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• Boris Johnson breathing without aid in intensive care
  
  Boris Johnson is described as a "fighter" after he was moved into intensive care on Monday evening.
• Coronavirus warship row: Acting US Navy secretary resigns
  
  The acting Navy chief was under fire for ousting a captain who pleaded for help fighting Covid-19.
• Coronavirus: Virtual wedding surprise celebration for doctors
  
  After their wedding was cancelled due to coronavirus, Zoe and Tom were thrown a virtual celebration instead.
• Coronavirus: Tracking the pandemic
  
  Key maps and charts explaining how the respiratory virus has spread around the world and how it is being dealt with.
• Coronavirus French death toll passes 10,000
  
  In the past 24 hours, 607 deaths were recorded in hospitals, with more deaths also in nursing homes.
• Coronavirus: New York reports highest single-day virus death toll
  
  Governor Cuomo reports rising deaths as the state faces questions over a Rikers prison death.
• George Pell: Cardinal says he holds 'no ill will' over abuse claim
  
  The cardinal was acquitted by Australia's highest court after being jailed for child sex abuse.
• Coronavirus: Four out of five people's jobs hit by pandemic
  
  The global economic impact of coronavirus could leave nearly 200 million people jobless, a UN agency says.
• Ecuador ex-president Correa jailed in absentia for corruption
  
  Rafael Correa, now living in Belgium, was sentenced with 19 others for taking bribes.
• Syria War: 'Highly probable' Syrian military hit civilian targets - UN
  
  A UN board of inquiry examined air strikes on four civilian facilities in 2019.
• Coronavirus: People of Wuhan allowed to leave after lockdown
  
  People are now able to leave Wuhan for the first time since January and a big exodus is expected.
• Azul Rojas Marín: Peru found responsible for torture of LGBT person
  
  Azul Rojas Marín was beaten and raped in custody in Peru, a top human rights court rules.
• Event Horizon Telescope: Black hole produces twisting jet
  
  The team behind the first image of a black hole reveals something else from that historic picture.
• Coronavirus: North-South divide ahead of key EU meeting
  
  Italy and Spain accuse northern European countries of not doing enough to help in economic crisis.
• Rwanda genocide: Treating the trauma 26 years on
  
  Photojournalist Chrystal Ding documented the treatment of survivors of the genocide in Rwanda.
• Coronavirus: Israel’s ultra-Orthodox lockdown challenge
  
  Coronavirus has hit Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews disproportionately, but implementing lockdown in those communities has been challenging.
• Chile lockdown: Third cougar caught in Santiago streets
  
  With the Chilean capital in lockdown, the big cats are venturing into residential neighbourhoods.
• Coronavirus: NZ health minister breaks lockdown at beach
  
  David Clark called himself an "idiot" after admitting to clear breaches of the New Zealand lockdown.
• Coronavirus: Inside an ICU fighting Covid-19
  
  The BBC's Fergus Walsh meets medics treating patients with Covid-19 at University College Hospital London.
• Saved from disaster by a towel and duct tape
  
  An explosion forces the astronauts to build makeshift CO2 adaptors to avoid suffocation.
• Actress Honor Blackman was a role model for women
  
  Consummate actress and original all-action girl who became both a role model and a pin-up for a generation.
• Coronavirus: Quarantined Italian village turned into human laboratory
  
  Could a tiny hilltop village in Italy help us solve some of the mysteries around coronavirus?
• Jacinda Ardern: 'Tooth Fairy and Easter bunny are essential workers'
  
  The New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern reassures children as her country battles coronavirus.
• Coronavirus: Why China's claims of success raise eyebrows
  
  China has claimed its first day without a virus death, but faces lingering scepticism over its data.
• Coronavirus: Why healthcare workers are at risk of moral injury
  
  War veterans can experience trauma known as moral injury - now health workers are at risk too.
• Drones in Africa: How they could become lifesavers
  
  Rwanda's President Paul Kagame says drones will become important for his nation, but can they really deliver?
• Hydroxychloroquine: The unproven 'corona drug' Trump is threatening India for
  
  India may 'reconsider' a ban on exporting hydroxychloroquine after a call from the US President.
• Kenyans mourn Catholic Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki
  
  One of Kenya's most controversial clerics is being buried on Tuesday after he died at the age of 89.
• Coronavirus: Why you now have to wear a mask in Austrian shops
  
  It is a debate being had across the world, and now Austria and its neighbours have decided to act.
• Coronavirus 'could wipe out Brazil's indigenous people'
  
  Respiratory illnesses are already the main cause of death for the country's native communities.
• Canadian GP becomes ninth race off amid coronavirus crisis
  
  The Canadian Grand Prix becomes the latest Formula 1 race to be postponed as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
• FA chairman Greg Clarke: English football could 'lose clubs and leagues'
  
  English football faces "the danger of losing clubs and leagues" amid economic challenges "beyond the wildest imagination", says FA chairman Greg Clarke.
• UFC: Dana White says fights to go ahead on private island
  
  UFC president Dana White says he is close to securing a private island to continue hosting fights during the coronavirus crisis.
• Spurs remind players about social distancing after social media posts
  
  Tottenham remind players of their responsibilities during the coronavirus lockdown after some appear to break social-distancing rules.
• Fifa: Summer transfer window to move & player contracts ending 30 June to be extended
  
  The summer transfer window will be moved and expiring contracts extended under proposals agreed by football’s major stakeholders.
• Premier League players prepared to step up - Taylor
  
  Premier League players are "mindful of their social responsibilities" amid the coronavirus crisis, says PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor.
• Coronavirus: Why more rats are being spotted during quarantine
  
  Hungry rats unable to feed off restaurant leftovers are coming on to the streets and nearer homes.
• Coronavirus: Who needs masks or other protective gear?
  
  Medical masks are for health care workers, not the general public, says World Health Organization.
• Coronavirus: Offline sex workers forced to start again online
  
  Increased competition and privacy risks are some of the challenges facing workers making the switch.
• Coronavirus and chloroquine: Is there evidence it works?
  
  Some world leaders are keen on chloroquine anti-malarial drugs to treat Covid-19 - what's the evidence?
• How the coronavirus led to the highest-ever spike in US gun sales
  
  More than 2m guns were purchased in March and the FBI conducted 3.7m background checks.
• Coronavirus: Why has Turkmenistan reported no cases?
  
  While many countries have imposed major restrictions, life continues as normal in Turkmenistan.
• Red Sea Diving Resort: The holiday village run by spies
  
  An idyllic holiday resort on the banks of the Red Sea was a base for Israeli spies with a secret mission.