Medical student Chiara Bonini, 26, had barely finished her final exam, before the young doctor was headed for the front line of Italy's coronavirus pandemic.

With global shortages of protective equipment endangering lives every day, a Spanish doctor has found a novel solution.

Famed Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has died after contracting novel coronavirus, according to his representatives.

With football on hold across the world, Juventus' first-team squad and coach Maurizio Sarri have agreed to give up four months' wages to help the club manage the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

It's not just people that are social distancing. Brands are doing it too.

Five years ago, chip maker AMD was bleeding money, laden with debt and staring down a potential bankruptcy. Then, Lisa Su took the helm.

Dyson has received an order from the UK government for 10,000 ventilators to support efforts by the country's National Health Service to treat coronavirus patients.

China's startups had a rough time last year because of an economic slowdown and giant flops that scared away investors. Now they're having to dig deep and get creative to survive the coronavirus crisis that threatens to freeze activity during one of the most important funding periods of the year.

Too much clean energy. It's an unusual problem to have, and one that's spurred a group of islands off the northern coast of Scotland to become an unlikely pioneer in hydrogen power.

If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, the nation's latest heat wave might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study.

Rich people don't just have bigger bank balances and more lavish lifestyles than the rest of us -- they also have bigger carbon footprints.

I always knew that, as an Asian American man growing up in the United States, I wasn't as desirable or "American" as my peers.

Italian archaeologist Vittoria Dall'Armellina was a PhD student at Ca' Foscari University in 2017 when she visited the Saint Lazarus monastery.

Lawns are an American obsession. Since the mass proliferation of suburbs in the 1950s and '60s, these pristine carpets of green turf have been meticulously maintained by suburbanites, with grass length and other aesthetic considerations enforced with bylaws and by homeowner associations.

My dad Alami Lazraq, founder of real estate firm Groupe Alliances, started collecting art from Morocco 40 years ago and then, gradually, began collecting pieces from the rest of Africa as well. He transmitted this passion to me, and now I am helping to evolve the collection as director of the Fondation Alliances and president of our Museum of Contemporary African Art Al Maaden (MACAAL) in Marrakech.

There's long been a dearth of innovative design in the sex tech industry: In the words of Lora Haddock DiCarlo, founder of CES-award winning sex toy company Lora DiCarlo, the field's output throughout 20th century amounted to little more than "the vibrator, over and over again. The same thing in different shades of pink."

While many hotels around the world are shuttering, a growing number are transitioning into medical facilities or making themselves available as temporary housing for nurses and doctors on the front lines of the coronavirus.

Spring break, save for some determined spring breakers in Florida and tourists heading to Hawaii, was largely canceled, but what about summer vacation?

The US president says he is confident American hospitals will have enough ventilators to cope.

The US has seen its cases spike dramatically in recent days and these graphs show what could be in store.

The number of new daily coronavirus infections is 1,648, down from 3,815 on Sunday.

The often unsanitary conditions in refugee and migrant camps, like this one on Lesbos, pose a challenge for residents trying to avoid coronavirus.

The President says millions of masks, face shields, surgical gowns and gloves have been distributed

Some US workers at Amazon and Instacart are threatening to strike over inadequate coronavirus protections.

The government says nine other people tested positive, but medics suspect there are many more cases.

Scrutiny falls on the Republican intelligence committee chair for selling shares before a market crash.

A judge rejects three appeals, saying the law “remains important in reflecting public sentiment”.

The US president extends social distancing rules after a warning that 200,000 Americans could die.

Thieves broke into a museum that is shut because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on 23 July, 2021 and finish 8 August, with the Paralympics following from 24 August to 5 September.

Critics accuse Prime Minister Viktor Orban of exploiting the coronavirus crisis to silence opposition.

Taiwan is effectively locked out of the World Health Organization - and tensions are rising.

Two California-based start-ups confirm they have used the conference-call app to lay off staff.

Spain is the worst-affected country behind Italy, but ministers are hopeful the curve is flattening.

As the number of cases globally soars, many countries build temporary hospitals for patients.

Alan Merrill co-wrote and sang the glam rock classic before Joan Jett made it famous.

Liberia's ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the world must conquer fear to deal with coronavirus.

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt found a visit to Antarctica made him emotional, and ultimately hopeful.