A British couple who revealed they have been diagnosed with the coronavirus may not be ill after all.

David and Sally Abel said a "massive communication error" meant there was a misunderstanding when Japanese quarantine officials came to their cabin aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

Mr Abel wrote: "They came to our door and told us to be

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Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has filed for bankruptcy protection after thousands of fresh sexual abuse claims were made against the organisation.

The filing was made in Delaware by the historic group - which could have to pay out billions of dollars in compensation to thousands of alleged victims - to give it temporary protection from its creditors.

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India has denied trying to hide poor people from Donald Trump - despite building a brick wall alongside a slum the US president is due to be driven past.

Ahead of Mr Trump's visit to the city of Ahmedabad next week, the 400-metre barrier has been put up for "security reasons, beautification and cleanliness", government official Bijal Patel said.

But

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