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Inside Iran at election time as country closes borders over virus fears
The country’s borders are closed not for political reasons but because surrounding countries worry about the outbreak of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus & Me: Ben Kavanagh’s complete journey
Irish teacher Ben Kavanagh has become an unexpected internet sensation. His videos of everyday life throughout the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic have been watched by millions, offering a unique insight into what it’s like to be caught up in the middle of a global outbreak.
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Bernie Sanders soars ahead in Democrat primary race
The left-wing Senator from Vermont stormed to victory in the Nevada Democratic caucus last night.
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Italy imposes shutdowns as coronavirus continues to spread
The Venice Carnival has been cancelled over virus concerns.
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FactCheck Q&A: is the coronavirus a pandemic?
The UK’s four Chief Medical Officers still assess the risk to this country as “moderate” despite recent outbreaks around the world.
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Iran Parliament ‘essence of piety’, says adviser to Ayatollah Khamenei
Hossein Dehghan is tipped by some as a future President.
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Trump/Sanders Presidential race would be ‘end of the American republic’, says The Nation columnist Eric Alterman
We’re joined from New York by Eric Alterman, columnist for ‘The Nation’ and a professor at Brooklyn College.
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Sharp rise in coronavirus cases alarms world health officials
World health officials are growing alarmed by the new cases in South Korea, Italy and Iran.
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Coronavirus outbreak has been ‘politicised’ by some countries, says China state TV correspondent Zhou Jiaxin
We spoke this afternoon to Zhou Jiaxin in Wuhan, a correspondent for the China Global Television Network, which is owned by the national broadcaster. I began by asking him what the WHO had learned on their visit to the city.
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‘We all have to be ready for the arrival of coronavirus in our communities’, says WHO’s Dr Margaret Harris
We spoke to Dr Margaret Harris who is on the World Health Organisation’s coronavirus team.
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The Mongolian metal band taking throat singing global
They’ve even been awarded Mongolia’s highest state award for promoting national culture.
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Yorkshire Dales hit by further floods as government pledges £4bn for defences
The Government has pledged to spend another £4 billion over the next five years on flood defence schemes.
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Fuel for coal fires and wood-burning stoves to be banned
The sale of house coal and wet wood will be phased out in England, starting next year – as part of plans to cut harmful air pollution.
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Artificial intelligence helps to discover powerful new antibiotic
We’ve all heard of superbugs – nasty bacteria which can’t be wiped out by antibiotics – well a powerful new drug that can kill some of the world’s most dangerous strains of drug resistant bacteria has been discovered using artificial intelligence.
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Rwandan singer’s death in custody prompts calls for inquiry
Channel 4 News has obtained secret audio recordings by Rwanda’s best known gospel singer who died in recent days, allegedly in prison.
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Jon Snow reports from Iran where hardliners look set to sweep election
In Iran, the polls remained open tonight for an extra two hours – as the authorities claimed there were many queues to vote – although we’ve seen no evidence of such numbers here in Tehran.
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Germany increases security after far-right killings
Hundreds of people have gathered at mosques for Friday prayers in the German town of Hanau – two days after the deadly shooting attack.
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Jurors shown CCTV footage of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi
The trial of the brother of the Manchester bomber, Salman Abedi has heard detailed evidence of his movements in the weeks before the attacks.
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First Minister of Wales ’needs to come to us and tell us how much he’s going to need’ – Welsh Office Minister David Davies on floods
Joining me now from Monmouth – where there’s been serious flooding – is Welsh Office Minister, David Davies. It’s also his constituency.
