Nearly 150 people have been killed in the north-eastern Ceará state in the first days of the strike.

From animals to humans, how did the deadly coronavirus make the leap? We look at the scientific evidence.

The right-wing government aims to instil national pride - but teachers criticise a new curriculum.

During a troublesome protest or tricky election, some countries just cut the online cord.

The continent desperately needs more power but it also wants to avoid damaging the environment.

3D printing is meeting some of the ambitions touted when the technology emerged 20 years ago.

Patients would no longer after to prove their natural death is "reasonably foreseeable".

More than two years after the movement went viral, has anything changed?

Under, behind and above the scenes of the West End's newest blockbuster

Environmentalists say it is a "huge win" for safeguarding the seas of the Great Australian Bight.

In the US, the Dow and S&P fell 3% for a second day, while the UK's FTSE dropped to a 12-month low.

Gui Minhai, who has Swedish citizenship, has published books on the personal lives of Chinese leaders.

The EU will follow this blueprint in talks, as UK ministers also agree their stance.

Lawyers for the ex-movie mogul, who is taken to hospital with reported chest pains, vow to appeal.

How the practices of a secretive religious sect may have played into the rapid spread of the virus.

The moves come as the number of cases globally passes 80,000, with fears of a possible pandemic.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he "never thought it was possible" for his side to equal Manchester City's record of 18 consecutive Premier League wins after they beat West Ham 3-2.

An Italian doctor staying at the hotel, which has hundreds of guests, tested positive on Monday.

Italy is now the European country worst affected by coronavirus and 11 towns have been cordoned off.

Officials say almost 60 people were hurt when a car drove into a crowd, 18 of them children.

The BBC visits neighbourhoods where several people have died in violence around a citizenship law.