Will Russia's renewed interest in Africa make it a key player in the region?

BBC Sport looks at the path La Liga is following to allow top-flight football to resume safely in Spain.

The Bundesliga will resume behind closed doors on Saturday 16 May - becoming the first European league to restart following the coronavirus shutdown.

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South Korea is testing more people per capita than anywhere else - and could be a role model for others.

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

Millions of Indians who rely on daily wages from jobs like cleaning risk running out of money.

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

The BBC's Fergus Walsh meets medics treating patients with Covid-19 at University College Hospital London.

Chicagoans are racing to make personal protective equipment for frontline workers.

Tens of thousands are calling helplines and thousands are going to bed hungry as India shuts down.

India does not have the PPE kits it needs to protect its doctors and police from Covid-19 infection.

The Japanese island, which initially saw a drop in cases, is now facing a bigger wave of virus cases.

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

The data on its effect on symptoms comes from a trial of more than 1,000 patients in the US.

State media says US claims that the coronavirus originated in a research laboratory are "absurd".

The case means Covid-19 may have arrived in Europe almost a month earlier than previously thought.

Strengthen protection for high-risk people while easing restrictions for others, scientists say.

Most patients recover from Covid-19 quickly - but for some, symptoms linger for weeks.

Last year's failed attempt to locate one of the world's great wrecks has lessons for future efforts.

New techniques are being used to transform images from Hubble into spectacular 3D visualisations.

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

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.

US space agency satellites follow the melting trends in Antarctica and Greenland over 16 years.

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

Scientists say the microbe - found in the wild near Lake Victoria - has enormous potential.

Mink have caught Covid-19, adding to the list of infected animals, and prompting calls for trade bans.

One of the hardest tasks in Earth observation is tracking tiny changes in the shape of the ground.

Prof Neil Ferguson, who advised ministers on coronavirus, says he "made an error of judgement".

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.

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

An Ontario judge has dispensed with the need for a signature on a probation order due to the risks of COVID-19.

It wasn’t the typical retirement ceremony at the headquarters of the London Police Service on Dundas Street Friday.

There’s no better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than becoming a mom for the first time on that very day.

The county-run Huronlea and Huronview long-term care homes have organized "physical distancing" visits for their residents.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting that a man in his 40s has died from COVID-19.

Grim new evidence that temporary closures and pandemic-related layoffs are hammering the local job market.

The famed Snowbirds were scheduled to fly over parts of Southern Ontario Saturday as part of "Operation Inspiration," but actual snow has grounded those plans for 24 hours.

Two men are in custody following a woman's death earlier this week in Simcoe.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting some good news regarding the status of COVID-19 in the region.

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