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How Parsis shaped India's taste for soft drinks

How the Pet Shop Boys accidentally made the best tour diary in pop history

How Nigeria's kings lost their power

Coronavirus: No Russia lockdown as Putin puts on show of calm

The 'climate doomers' preparing for society to fall apart

How to argue with a racist: Five myths debunked

Runners going solo after coronavirus postponements

Coronavirus: Church and religious services off across Wales

Terminally ill woman dedicates life to hedgehogs

Ballymena: Murder inquiry launched after stabbing

Coronavirus: 'I'm self-isolating - but I have 26 pen pals'

Coronavirus: A couple, a campervan and a baby

Step-by-step guide: How to video call your family

Step-by-step guide: How to video call your family

Coronavirus: How to behave in an epidemic

Coronavirus: Workers describe being hit by job losses and uncertainty

Coronavirus: The rough sleepers who can't self-isolate

Coronavirus: 'How I'm surviving self-isolation'

How the Pet Shop Boys accidentally made the best tour diary in pop history

German police arrest man over high-speed rail tampering

The virtual reality church that isn't shutting its doors

Online festival celebrates arts affected by Covid-19

Wikipedia article of the day for March 22, 2020

Coronavirus: 'Call a truce and be kind while stuck indoors'

Coronavirus: 'Relief' for businesses after government vows to pay wages

Coronavirus: 'Relief' for businesses after government vows to pay wages

Coronavirus: Virtual pub created to 'lift spirits not the virus'

Coronavirus: 'Relief' for businesses after government vows to pay wages

Coronavirus: Toilet roll alternatives blocking sewers

Coronavirus: Doctors urge conversations about dying

Coronavirus: The social events you can join from your sofa

Coronavirus: The school of Mum and Dad

Coronavirus: 'My virtual date sent me £15 for wine'

Coronavirus: The school of Mum and Dad

Five reasons to find hope amid chaos

Coronavirus: When elderly parents want to carry on socialising

Victor Olaiya: Nigeria's 'evil genius' trumpeter who influenced Fela Kuti

Coronavirus: Why are Australia's remote Aboriginal communities at risk?

60 days of coronavirus in the US - in 60 seconds

Coronavirus: People in Beijing begin to head outdoors

Coronavirus: How to spread joy in a world of self-isolation

Week in Pictures: 14-20 March 2020

Wikipedia article of the day for March 21, 2020

Turning SXSW disappointment into an online opportunity

North Korea fires two projectiles into sea

Turning SXSW disappointment into an online opportunity

Coronavirus: Thousands of retired medics asked to return to NHS

NASA delays work on Moon rocket during virus pandemic

Coronavirus: When will the outbreak end and life get back to normal?

Coronavirus: How can you still celebrate Mother's Day?

Coronavirus: How to help kids cope with life without school

Coronavirus: Ways to stay social online while in self-isolation

Coronavirus: Nowruz festival overshadowed by outbreak

Coronavirus: Chancellor prepares wage package rescue plan

Coronavirus: California issues 'stay at home' order amid virus

Delhi Nirbhaya rape death penalty: What do hangings mean for India's women?

Coronavirus: Robots use light beams to zap hospital viruses

Quiz of the week: What has Bill Gates been up to?

What does kids TV look like in North Korea?

Coronavirus: The taxi driver falsely accused of extortion

US students party on spring break despite coronavirus

Coronavirus: Chancellor prepares wage package rescue plan

Coronavirus: Chancellor prepares wage package rescue plan

Japan cherry blossom season wilted by the coronavirus pandemic

Vampire bats 'French kiss with blood' to form lasting bonds

Wikipedia article of the day for March 20, 2020

Coronavirus: Robots use light beams to zap hospital viruses

Coronavirus: ‘If you can’t work, what do you do?’

Four Indian men executed for 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder

Covid-19 puts North Sea oil and gas in 'paper-thin' position

Thomas Cook: Taxpayers face £156m bill for company's collapse

Coronavirus: How to exercise while staying at home

Coronavirus testing: What is the UK government's plan?

Thomas Cook: Taxpayers face £156m bill for company's collapse

How coronavirus is killing off global air travel

Thomas Cook: Taxpayers face £156m bill for company's collapse

Coronavirus: Asian nations faces second wave of imported cases

Coronavirus: Should you let your children play with other children?

Coronavirus: The detectives racing to contain the virus in Singapore

Singapore has moved all its hawkers indoors, and other big Asian cities are following suit

Does pandemic offer US and Iran chance for partial reset?

