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Key facts, figures and dates

A profile of the US commonwealth territory in the north-west Pacific

Key facts, figures and dates

Key facts, political leaders and notes on the media.

Erica Ogwumike has been drafted into the WNBA - but is also a medical student in the US. She talks about combining the two - and why she would like to represent Nigeria.

The Islamic State has been behind the growing wave of violence in northern Mozambique.

Islamist militants have stepped up attacks in the north, raising fears of greater instability.

Measures will be relaxed from Monday, but the densely populated capital faces continuing curbs.

Sporting events in the Netherlands will have to take place without fans until there is a coronavirus vaccine, Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge says.

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An overview of the Isle of Man including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

An overview of the Faroe Islands including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

An overview of the Channel Islands including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Everybody should be avoiding non-essential contact, and you should stay at home wherever possible.

The World Health Organisation's advice is difficult to follow in some developing countries.

How do we keep fit while heeding the government's new advice on avoiding unnecessary social contact?

Funerals have been banned in Italy - robbing many families of the chance to say a final goodbye.

War veterans can experience trauma known as moral injury - now health workers are at risk too.

Hospitals need to supply oxygen to more beds than is currently possible, so doctors are searching for hacks.

While most people will have mild symptoms and recover quickly, some are more prone to getting sick.

Jerome Adams took his inhaler out while discussing the impact of Covid-19 on black people.

A surge in cases of Covid-19 will push the continent's health infrastructure to the limit.

Danish schools will reopen soon, but curbs will only be lifted gradually.

A rare but dangerous syndrome spotted in children has been linked to coronavirus.

Why do fewer people seem to be having heart attacks and strokes? One theory is that the lockdown lifestyle is healthy.

There's still plenty of dangerous and untested medical advice circulating online.

Men with advanced prostate cancer can now take highly targeted hormone therapies at home.

The vice-president says the task force may wind down by the end of May or early June.

BBC News examines allegations that the coronavirus was accidentally released from a lab.

Scientists map ancient underwater landslides in the region chosen for Jakarta's replacement.

Ministers are reportedly considering relaxing the two-metre rule for social distancing in workplaces.

Birds, elephants and primates are among those missing guests, zoos around the world say.

The space agency announces the companies that will work on landers to return astronauts to the Moon.

The identity of the "intermediate host" animal that first passed the coronavirus to a human may never be found, say scientists.

The 5,100 sq km behemoth which broke away from Antarctica in 2017 drops its own large chunk of ice.

BBC News looks at what we know and don't know about the Earth's changing climate.

The Food and Drug Administration authorises emergency use of the experimental anti-viral drug.

Native woodlands can resist the spread of invasive species if they block light reaching the ground.

A study has identified a mutation that its authors say could make the coronavirus more infectious.

The North Magnetic Pole has been racing across the top of the world, from Canada towards Siberia.

An unseen object is found to be lurking in a double-star system a mere 1,000 light-years from Earth.

The former Bank of England governor says countries should invest in a cleaner economic recovery.

Certain habitats can help dampen the spread of ash dieback, which threatens ash trees.

The Hawaii-based Gemini telescope produces a super-sharp picture of the gas giant in the infrared.

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