Domestic abuse calls up 25% in U.K. since start of coronavirus lockdown
"We know lockdowns and quarantines are essential to suppressing COVID-19, but they can trap women with abusive partners," U.N. Secretary General says.
Fighting virus in Africa is "existential war for the continent"
"My biggest fear is that the situation we are seeing in Europe, in the United States, and what we saw in China, will be in play in Africa, and that will be extremely devastating for us," the head of Africa CDC says.
750,000 volunteers to help U.K. health service manage COVID-19
Three times more people than expected applied to the massive new volunteer program, which will help ensure the most vulnerable get the help they need.
U.K.'s Boris Johnson 1st world leader to confirm coronavirus diagnosis
"Be in no doubt that I can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against coronavirus," Johnson said.
American expats fear coronavirus could leave them in limbo
Many would get no public support if they lose their jobs, and some could even be forced to go back to a country where nothing is waiting for them.
Boris Johnson puts U.K. under lockdown to fight coronavirus
"The way ahead is hard, and it is still true that many lives will sadly be lost. And yet it is also true that there is a clear way through," prime minister says.
Neighbors band together in U.K. to help people isolated by coronavirus
"It's really quite reassuring for people to have a piece of paper. Even though they may not need us now, they may need us in the future," one volunteer says.
Italian man begs authorities to collect dead sister
"My sister is dead in bed. I don't know what to do... The institutions have abandoned me," man says in desperate Facebook plea.
Prince Harry says Trump has "blood on his hands," prank callers claim
Two well-known Russian tricksters reportedly called the prince saying they were the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and her father.
Mexican women plan strike to protest soaring gender violence
"We're in a humanitarian crisis because of the quantity of women that have disappeared or been killed," activist says.
Tensions rise as NATO urges Syria and Russia to halt airstrikes
"This dangerous situation must be de-escalated," NATO Secretary General Jans Stoltenberg said.
Girl's murder sparks anger over femicides in Mexico
The 7-year-old's death comes days after a 25-year-old woman was allegedly brutally killed and mutilated by her boyfriend.
Deadly storms force climate activists to cancel meeting
"There's a bleak irony in our being beaten back by climate change," one 15-year-old activist from London says.
Outrage as U.K. deports convicted criminals to Jamaica
"I have all my family here. I have no one in Jamaica," said a father of five who was scheduled to be deported.
U.K. authorities boost quarantine powers as coronavirus spreads
"This measure will rightly make it easier for health professionals to help keep people safe across the country," officials say.