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Italy closes schools and bans fans from sporting matches over Covid-19 fears
Schools will close until March 15 and all sporting events throughout the country must take place behind closed doors until April 3.
Greenhouse gas emissions need to be slashed by more than seven per cent a year for next decade to avoid “climate disaster”
The figure is four times more than original predictions and is due to governments failing to address the urgency of the crisis, according to international experts.
Coronavirus UK March 4 – all you need to know about health emergency
There are now 85 cases in the UK.
Coronavirus: UK cases jump to 85 as fears of an epidemic grow
It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said anyone told to stay at home would receive sick pay from day one.
US targets Taliban forces in first strike since peace deal
The military said the attack was to counter a Taliban assault on Afghan government forces in Helmand province.
US Supreme Court to examine first significant abortion case of Trump presidency
The case centres on Louisiana and comes during an election year.
CPS to review Caroline Flack case
Flack killed herself on February 15.
Australia bushfires caused thousands of koala deaths in New South Wales
Almost 12% of the state’s koalas perished in the fires from October to January, assessment finds.
Coronavirus thugs hunt – CCTV stills released in hunt for yobs who beat up student from Singapore
Jonathan Mok, 23, said he was walking down Oxford Street in central London when he heard shouts of 'coronavirus'