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Japan contributes $2.7 mn to nine countries in the Americas: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela ...

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Coronavirus latest: at a glance

A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak

Spain's death rate continues to fall

The country reported 399 deaths in 24 hours, lower than Sunday's figure of 410. A total of 20,852 people have died in Spain, with over 200,000 infected and more than 80,000 cured.The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sanchez , expected...

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Healthcare workers confronted anti-lockdown protesters

The weekend has seen a spate of anti-lockdown protests across the US in Ohio, Michigan and Colorado.But a standout image by photographer Alyson McClaran came on Sunday from Denver, Colorado. As protesters gathered outside the capitol steps and others assembled in their automobiles to ask the city to reopen for business, healthcare workers stood in...

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Turning crap into gold

In the era of Covid-19, we've had to move away from bring-your-own containers and reusable coffee cups - composting can help ease the burdenI have never laughed, cried and wanted to make brown butter apple cake more than now.We don't know how long it will be before we emerge from our chrysalises into the world...

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The stress of giving birth under lockdown

Having a baby is always nerve-racking - and women now have unexpected worries to contend with. New mothers share their stories of 'incredible' midwives, and the joy and pain of giving birth during a pandemicHelen Simmons, a 28-year-old film producer from London, went into labor with her second child on the evening of 30 March...

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WHO warns that few have developed antibodies to Covid-19

Herd immunity hopes dealt blow by report suggesting only 2% -3% of people have been infectedOnly a tiny proportion of the global population - maybe as few as 2% or 3% - appear to have antibodies in the blood showing they have been infected with Covid-19, according to the World Health Organization, a finding that...