Saturday, April 11, 2020

How the spread of coronavirus is testing Africa

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A surge in cases of Covid-19 will push the continent's health infrastructure to the limit.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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New best story on Hacker News: A man owns the most advanced private air force after buying 46 F/A-18s

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Russia prison: Jail ablaze in Angarsk Siberia after inmates riot

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Russian prison officials say a guard was attacked but rights groups say inmates were being mistreated.

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Week in pictures: 4-10 April 2020

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A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

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Coronavirus: I'm using my pizza oven to toss masks for nurses

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Chicagoans are racing to make personal protective equipment for frontline workers.

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Coronavirus: What can the UK learn from Germany on testing?

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The UK's chief medical adviser says there's "a lot to learn" from Germany, so what has it been doing?

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Friday, April 10, 2020

Mexico reports first deaths of pregnant women from coronavirus

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Mexico has recorded its first two deaths of pregnant women from the coronavirus as the overall number of fatalities in the country reached 194, the health ministry said on Thursday.


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Tokyo, Japan central government reach agreement over coronavirus shutdowns

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Tokyo and Japan's central government have resolved a high-profile feud over what businesses should shut down during a month-long emergency to fight the new coronavirus, the city's governor said, clearing the way for an announcement on Friday.


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China says new coronavirus cases lower, tightens land border containment

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China on Friday reported a fall in new coronavirus cases, particularly imported and asymptomatic infections which authorities fear could see a second wave of COVID-19 as city and travel restrictions are lifted.


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Nicaraguan president missing in action for nearly one month and counting

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During Nicaragua's devastating civil war in the 1980s, youthful revolutionary Daniel Ortega toured every town in the Central American nation, clad in his green Sandinista uniform.


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Ecuadorean prisoners to manufacture coffins as coronavirus creates shortage

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Hundreds of prisoners in Ecuador will begin making coffins to help cover a shortage emerging in Guayaquil, the country's largest city and the epicenter of one of the worst outbreaks of the new coronavirus in Latin America.


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China joins WHO in criticism of 'venomous' Taiwan

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China has accused Taiwan of "venomously" attacking the World Health Organization (WHO) and conniving with internet users to spread racist comments, after the agency's chief said racist slurs against him had come from the island.


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North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees military drill ahead of national assembly meeting

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw another military drill, state media reported Friday, ahead of a meeting of the country's rubber-stamp parliament, which is going ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic.


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BepiColombo: Mercury mission set to wave goodbye to Earth

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The joint European-Japanese mission is set to swing by Earth on its long journey to the "iron planet".

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Chicago jail reports 450 coronavirus cases among staff, inmates

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Some 450 inmates and staff have tested positive for coronavirus at Chicago's largest jail, county corrections officials said on Thursday, representing one of the nation's largest outbreaks of the respiratory illness at a single site so far in the pandemic.


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U.S. SEC settles with two traders over EDGAR filing system hack

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The U.S. securities regulator on Thursday said it had settled with two traders who allegedly made money trading on material nonpublic information stolen through a hack into the agency's EDGAR electronic filing system.


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Yemen: World Food Programme to cut aid by half in Houthi-controlled areas

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The World Food Programme feeds more than 12 million Yemenis a month, 80% in Houthi-controlled areas.

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Clothing makers in Asia give stark coronavirus warning

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Millions of jobs in Asia’s vital garment industry are at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Clothing makers in Asia give stark coronavirus warning

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Millions of jobs in Asia’s vital garment industry are at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Three U.S. local governments to adopt coronavirus contact tracing app: MIT

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Three U.S. local governments plan to sign deals this week to become the first to adopt a location tracking app aimed at preventing new outbreaks of the novel coronavirus, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-led project said Thursday.


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Sign of the times: Mile-long line of cars outside California grocery giveaway

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A pop-up food pantry in Southern California on Thursday drew so many people that the line of cars waiting for free groceries stretched about a mile (1.6 km), a haunting sign of how the coronavirus pandemic has hurt the working poor.


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Panama reports 224 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 2,752

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Panama registered 224 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the country's total to 2,752 cases, the health ministry said on Thursday.


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U.N. Security Council meets over coronavirus as it struggles to act

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The United Nations Security Council met for the first time on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic as the 15-member body - charged with maintaining international peace and security - struggles to agree on whether it should take any action.


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