"Let's admit it," said top health official Anthony Fauci. "The system is not geared to what we need."

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio hopes his country will be first in Europe to get over the emergency.

The UK government is considering banning sporting fixtures amid the coronavirus outbreak - but it will not happen immediately.

Tests of sewage water from 23 European countries suggest ecstasy is no longer "a niche drug".

Manchester United take control of their Europa League last-16 tie with a resounding first-leg win at LASK, in front of a crowd of 500 people.

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy is self-isolating after a member of his family was admitted to hospital displaying symptoms of coronavirus.

A judge rules that it is no longer necessary for her to testify in the inquiry into Wikileaks.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tests positive for coronavirus and the club's game against Brighton on Saturday has been postponed.

Schools close, museums shut, sports events are off and lockdowns widen as the coronavirus spreads.

The Christchurch mosques that were attacked, with 51 people killed, have marked the anniversary.

Eleonore Laloux is running as a candidate in French local elections in the town of Arras.

Wasseim and his daughter were among the victims of New Zealand's Christchurch mosques shooting.

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Mohammad Shareef never got to bury the son he lost in religious riots, so now he lays others to rest.

Two filmmakers record life inside the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

Thailand's tourism industry, once considered very robust, is now struggling because of coronavirus.

Emily Eavis says her team is "working hard" and hopes the festival can go ahead in June.

The US says members of the militia killed American and British soldiers in a rocket attack in Iraq.

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