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People have their temperature checked and their hands disinfected as they enter the Palladium Shopping Center, in northern Tehran, Iran.

Anti-coronavirus measures disrupt everyday life

The World Health Organisation said about 3.4 per cent of people infected with the COVID-19 virus globally have died, making it more fatal than the common flu.

  • by Lori Hinnant

Opinion & Perspectives

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Harvey Weinstein at court in February.

Harvey Weinstein undergoes heart procedure before transfer to jail

After the verdict, Weinstein experienced extremely high blood pressure and heart palpitations, his lawyers said.

  • by Jan Ransom
Collection of Instagram posts, which Facebook, the owner of Instagram, yanked off the site in October after concluding that they originated from Russia.

Russian accounts meddling in US election harder to detect

The Russian improvements make it harder for voters and social media platforms to identify the foreign interference, Kim said.

  • by Amamda Seitz

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An almost empty British Airways passenger plane flies from Milan to London in Milan, Italy.

'Push this virus back': WHO urges maximum effort to counter COVID-19

As China appeared to be winning its epic, costly battle against the new virus, the fight was revving up in newly affected areas of the globe.

  • by Matt Sedensky
Workers in protective suits disinfect a plane in South Korea.

As the day unfolded: Scott Morrison announces new travel restrictions as cases surge around globe

Australia has recorded its second death linked to the coronavirus outbreak, as Italy prepared measures to cancel all public events, and other countries scrambled to control the outbreak.

  • by Jenny Noyes and Matt Bungard

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A policeman stands guard at the Al Noor Mosque ahead of a national call to prayer after the shootings.

Christchurch teen charged after mosque photo

The mosque was the site of 42 deaths in last year's terrorist attack, which will be commemorated on March 15 - the first anniversary of the tragedy.

  • by Ben McKay

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