Life in Rome under coronavirus lockdown

CBC's Megan Williams bikes and walks through the streets of Rome amid Italy's nationwide quarantine to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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U.S. carries out retaliatory attacks in Iraq after attack on military base

The United States is carrying out retaliatory strikes in Iraq in response to a rocket attack on Wednesday that killed two U.S. troops and a British service member at a base north of Baghdad, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.

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Judge orders Wikileaker Chelsea Manning released from jail

A U.S. federal judge on Thursday ordered that former soldier and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning should be immediately released from prison, where she was being held for refusing to testify in an ongoing investigation of WikiLeaks.

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'I'll always tell you the truth': Biden calls for national response to coronavirus outbreak

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden calls for a sweeping national response to the coronavirus outbreak, chiding U.S. President Donald Trump for a response he said was woefully insufficient and warning that the widening public health crisis should not be viewed through a lens of politics.

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Afghan government will free 1,500 prisoners, Taliban wants 5,000 out

The Afghan government said on Wednesday it would free 1,500 Taliban prisoners, while delaying the release of another 3,500 that the militants say must be set free for talks to begin under a peace deal reached with the United States.

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Trump authorizes military response to attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq

U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesday's rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

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Europe, Russia postpone Mars rover mission amid coronavirus travel restrictions

The European Space Agency and Russia's Roscosmos said Thursday they are postponing a planned joint mission to Mars until 2022, in part due to travel restrictions resulting from the new coronavirus outbreak.

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Coronavirus: EU slams Trump's travel ban, says COVID-19 is a 'global crisis'

The European Union has slammed the new anti-virus travel ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, lashing out at the "unilateral" decision.

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Democrats might have the edge over Trump, whether or not they want to believe it

Trump will have some advantages for the general election that could keep him in the Oval Office for another four years. Then again, there are ample signs he is in trouble.  

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Trump's carnival-show narcissism is dangerous in the face of COVID-19

As we face a global public health crisis with the coronavirus outbreak, we are seeing both the benefits of straight talk and the perils of self-serving evasiveness, writes Sean Mallen.

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