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On Sunday evening, Donald Trump took to Twitter to retweet a user who called for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be fired. This is the latest in a string of signs that suggest there is tension between the two figures in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tweet in question, which…
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Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated the look like a doctor on Easter Sunday, with a message of thanks to all the frontline healthcare workers battling the war against COVID-19 around the world. The Portuguese word "Obrigado" meaning "Thank you" was also projected onto the monument,…
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A pensioner who was gifted a surprise flight in an $87,500,000 fighter jet was ejected at 2,500ft after accidentally grabbing the ejector seat handle to 'steady himself', The Telegraph reports. The dramatic moment has been detailed in a newly released report by French aviation investigators at the Bureau of Enquiry…
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For many people around the world, life has changed dramatically in the space of just a few short weeks as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Not so long ago, we were commuting to work, meeting friends in bars and restaurants, and getting together to watch our favorite sports…
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It is safe to say that nearly every single person on the planet has been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In an attempt to "flatten the curve", many of us have been ordered to stay at home in an effort to protect ourselves and others from the novel coronavirus,…
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Melania Trump has taken to social media to share a photo of herself wearing a cloth face mask in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. She is the first member of the Trump family to publicly wear a face covering. This comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Hospitals in Thailand are providing newborn babies with plastic face shields to protect them against COVID-19. Nurses at the Praram 9 Hospital in Bangkok have been pictured holding the masked babies in a maternity ward. And per The Independent, another hospital in the Samut Prakarn province has also been providing…
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Floridian authorities have this week successfully apprehended a woman believed to the perpetrator of an unusual Easter egg stunt. According to a report by Orlando’s News6, 42-year-old local Abril Cestoni has been arrested after sending her neighbors plastic eggs, stuffed with pornographic material. After receiving numerous complaints from locals, police…
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A British primary school teacher has been praised for walking around five miles every day to ensure that disadvantaged students continue to be fed properly every day during the coronavirus crisis. Zane Powles, an assistant headteacher at Grimsby-based Western Primary School and ex-soldier, has been hand-delivering 78 packed lunches to…
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News has just broken that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been released from intensive care. This comes after he was moved to an intensive care ward at St Thomas' Hospital in London after being diagnosed with coronavirus. Per Sky News, a Downing Street spokesman has said that Johnson is…
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As reported by CNN Travel, residents of the northern Indian state of Punjab are taking to social media to express their delight at being able to clearly see the Himalayan mountain range for the first time in years. At midnight on March 25, India imposed a nationwide lockdown after seeing a…
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China has declared for the first time that dogs should be treated as companions, not as livestock. It's a move that campaigners hope could signal the beginning of the end for the country's cat and dog meat trade, writes the Independent. The latest announcement comes after China banned the trade…
