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Saudi locks down Qatif as coronavirus spreads: Live updates

Riyadh cordons off a region in the country's Eastern Province as death toll in neighbouring Iran jumps to 194.

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Refugee shelter burns as Greece rolls out new asylum restrictions

Blaze at refugee centre on Lesbos amid tense standoff between Turkey and EU over responsibility for migrants.

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Italy quarantines 16 million people over coronavirus fears

In a drastic attempt to curb the epidemic, Italy limits the movement of a quarter of its population until April 3.

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Kyrgyzstan: Women's rights protesters assaulted, by men

Activists gathered in Bishkek square to march against gender-based violence on International Women's Day.

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Saudi crackdown widens amid reports of further arrests of royals

No official comment by Saudi Arabia as reports say authorities broaden crackdown after detention of two senior royals.

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Do not forget the jailed Saudi women's rights activists

Saudi Arabia has paid lip service to women's rights while imprisoning the very women who have campaigned for them.

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