157 new virus deaths, imposes intercity ban

A nurse prepares medicines for patients at Jinyintan Hospital designated for new coronavirus infected patients, in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. AFP

China neither created the virus nor intentionally transmitted it, Beijing hits out

Middle East

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Over 12,000 recover from virus in Iran amid rising death toll

People in protective clothing walk past rows of beds at a temporary 2,000-bed hospital for COVID-19 coronavirus patients set up by the Iranian army at the international exhibition center in northern Tehran, Iran. AP Photo

Iran records 139 new Covid19 deaths, toll climbs to 2,517

Afghan personnel arrive at the site of the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

Four killed as gunmen attack Sikhs gathered at a Gurdwara in Afghanistan

Covid19 death toll in Iran climbs to 1,900 Covid19: Iran reports 149 new deaths, toll climbs to 1,433 24 Afghan soldiers killed in insider attack

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America

A body is moved to a refrigerator truck serving as a temporary morgue outside of Wyckoff Hospital in the Borough of Brooklyn, New York. AFP Photo

Trump warns of toughest weeks ahead as death toll mounts in US

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New York leads Covid-19 death toll as 630 die in single day

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US urges citizens to wear masks amid mounting death toll

Medical staff move bodies from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center to a refrigerated truck in Brooklyn, New York. AP Photo

China's Covid19 figures not accurate, says US politician Nikki Haley

A man waves from a bus in a neighborhood in the Queens borough, which has one of the highest infection rates of coronavirus in the nation, on Friday in New York City. (AFP)

Record coronavirus deaths in single day in New York State

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Trump fires intelligence official who had key impeachment role

A man wears a face mask while he visits Times Square as rain falls in New York citu. AFP Photo

Trump decides against imposing lockdown in New York as Covid19 cases surge

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Rising coronavirus deaths push Americans indoors

Europe

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Spain records second straight day of drop in Covid-19 fatalities

A video grab of the new Labour Party leader Keir Starmer. (AFP)

Keir Starmer new UK Labour Party leader, replaces Corbyn

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Covid-19 death toll breaches 60K mark worldwide

Covid-19 lockdown: Spain likely to extend emergency by 2 weeks Spain experiences luxury quarantine as hotels turn into hospitals Italy government worried about people not staying indoors

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Africa

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Boko Haram kills over 100 Chadian soldiers in seven-hour attack

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Libya battles escalate as coronavirus arrives in country

'Apart from burning shops, stalls, and a market the fire also burnt two vehicles,' said Martial Tumusiime, police spokesman in the area. (Photo: File/Representational)

Over 20 killed in oil tanker explosion in west Uganda

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Tanzania, Somalia report first Covid19 cases

Under the rule of general-turned-president Sisi, who led Morsi's ouster, authorities have launched a broad crackdown on dissidents, jailing thousands of Islamists as well as secular activists and popular bloggers. (Photo: AFP)

Watch: Several protests break out in Egypt’s Tahrir square, several arrested

Geingob secured 464,703 votes, while independent candidate Panduleni Itula, who stood second, received 242,657 votes, Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said. (Photo: ANI)

Namibian President Hage Geingob secures term for the second time

COVID 19 reaches Sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria reports first case

Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association treasurer Tapiwa Mungofa addressing the media during a press conference at the Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. AFP Photo

Zimbabwe steps up measures to contain virus, enforces three-week lockdown

Australia and New Zealand

Brenton Tarrant, the man charged in relation to the Christchurch massacre appear in the dock charged with murder in the Christchurch District Court, New Zealand. AFP Photo

New Zealand's Christchurch terrorist pleads guilty for murder, terrorism

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern. AFP Photo

New Zealand annunounces month-long lockdown to contain virus outbreak

A man brandishing a large knife chased passersby in Sydney's Central Business District on Tuesday and stabbed at least one woman on the busy street before he was overpowered and taken into custody. (Photo: AFP)

Stabbing spree in Sydney by man yelling 'God is great' in Arabic

Hundreds detained at Moscow Opposition protest New Zealand PM Ardern calls for September election New Zealand PM slams Donald Trump for ‘racist’ remarks on Congresswomen

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