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- Secret Passage Dating to 1660 Is Found Inside U.K. ParliamentAn exclusive walkway once used by royalty was rediscovered inside the landmark building, along with some graffiti from Victorian laborers.
- Coronavirus, South Carolina, Syria: Your Friday BriefingHere's what you need to know.
- Nigeria Records Sub-Saharan Africa’s First Coronavirus CaseThe illness was diagnosed in an Italian patient in Lagos, the country’s largest city and one of the continent’s biggest metropolises, raising fears that the virus was poised to sweep the region.
- Turkey Vows to Resist Attacks Against Its Forces in SyriaAfter 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in strikes in Syria, fears have risen of open conflict with Russia.
- Coronavirus Live Updates: World Reaches ‘Decisive Point’ in Outbreak Fight, W.H.O. SaysJapan declares a state of emergency on one of its main islands trying to slow the pace of new infections.
- A Mexican Police Chief’s Handshake Deal With a SicarioAn epidemic of violence in Mexico and endemic corruption pushed a police chief to try something new — an off-the-books witness protection program for assassins willing to turn on their cartels.
- It’s Not the Plague, but Milan Isn’t Itself EitherMilan, normally Italy’s most dynamic city, was eerily deserted this week over fears of the coronavirus, turning life upside down.
- China Spins Coronavirus Crisis, Hailing Itself as a Global LeaderThe propaganda push suggests the Chinese government might be worried about the lasting damage of the outbreak.
- As Israel Votes Again (and Again), Arabs See an OpportunityArab leaders hope to improve on their strong showing in the last election, when they nearly helped topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Five Places to Visit in Amman with a Hometown Fashion DesignerNafsika Skourti is an authority on what’s worth visiting in the Jordanian capital. She shares the places that inspire her.
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- Syria war: Alarm after 33 Turkish soldiers killed in attack in IdlibTurkey hits Syrian government targets in response and the EU warns of a major conflict developing.
- Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms first case in sub-Saharan AfricaThe Italian citizen had returned from Milan, in a region badly hit by the outbreak of the virus.
- Jacinda Adern: Australia's deportation policy 'corrosive'New Zealand's prime minister criticises Australian policy on deporting convicted criminals.
- Sun Yang: Eight-year ban for Chinese Olympic championChina's three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang is banned from competing for eight years for missing a doping test in September 2018.
- Delhi riots: 'Hero cop' who braved a mob to save livesNeeraj Jadaun made a split-second decision to break protocol, cross a border, and save families.
- Downfall: BP refinery worker sacked over Hitler parody wins job backIt is unreasonable to suggest he was comparing BP managers to Nazis, an Australian ruling finds.
- Parents in Japan and Hong Kong struggle as schools shutHong Kong and Japan have shut schools as the coronavirus spread worsens leaving parents stuck at home.
- Jimmy Lai: Pro-democracy media tycoon arrested and chargedThe 71-year-old multi-millionaire, a critic of the Hong Kong government, has now been charged.
- Plans for first US 'safe injection site' derailed againThe addiction management method used in Europe and Canada has met determined opposition in the US.
- Telescopes detect 'biggest explosion since Big Bang'The blast in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster left a cavity 15 times bigger than our Milky Way galaxy.