Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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It's fair to say that the coronavirus pandemic has been hard to cope with, and many people around the world are suffering due to the lockdown guidelines. We all live in hope for the day that the quarantine will be lifted, but now a prominent health expert claims that it…
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A surgeon has taken to TikTok to explain why wearing gloves to the supermarket is a bad idea. In a now-viral video, Dr. Rangarajan of the National Health Service (NHS) explains that you could be doing more harm than good if you wear gloves in a bid to protect yourself…
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A police department in Louisiana has allegedly used the siren sound effect from the Purge movies to deter citizens from going out of doors during the coronavirus curfew measures. According to KATC News, a number of videos have leaked on social media showing police cruisers driving around after dark, blaring…
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A 104-year-old Italian grandmother had become the oldest woman to overcome coronavirus. Ada Zanusso, from Biella, started feeling unwell a week after Italy was placed into lockdown. Suffering from shortness of breath and vomiting, she was living in a care home where 21 residents have died from the virus, but…
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As the coronavirus pandemic grips the globe, a conspiracy theory has been spread that it is being caused by 5G masts. Now, it has been officially dispanded by scientists. This comes as a number of masts have been set on fire and engineers have been subject to waves of abuse…
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The coronavirus pandemic means that people can only go outside if it's absolutely necessary. As a result, people are now having to adapt every aspect of their day to day lives to function as effectively as possible at home. Now, NASA astronauts have shared how they work out from the…
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A new mother has opened up about her decision to name her newborn twins Corona and Covid to serve as a reminder of the ongoing pandemic, the Mirror reports. Preeti Verma named her baby boy Covid and her baby girl Corona following their birth at the Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial…
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A university in Japan has come up with an ingenious way to conduct a graduation ceremony while adhering to social distancing guidelines amid the novel COVID-19 pandemic. Per the PR Times website, a graduation ceremony for students at the Business Breakthrough University took place at Hotel Grand Palace at Chiyoda,…
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Production of the popular Mexican beer brand Corona has halted amid the coronavirus outbreak. According to British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mail, Grupo Modelo (the brewery which brews Corona lager, as well as Modelo, and Pacífico) made the decision after a recent government order declared the company's business activities 'non-essential.'…
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A coronavirus patient has gone viral on social media this week, after writing an emotional message on the window of their hospital isolation room. Per the Daily Mirror, Nic Brown was recently rushed to the Cleveland Clinic after his COVID-19 symptoms worsened, was placed on a ventilator by staff at…
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A college student has come up with an ingenious new face mask, specially designed to help deaf people cope with the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report by Lex 18 News, 21-year-old engineering student Ashley Lawrence, who is studying education for the deaf and hard-of-hearing at Eastern Kentucky University, has…
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A nurse has allegedly killed his doctor girlfriend "because he thought she gave him coronavirus." The incident took place in Sicily, where the couple had been drafted to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Italy is currently the worst-hit country in the world by the pandemic, and John Hopkins University Coronavirus…
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The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has warned residents that the police and military have been told to "shoot dead" anyone "who creates trouble" during a month-long lockdown of Luzon - the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Mr Duterte's address came after 21 residents of a…
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Spain has recorded the world's highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a day with 950 fatalities. Sky News reported that there have been a total of 110,238 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the country and a total of 10,003 deaths - 950 of which were newly recorded as of…
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A landlord has come under fire after accidentally sending a vile response to a concerned mom-of-three after she asked about the possibility of having her rent reduced amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Per news.com.au, after Violet (who has chosen not to reveal her last name) learned that her husband had lost…
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China's city of Shenzhen - home to approximately 12.5 million residents - has passed a ground-breaking law banning the consumption and production of dog and cat meat, the BBC reports. The welcome news means Shenzhen is the first city in mainland China to do so, with lawmakers describing the ruling…
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As more people across the globe rely on videoconferencing applications such as Zoom to work remotely and remain in contact with their friends and family, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a warning regarding potential hijacking. The FBI highlighted two incidents in Massachusetts, US,…
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As disheartening as it has been to see increasing numbers of people around the world infected with the novel coronavirus - at the time of writing 874,081 have been infected by the disease worldwide, per John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center - it has shown us how willing we are…
