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For more than 30 years music careers have been made at showcases at the South By South West festival in Austin, Texas. But when it became one of the first music festivals to be cancelled because of coronavirus, musicians were left out of pocket and without a platform to perform on. That’s when various music […]

Four Indian men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a student in Delhi in 2012 have been hanged. The victim died from her injuries days after being raped by six men on a moving bus. The 23-year-old physiotherapy student was dubbed Nirbhaya – the fearless one – by the press as she could

Days after Nigeria recorded its first positive coronavirus case, a story went viral on social media. It claimed the taxi driver who had picked up the patient was demanding money not to spread the disease, sparking outrage among Nigerians. The story was fake, but the impact on Jude Ikuenobe, the man whose photo was used

Days after Nigeria recorded its first positive coronavirus case, a story went viral on social media. It claimed the taxi driver who had picked up the patient was demanding money not to spread the disease, sparking outrage among Nigerians. The story was fake, but the impact on Jude Ikuenobe, the man whose photo was used

The president criticised the media’s coverage of his decision to ban those coming to the US from China. He said that without such an implementation the situation would have been much worse: “You wouldn’t have even recognised it to where we are,” he told reporters. The US has more than 9,300 cases of Covid-19 and

While giving an update on Covid-19 measures, Canada’s PM suddenly felt a bit chilly. Justin Trudeau’s family has been self-isolating after his wife Sophie tested positive for the coronavirus. Earlier on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump and the Canadian prime minister agreed to close the US-Canada border to all non-essential travel in an attempt to

President Vladimir Putin has said the situation with the coronavirus in Russia is “under control”. Borders are closed, mass gatherings have been banned and increasing restrictions have put in place to slow the spread of the virus. So far, Russia has reported a low number of cases which officials claim is the result of their

Residents of Venice are noticing a vast improvement in the quality of the famous canals that run through the city, which are running clear for the first time in years, and fish can even be seen in the usually murky waters. The coronavirus lockdown has left Venice streets empty, and a drastic drop in water

Two violinists dressed in lifejackets have put on a widely shared performance in a US supermarket, amid panic-buying over the coronavirus. Bonnie Von Duyke and Emer Kinsella performed the 19th Century hymn Nearer My God to Thee, known to many for its use in the film Titanic, in a toilet paper aisle. Video of the

With bursts of panic buying in Australia, some more vulnerable groups have found it difficult to buy supplies for themselves. The supermarket chain Woolworths has now created a special “elderly hour”, where all outlets open an hour earlier on weekdays so that older shoppers and those with disabilities have a chance to shop in peace.