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Coronavirus: The Myths, and What the WHO Says
The World Health Organization has warned people against popular myths about protecting themselves from the new coronavirus.
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Daily life
Why We Love Fiery Food Even Though It Hurts
Hot chillies can put people in hospital, yet world chilli production keeps rising, and on average each of us ate about five kilograms of chillies last year.
World
How the State of Israel Was Born by Pushing Out the Arabs
When the state of Israel was founded, about 700,000 Palestinians were displaced and never allowed to return home.
Daily life
Did the Coronavirus Pandemic Start with Pangolins Smuggled into China?
Scientists writing in Nature have found coronaviruses closely related to Covid-19 in pangolins smuggled into China and urge a strict ban on their sale.
Daily life
Coronavirus: Is There a Risk in Burying Someone Who Died of It?
Burials of people who died of or with symptoms of the coronavirus have met local resistance in Bangladesh, though the WHO lists no risk from burying such bodies.
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Coronavirus: first vaccine trial begins in the United States
A vaccine against the coronavirus has been developed and was due to begin testing in people in the United States on Monday.
World
'Saviour of the dead': the man who became guardian of India's unclaimed bodies
Mohammad Sharif could not bury his own son, but for 27 years he has been burying the children of thousands of families whose bodies no one has claimed.
Daily life
Coronavirus Now a Global Pandemic, Says WHO
The World Health Organization has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, urging governments to take urgent and aggressive action.
Bangladesh
Greatest Bengali of All Time: Jagadish Chandra Bose, Father of Science in the Subcontinent, Comes Seventh
Jagadish Chandra Bose, whose work spanned physics and plant science, came seventh in BBC Bangla's 2004 listeners' poll of the greatest Bengali of all time.
World
China's Uighurs: Detained for Beards, Veils and Internet Use
New leaked documents record the daily lives of more than 3,000 Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang in detail, which China says is part of its fight against terrorism and extremism.
Daily life
Coronavirus: How to Explain the Disease to Your Child
Doctors advise parents to speak openly and honestly with children about coronavirus to ease their fears.
World
Wildlife Photography: Picture of Fighting Mice Wins People's Choice Award
Sam Rowley's photograph of two mice fighting over scraps on a London Underground platform has won the People's Choice award with nearly 28,000 votes.
World
UN Rights Office Seeks to Join Case on India's Citizenship Law, Embarrassing Delhi
The UN human rights office has sought to intervene as a "friend of the court" in a Supreme Court challenge to India's amended citizenship law, deeply embarrassing Delhi.