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Across the country, major meat processors are starting to shut down plants as employees are getting infected by coronavirus.

Radiation levels in the Chernobyl exclusion area are at more than twice the normal level as two forest fires rage nearby.

A one-ton bed, a two-story closet and a 4,000-pound bathtub carved from a single slab of black marble -- Drake's Toronto mansion is a case study in extravagance. Then, of course, there's the NBA regulation-size basketball court, the recording studio and an atmospheric indoor swimming pool.

About a month ago, Anthony Strong finally opened a dining room for family-style meals in his San Francisco restaurant, Prairie. He saved up for renovations and shuttered the restaurant for four days to complete construction and was excited to unveil it to customers.

Food and supplies are flying off the shelves of UK supermarkets, but that doesn't mean their profits are booming.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spent a second night in intensive care at a London hospital, suffering from coronavirus.

Europe's top two economies are contracting at their fastest pace in decades, according to forecasts published Wednesday, underscoring the urgent need for EU officials to agree new measures to support workers and businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The retail industry has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, and much of the destruction has landed on luxury and fashion companies.

Funerals are a big deal in Ghana and it is not uncommon, in some parts, for a ceremony to last up to seven days, drawing thousands of crowds adorned in flowing red and black robes and gold jewelry.

It takes a special kind of idiot to attempt to travel overland to Morocco from the north of England with barely $100 in their pocket.

Lufthansa, one of Europe's biggest airline groups, is permanently reducing the size of its fleet and shuttering one of its low-cost carriers, as it warns that the aviation sector will take years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

WeWork is suing SoftBank for abandoning a $3 billion share buyout and accusing the Japanese company of inventing reasons to back out of the plan, as financial pressure mounts and the Covid-19 pandemic worsens.

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey says he's dedicating more than a quarter of his wealth to a new fund for charitable causes, with the immediate focus on coronavirus relief efforts.

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The city of Guayaquil, Ecuador is struggling with the rate of Covid-19 deaths. The government is having to distribute cardboard coffins to meet demands. CNN's Matt Rivers reports.

More than a dozen cruise ships remain stranded at sea right now -- some with and some without passengers -- as ports deny entry and passengers panic about returning home.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has experienced its most widespread bleaching event on record, with the south of the reef bleaching extensively for the first time, a new survey has found.