Coronavirus: Trump puts US on war footing to combat outbreak

Ghislaine Maxwell sues Jeffrey Epstein's estate over legal fees

ECB launches emergency £706bn coronavirus package

Facebook content moderators paid to work from home

Why Anneka Rice got the urge to find her waxwork head

Hiking and beach cleaning - in heels and drag

Wikipedia article of the day for March 19, 2020

Facebook content moderators paid to work from home

Apple's new iPad has built-in laser depth-scanner

Coronavirus: 'Time is running out,' say UK businesses

'It was never my plan to be the boss of a huge company'

Coronavirus: Facebook to give staff $1,000 bonuses

Virus could shake up world's most expensive cities

Coronavirus: Renters 'need more help' in UK's plans

Coronavirus: Renters 'need more help' in UK's plans

Virus could shake up world's most expensive cities

HMP Eastwood Park: Concern over segregated transgender women prisoners

Single-use plastics ban in Wales unveiled

A76 closed due to suspected gas leak and fire in Sanquhar

Coronavirus: Asia stocks steady on stimulus plans

The English Game: Netflix replays the birth of modern football

Coronavirus: Asia stocks steady on stimulus plans

Coronavirus: Australia bans 'non-essential' gatherings of over 100 people

Coronavirus: Why washing hands is difficult in some countries

New York: The city that never sleeps on lockdown

Coronavirus: How can we stay in virtual touch with older relatives?

How the Ivorian president stunned West Africa by calling it quits

Grace Millane's killer to appeal against conviction and sentence

Coronavirus: How to stay in virtual touch with older relatives

Coronavirus hits all 50 US states as death toll rises

Biden crushes Sanders in Florida and Illinois primaries

Grace Millane's killer to appeal against conviction and sentence

Wikipedia article of the day for March 18, 2020

New York: The city that never sleeps on lockdown

Coronavirus: Prime Minister advises against mass gatherings

Coronavirus: Stocks rocked by record volatility

World stocks rocked by record volatility

Why Mel and Sue quit Bake Off on first day of filming

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson released from coronavirus treatment

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson released from coronavirus treatment

Croydon bus death: Boy, 16, charged over Damani Mauge stabbing

Why Mel and Sue quit Bake Off on first day of filming

Plan to extend early prisoner release scheme

Trailblazer playwright on the need to keep black British history alive

'Coronavirus delayed my tour so I'm touring on social media instead'

How is Holby City reacting to coronavirus?

Reducing brain damage in sport without losing the thrills

Coronavirus: What are your rights if working from home?

Coronavirus: Landlords urged to go easy on tenants over rent

Guest house owner: 'We're £12,000 down because of COVID-19'

The Boss: Male investors didn't get my billion-dollar idea

Climate change: The rich are to blame, international study finds

The Indian couple who swear by blind love

Uganda's Kanungu cult massacre that killed 700 followers

Why Texas is saying 'no' to all new refugees

Reducing brain damage in sport without losing the thrills

Wikipedia article of the day for March 17, 2020

Dame Fanny Waterman: Piano legend 'hurt' over being asked to retire

Dame Fanny Waterman: Piano legend 'hurt' over being asked to retire

Coronavirus: New York City shuts down schools, restaurants and theatres

Christchurch attack: Messages of hope one year one

Historic Welsh sites to be protected by vandalism patrols

Coronavirus: Louis Vuitton owner to start making hand sanitiser

Coronavirus: Louis Vuitton owner to start making hand sanitiser

Coronavirus: Asia stocks fall after global central bank action

Coronavirus: PM urges industry to help make NHS ventilators

Islamic State: US military says RAF airstrikes may have killed civilians

London Bridge road works force partial Thames crossing closure

Bowel cancer mum 'facing death sentence' amid drugs uncertainty

Israeli rivals hold unity government talks to tackle coronavirus

Australian man charged over supermarket 'assault'

The 'climate doomers' preparing for society to fall apart

The Cashmere crisis in the Himalayan ice desert

Ethiopia's missing students: Families' pain and the unsolved mystery

The Boss: 'I embraced being a feminist boss'

Coronavirus: PM urges industry to help make NHS ventilators

Minecraft ‘loophole’ library of banned journalism

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy

Wikipedia article of the day for March 16, 2020

Coronavirus: Supermarkets ask shoppers to be 'considerate' and stop panic buying

Coronavirus: Isolation for over-70s 'within weeks'

Virus isolation for over-70s 'within weeks'

Coronavirus: Applause rings out for health workers in Spain

Coronavirus: US airports in disarray over screening

ICYMI: 'Super worm moon' and a burst of colour