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Those infected can get better and officials stress that people should seek medical help if they have symptoms.

Dozens of officials will patrol world-famous Shibuya as Japan responds to the impacts of overtourism.

Fans set a new world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Marilyn Monroe to celebrate what would have been the legendary actress’ centenary.

Analysts told BBC Verify that Tehran's strikes were more extensive than publicly acknowledged.

Poland's seaside resort called Hel is getting its 666 bus service back, despite earlier opposition from Christian groups.

Left-wing senator Iván Cepeda will face Trump admirer Abelardo de la Espriella at the final ballot on 21 June.

Filmmaker Meji Alabi directs a landmark BBC Africa Eye documentary about Nigeria's civil war.

A year after the Air India crash, a mother still speaks about her dead son in the present tense and a brother waits for answers.

China's worst coal mining disaster in 15 years comes amid an ambitious pivot towards green energy.

Manufacturers in Jamaica say the key chilli peppers they need are in limited supply.

The requested changes are related to the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of highly enriched uranium, according to US media.

Rights groups condemn the death of Brooklyn Rivera, 73, following his long arbitrary detention by the governing regime.

If confirmed, they would be the first infection cases outside Africa, since the outbreak began in DR Congo.

"Timmy" was found dead off the coast of Anholt despite multiple attempts to rescue it.

Trump suggests holding a "Make America Great Again" rally instead after most headliners drop out of White-House-linked event.

Insurgents say it was caused by explosives being used for mining close to the Chinese border.

The country's football association says it is working to resolve the problems that have delayed the team's departure to Mexico.

The Israeli military says everyone south of the Zahrani river should leave, after it captured the strategic Beaufort Castle.

Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar's kidnapping highlights continuing security challenges facing parts of the country.

So far, five men have been freed from the narrow, flooded cave but efforts are ongoing to locate two more.

Shinjiro Koizumi makes some of Tokyo's most pointed remarks yet in the dispute over Japan's military build-up.

Thousands of officers tried to quell unrest as crowds of fans - some firing flares - celebrated PSG's victory over Arsenal.

Will Grant spoke to a 70-year-old widow who says the inability to use her building's elevator during a power outage trapped her and her husband when he needed medical care.

From enigmatic KGB agent to wartime ruler, this is how Putin has repeatedly reinvented his image, and himself.

The medical charity's comments come as the head of the World Health Organization visits the region worst-hit by the virus outbreak.

Farmers report thousands of mice per hectare destroying crops and invading homes.

Ecuadorian leader Daniel Noboa offers to cancel tariffs after speaking to a right-wing presidential candidate ahead of Sunday's vote.

The film editor and ex-wife of director George Lucas was widely recognised as a pivotal creative force behind the original space trilogy.

People have just begun returning to check on their homes in the block that was hit early on Friday morning.

A Russian drone hit a block of flats in Romania on Friday, causing a fire and injuring two people, Romanian officials say.

Local authorities say the cancellation of other West concerts had played a role in the decision.

Every president in modern history - including Donald Trump this week - has taken an annual physical exam that is as much about messaging as it is about health.

The technology, developed under the Aukus military pact, is aimed at protecting undersea cables and boosting naval defence.

The BBC is in Seoul, where tattooist from all over the country have gathered to celebrate their art, following decades of underground work.

Two of the seven villagers who entered the narrow tunnels in search for gold on 20 May are still missing.

The Amazon Prime adaptation of Elle Kennedy's ice hockey romance book is an early hit with viewers.

Corruption probes of colleagues and relatives have put Spain's premier into a fight for survival.

BBC Verify has analysed videos of attacks in occupied Ukraine on Russian trucks carrying ammunition, fuel and food.

Same-sex acts are punishable by jail terms under Ghana's new bill targeting those identifying as gay, lesbian or transgender.

The US president met his advisers, after officials confirmed the US and Iran had agreed a framework of a deal.