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The New York Times
- Amid Warnings of a Coronavirus ‘Pearl Harbor,’ Governors Walk a Fine Line April 6, 2020As officials warned people to brace for a surge in cases and deaths, governors pleaded for a consistent strategy and more help from Washington.
- How to Live in the Face of Fear: Lessons From a Cancer Survivor April 5, 2020Kate Bowler is a religion scholar and best-selling author who is sharing daily reflections on Instagram.
- Official Counts Understate the U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll April 6, 2020Inconsistent protocols, limited resources and a patchwork of decision-making has led to an undercounting of people with the coronavirus who have died, health experts say.
- Leading by Example, Some Politicians Urge Residents to Wear Face Masks April 4, 2020Across the country, state and local politicians have begun donning protective gear, in contrast to President Trump, who said he wouldn’t follow the C.D.C. guidance.
- Facebook Hampers Do-It-Yourself Mask Efforts April 5, 2020The social network said it had made an “error” in threatening to ban the organizers of hand-sewn masks from posting or commenting on its site.
- Mystery Shipwreck Dates to Before Revolutionary War, Researcher Says April 5, 2020The hull of a ship that surfaces every few years on a Maine beach may have been the Defiance, a sloop built in 1754.
- ‘We’re Going to See What Else the Word Funeral Can Mean’ April 5, 2020As the coronavirus pandemic limits people’s ability to mourn, they are finding new ways to say goodbye.
- Top Democrats Press Treasury to Accelerate Airline Bailout April 5, 2020Senator Chuck Schumer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin not to negotiate so aggressively that it deters companies from taking aid to protect workers.
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- 'Bad news': radiation spikes 16 times above normal after forest fire near Chernobyl April 5, 2020The blaze started on Saturday close to the site of the world’s worst ever nuclear disaster, Ukrainian officials sayUkraine has reported a spike in radiation levels in the restricted zone around Chernobyl, scene of the world’s worst nuclear accident, caused by a forest fire.“There is bad news – radiation is above normal in the fire’s centre,” Yegor Firsov, he […]
- Trump administration determined to exit treaty reducing risk of war April 5, 2020Mike Pompeo and Mark Esper agreed to proceed with US withdrawal of Open Skies Treaty despite pandemic, sources sayThe Trump administration is determined to withdraw from a 28-year-old treaty intended to reduce the risk of an accidental war between the west and Russia by allowing reconnaissance flights over each other’s territory.Despite the coronavirus pande […]
- YouTube moves to limit spread of false coronavirus 5G theory April 5, 2020Decision comes as four more phone masts are attackedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYouTube will reduce the amount of content spreading conspiracy theories about links between 5G technology and coronavirus that it recommends to users, it has said, as four more attacks were recorded on phone masts within 24 hours.The online video c […]
- Keir Starmer gives Lisa Nandy foreign brief on new Labour frontbench April 5, 2020New leader brings in one former rival for key post but no role yet for Rebecca Long-BaileyProfiles of the new shadow cabinetKeir Starmer has made Lisa Nandy, one of the candidates he defeated to become Labour leader, his shadow foreign secretary, and Anneliese Dodds, who became an MP only in 2017, his shadow chancellor.Speaking before the first tranche of to […]
- French police launch terrorism inquiry after two killed in stabbing April 5, 2020Suspect and two other men being questioned over attack in Romans-sur-IsèreFrench counter-terrorism police are to investigate a stabbing attack in which two people were killed and five injured.A 33-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker was arrested after the attack at Romans-sur-Isère, in the Drôme department in south-east France, on Saturday morning. Continue read […]
- Major drug-gang shootout leaves 19 dead in northern Mexico April 5, 2020The bloody battle broke out in the border state of Chihuahua, where the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels have been at warA major shootout between rival drug gangs has killed 19 people in the northern Mexico border state of Chihuahua, officials say.The state prosecutors’ office said on Saturday that 18 corpses, two grenades, vehicles and guns were found at the scen […]
- Search continues for Kennedy relatives lost in Chesapeake Bay April 5, 2020Maeve McKean, 40, and son Gideon, eight, are missingKathleen Kennedy Townsend speaks of ‘profound sadness’Divers and boats will on Sunday resume their search in the Chesapeake Bay for the bodies of the daughter and a grandson of former Maryland lieutenant governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Maryland police said. Related: Kathleen Townsend Kennedy mourns rela […]
- French reality show seeks to turn around lives of 'dunce' pupils April 5, 2020Les Cancres (The Dunces) features pupils coached by celebrities who also struggled at schoolFrench schoolchildren learn an early lesson that failure in the classroom is likely to mean failure in life.Pupils are encouraged to compete for the best marks and grades that will allow them to study at prestigious grandes écoles and subsequently become part of Franc […]
The BBC
- New York new coronavirus cases 'dropping for first time' April 5, 2020New infections and deaths are down in New York, but officials say the danger for Americans is still high.
- UK PM admitted to hospital over virus symptoms April 6, 2020Boris Johnson is undergoing "routine tests", 10 days after he was diagnosed with coronavirus.
- Coronavirus: Second Greek migrant facility quarantined April 5, 2020The facility is under "full sanitary lockdown" after a resident tested positive for Coronavirus.
- Pope Francis marks Holy Week in near-empty basilica April 5, 2020A small number of worshippers attended the mass, while observing social distancing.
- Coronavirus: Man rescued from Pyrenees fined for lockdown breach April 5, 2020The man was trying to walk from France to Spain to buy cheap cigarettes, reports say.
- Tiger at US zoo tests positive for coronavirus April 5, 2020Four tigers and three lions at the Bronx Zoo developed a dry cough - they are expected to recover.
- Wang Quanzhang: China releases jailed human rights lawyer April 5, 2020Wang Quanzhang, who was imprisoned for subversion, is freed but not allowed to see his family.
- Coronavirus: India holds lights-off vigil as Modi calls for unity April 5, 2020PM Narendra Modi urges Indians to "challenge the darkness", but critics dismiss the vigil as a stunt.
