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They Were Laid Off. Now They’re Helping Out. April 9, 2020
Across the country, unemployed workers are setting up online communities to help navigate the nightmare of crashed websites and confusing regulations.
Coronavirus in the South: Vulnerable Region Awaits the Worst April 9, 2020
Public health officials fear underlying problems, from poor health to poverty, could exacerbate the effects of the coronavirus in the South.
Checkpoints, Curfews, Airlifts: Virus Rips Through Navajo Nation April 10, 2020
The coronavirus is tearing across the largest Native American reservation in the United States. Facing a spike in deaths, Navajo officials are scrambling to respond.
Poultry Worker’s Death Highlights Spread of Coronavirus in Meat Plants April 9, 2020
Some employees are coming in sick, and one woman died after being ordered back to work. “Our work conditions are out of control,” a longtime Tyson employee said.
What You Need to Know Today: Coronavirus, Economy, Joe Biden April 10, 2020
Coronavirus, Economy, Joe Biden: Here's what you need to know.
Robots Welcome to Take Over, as Pandemic Accelerates Automation April 10, 2020
Broad unease about losing jobs to machines could dissipate as people focus on the benefits of minimizing close human contact.
Facing Food Insecurity on the Front Lines April 10, 2020
Depleted of resources and volunteers, food banks try to keep up with surging demand.
Sandra Lee Has Her Own Message for America April 10, 2020
The former “first girlfriend” of New York wants to teach the homebound how to subsist on affordable staples.

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Coronavirus live news: global deaths pass 95,000 as Easter begins under lockdown April 10, 2020
Boris Johnson leaves intensive care; cases worldwide top 1.6m; UN chief says virus threatens global securityFull story: UN chief warns of threat to global peaceLatest developments at a glanceUK coronavirus latest - live blogHow coronavirus spread across the globe - visualisedSee all of our coronavirus coverage 10.33am BST The coronavirus crisis has produced […]
Care homes across globe in spotlight over Covid-19 death rates April 9, 2020
Residential homes have emerged as key breeding ground for infections from Madrid to New YorkCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCare homes for older people across much of Europe and North America are struggling to cope with the global coronavirus pandemic, prompting allegations of inhumane treatment and calls for high-level inquiries. […]
WHO warned of transmission risk in January, despite Trump claims April 9, 2020
Notes to global health leaders on 10 and 11 January highlighted possible infection routesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization warned the US and other countries about the risk of human-to-human transmission of Covid-19 as early as 10 January, and urged precautions even though initial Chinese studies at that […]
EU strikes €500bn relief deal for countries hit hardest by pandemic April 9, 2020
Compromise reached after Netherlands relents on ‘economic surveillance’ of beneficiary nationsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA messy compromise to unlock €500bn (£438bn) of EU support for countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic has been struck after Italy’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, warned that the existence of th […]
'It's all gone': Cyclone Harold cuts a deadly path through Vanuatu April 9, 2020
The northern islands of the Pacific nation were hit by a category-5 cyclone on Monday, flattening buildings, cutting power and stripping treesThe once-lush forest cover of the island of Malo has been completely denuded. Nearly every tree lost major limbs. Many were snapped at the trunk. Even cyclone-adapted coconut trees were strewn about like matchsticks. S […]
Police fear gangland feud from Irish Republic now being fought in Belfast April 10, 2020
Fatal shooting of Dublin criminal is latest incident in saga of vicious score-settlingIt started with taunts about stolen flip-flops, veered into a litany of horrors – abduction, murder, dismemberment, betrayal, vengeance – and ended with a party.The gangland feud propelling such violence and depravity has played out in Ireland and now moved to the UK. Conti […]
Opec, Russia and other oil producers make draft deal to cut output April 10, 2020
Mexico holds out against scale of reductions which would amount to 10m barrels per day, or 10% of global supplyOpec countries and allies led by Russia have agreed in principle to cut their oil output by more than a fifth and said they expected the United States and other producers to join in their effort to prop up prices hammered in the coronavirus crisis.B […]
Tolkien was right: giant trees have towering role in protecting forests April 9, 2020
Study highlights importance of biodiversity as part of strategy to stop planet overheating Scientists have shown to be true what JRR Tolkien only imagined in the Lord of the Rings: giant, slow-reproducing trees play an outsized role in the growth and health of old forests.In the 1930s, the writer gave his towering trees the name Ents. Today, a paper in the j […]

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Coronavirus: New York using mass graves amid outbreak April 10, 2020
Drone footage shows coffins stacked in a pit in the city, as the state logs more cases than any country.
Coronavirus pandemic: EU agrees €500bn rescue package April 10, 2020
EU ministers reached the deal after long talks, pledging support for countries hit hard by coronavirus.
Clothing makers in Asia give stark coronavirus warning April 10, 2020
Millions of jobs in Asia’s vital garment industry are at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Seven people stuck in a lift. Then one coughs... April 9, 2020
A new film explores race and fear in the age of the coronavirus.
Yemen: World Food Programme to cut aid by half in Houthi-controlled areas April 10, 2020
The World Food Programme feeds more than 12 million Yemenis a month, 80% in Houthi-controlled areas.
Coronavirus: Great apes on lockdown over threat of disease April 9, 2020
Fears are growing that gorillas, orangutans and others apes could contract the virus.
Oil producers agree to cut production by a tenth April 9, 2020
The group will cut production by 10 million barrels a day from May to combat a fall in demand.
BepiColombo Mercury mission bids farewell to Earth April 10, 2020
The joint European-Japanese mission calls by home on its long journey to the "iron planet".

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