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France Announces Plan To Aid Domestic Abuse Victims During Coronavirus Crisis

French secretary of state for equality between men and women, Marlène Schiappa, in Paris in 2017. Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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France Announces Plan To Aid Domestic Abuse Victims During Coronavirus Crisis

Confinement can create "fertile ground for domestic violence," says the country's minister for gender quality. France is also creating support sites for women at supermarkets and pharmacies.

A Baaaad Crew Takes Over A Welsh Town: A Herd Of Goats

The goats check out a knitting store called Ewe Felty Thing in Llandudno, Wales. (Really, we couldn't make this up if we tried.) Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

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A Baaaad Crew Takes Over A Welsh Town: A Herd Of Goats

The town of Llandudno, Wales, has gone quiet, like so many other communities around the globe observing anti-coronavirus measures. Going into the breach: a herd of curious Kashmiri goats.

Spain's Health Staff Are Catching The Coronavirus As Protective Gear Runs Short

A health worker wears a protective suit at a nursing home, in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday. With some of the highest cases of COVID-19 in the world, Spain's public health system is overstretched and in need of supplies. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption

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Spain's Health Staff Are Catching The Coronavirus As Protective Gear Runs Short

Thousands of medical workers now have COVID-19 in Spain, one of the countries hardest-hit by the disease.

Spain's Health Staff Are Catching The Coronavirus As Protective Gear Runs Short

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New Ambassador To United States Addresses Impact Of COVID-19 In U.K.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Karen Pierce, the new U.K. ambassador to the U.S., about the impact of COVID-19 in the U.K. — including the positive diagnosis of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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'Das Coronavirus' Podcast Captivates Germany With Scientific Info On The Pandemic

Christian Drosten, director of the Institute of Virology at Berlin's Charité hospital, is pictured after a news conference in Berlin on March 26, to comment on the spread of the novel coronavirus in Germany. Michael Kappeler/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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'Das Coronavirus' Podcast Captivates Germany With Scientific Info On The Pandemic

Produced by the public broadcaster NDR, the program features scientist Christian Drosten giving clear information about COVID-19, but so far it's in German only.

'Das Coronavirus' Podcast Captivates Germany With Scientific Info On The Pandemic

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British Police Alarmed Comedy Club Patrons Weren't Social Distancing

It seemed the club not only put on a show, but live streamed it. Officers were sent over to break it up, but the cops were the only crowd. The club had been streaming video of an old show.

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Sign Of The Times: Germany's Top Podcast Deals With Coronavirus

After two daily episodes, Das Coronavirus Update, a podcast by one of the world's leading virologists, shot to No.1 in Germany. When does a top coronavirus researcher find time to do a podcast?

Sign Of The Times: Germany's Top Podcast Deals With Coronavirus

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Monday

A Socially Distanced Walk Along The River Thames

Despite the near-total lockdown in the U.K., people are out walking along the River Thames — but they are keeping a safe distance from each other.

A Socially Distanced Walk Along The River Thames

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Van Gogh Painting Stolen After Thieves Apparently Smash Dutch Museum Entrance

An 1887 self-portrait by artist Vincent van Gogh from the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Another van Gogh painting was stolen from a Dutch museum early Monday morning. Marc Deville/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images hide caption

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Van Gogh Painting Stolen After Thieves Apparently Smash Dutch Museum Entrance

The painting, titled The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884, was stolen early Monday morning from the Singer Laren museum near Amsterdam. Police say the thieves smashed a glass entrance.

'The Danish Way' Is Working: Prime Minister Hints At A Gradual Reopening For April

People walk in Frederiksberg Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 28. Philip Davali/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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'The Danish Way' Is Working: Prime Minister Hints At A Gradual Reopening For April

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is expressing cautious optimism that her country will be able to begin a gradual reopening after Easter. "The Danish way of doing things is working," she said Monday.

How Do You Wash Your Hands To Fend Off Coronavirus If Water Is Scarce?

Residents wash their hands at a station set up by Shining Hope for Communities in Kibera, a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, where running water is scarce. Patrick Meinhardt/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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How Do You Wash Your Hands To Fend Off Coronavirus If Water Is Scarce?

One of the top pieces of advice is: Wash your hands to prevent infection. But millions of people don't have access to running water.

How Do You Wash Your Hands To Fend Off Coronavirus If Water Is Scarce?

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Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Aid News Outlets Hit Hard By Pandemic

Facebook says it's dedicating $100 million to prop up news organizations pummeled by the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Aid News Outlets Hit Hard By Pandemic

Facebook says it will give $25 million to help smaller U.S. newsrooms cover the coronavirus. It's pledging $75 million to buy ads in publications in the U.S. and pandemic hot spots in Europe.

Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Aid News Outlets Hit Hard By Pandemic

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