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BEIJING (Reuters) – As the world grapples with the escalating coronavirus pandemic, China reopened the city of Wuhan on Wednesday, allowing its 11 million residents to leave for the first time in over two months, a milestone in its effort to combat the outbreak. But while the operation to contain Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak has been hailed as a success by […]
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BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Germany rose by 4,003 in the past 24 hours to 103,228 on Wednesday, climbing for the second straight day after four previous days of drops, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed. The reported death toll rose by 254 to 1,861. Source: Read Full Article
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s coveted ‘AAA’ rating came under a cloud on Wednesday as the country’s parliament returned to pass an emergency A$130 billion ($80 billion) stimulus package to help cushion the blow to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic. Australia’s government has so far pledged A$320 billion in fiscal support as the coronavirus pandemic shuts companies and leaves many […]
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A 21-year-old nurse has told how she was written her will because she fears she could die from coronavirus. Kate O'Flaherty penned an open letter where she described working on the Covid-19 frontline as "terrifying". The nurse said she has told her boyfriend where to find her if she was to fall ill. In the open letter, she said: "If […]
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IT IS now patently clear to anyone but the stupidly intransigent that having Covid-19 is a game of Russian Roulette. The deeply insensitive mantra of “it only affects the elderly and sick who would have died soon anyway” no longer applies. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Prime Minister Boris Johnson may look like […]
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How DID Ant McPartlin blow £20million? After his various travails, the TV presenter has closed his company – and emptied its accounts of every penny. But, asks ALISON BOSHOFF, where could the money have gone? TV presenter Ant McPartlin, 44, has opted to dissolve his company, Teecourt Last filed accounts show that it had over £20m in assets before he […]
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Bungling Navy Secretary Thomas Modly QUITS after flying 8,000 miles to Guam to board Theodore Roosevelt and smear fired Captain Crozier as ‘naive’ and ‘stupid’ for trying to protect sailors from coronavirus – as Pentagon chief admits ‘stability’ of Navy is in jeopardy Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday as lawmakers pressured President Donald Trump to take action against […]
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After an Illinois mayor urged citizens to stay inside amidst the coronavirus outbreak, his wife was allegedly found by police out at a bar. On Friday, Alton Mayor Brant Walker told police to crack down on social gatherings after the state’s governor issued a stay-at-home order the week before. “These are very serious times and I’m begging you to please […]
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A 39-year-old Texas man was killed during an argument with his girlfriend, according to a press release from the El Paso Police Department. At about 10 p.m. Thursday, police officers responded to a domestic violence call at a local gas station where they found the man unresponsive. Jorge Luis Vasquez was taken to Del Sol Hospital where he was pronounced […]
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Cardinal George Pell has said he “holds no ill will” towards his accuser after Australia’s highest court overturned his conviction for child sexual abuse. The former Vatican treasurer, 78, was the most senior Catholic figure ever jailed for such crimes. In 2018, a jury found he abused two boys in Melbourne in the 1990s. But the High Court of Australia […]
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