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18 March 2020

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News imageSocial media apps on smart phone

Facebook will pay contract staff to work from home

The company will also increase the use of AI to moderate and remove inappropriate content.

News imageNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 13 March 2020

New Zealand passes law decriminalising abortion

Parliament's vote to remove the procedure from the Crimes Act changes a law in force since 1977.

News imageGreenland is melting due to a combination of warmer air and ocean temperatures

Gravity mission captures Greenland ice loss

The US-German Grace satellites saw Greenland shed 600 billion tonnes of ice by the end of summer last year.

News imageLinfield are the Irish Premiership champions

League clubs meet on coronavirus issues

The Northern Ireland Football League creates a steering group to work on how best to resume and conclude the current season.

News imageRhyl's Belle Vue

Rhyl need 'significant investment' to survive

Rhyl FC say "significant external investment" is needed if the club is the survive the financial impact of coronavirus.

News imageChildren playing with a ball

Should you let your children play with others?

As more and more schools close around the world, parents are wrestling with the same dilemma.

News imageTraders work on the floor at the opening bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2020 in New York.

New York Stock Exchange closes trading floor

Trading is to become fully electronic from 23 March after two people tested positive for the coronavirus.

News imageNHS releases information campaign about Coronavirus

NHS releases coronavirus TV advert

The NHS is releasing a TV advert to encourage people to stay at home during the coronavirus crisis.

News imageBBC News

Moscow's new virus hospital

The temporary facility is urgently being built - what do construction workers and local residents think of coronavirus?

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