March 2020 ~ World News

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

A Knife to Add Flash to Your Kitchen

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A Haggadah for Seders Near and Far

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2JrWkV6

Coronavirus: Italy extends lockdown amid hopes of turning corner

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The number of new daily coronavirus infections is 1,648, down from 3,815 on Sunday.

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Coronavirus: Free school meals children to get food vouchers

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Ministers say the vouchers could be available to families in England as early as Tuesday afternoon.

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Blood test 'can check for more than 50 types of cancer'

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The test could help diagnose tumours sooner, often before any symptoms, scientists hope.

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Coronavirus: Airport handlers at risk of collapse

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Aviation services companies are calling on the government for urgent assistance due to the pandemic.

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Delay Brexit deadline amid coronavirus, say MEPS

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The UK is due to stop following EU rules by the end of 2020 but a group of MEPs say the date should be pushed back.

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Coronavirus: Protecting yourself in a migrant camp

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The often unsanitary conditions in refugee and migrant camps, like this one on Lesbos, pose a challenge for residents trying to avoid coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Has the virus brought borders back to Europe?

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The BBC’s Gavin Lee took a road trip in Europe's Schengen area to see how free movement has changed.

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How (not) to cut your hair at home

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Stuck at home, some people have enlisted their children to help cut their hair.

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Coronavirus: The good that can come out of an upside-down world

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There are reasons to believe the world may emerge from this upheaval enhanced, writes Matthew Syed.

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'The phone slipped into the bath': Conference call tales

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How to avoid some of the pitfalls of teleconferencing and how it is changing the way we meet and do business.

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Coronavirus: What should you do if you are stuck abroad?

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The government has outlined plans aimed at bringing stranded Britons home.

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Virus Prompts Workplace Protests Over Health Concerns

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By BY NOAM SCHEIBER AND KATE CONGER from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/33Woxwx

Trump to Governors: I’d Like You to Do Us a Favor, Though

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/33VzYEA

Alison Roman’s Seder Table

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By BY ALISON ROMAN from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/3dKFRt4

Trump’s Virus Defense Is Often an Attack, and the Target Is Often a Woman

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By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2UxMc3r

Listen to the Call: Bullock and Trump Discuss Testing

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Keep It Simple, Albany. This Is No Time for Budget Games.

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Joe Diffie, Grammy-Winning Country Music Star, Dies at 61

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By BY JON CARAMANICA from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/39wS7ty

Trump Suggests Lack of Testing Is No Longer a Problem. Governors Disagree.

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By BY JONATHAN MARTIN, MAGGIE HABERMAN AND MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2QZuBix

Congress Just Spent $2 Trillion on Coronavirus Relief. It’s Eying More.

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3dGiPTZ

EXCLUSIVE: New Survey Reveals Church Giving is Down, but Faith is Growing

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Churches continuing to hold in-person worship services came under fire from elected officials and other critics Sunday who fear the gatherings put parishioners at risk for catching the coronavirus. Now new research, obtained exclusively by CBN News, shows how churches across the nation are managing their ministries, including plans to celebrate Easter, during the pandemic.

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Stock Markets in Asia Signal Lingering Unease: Live Updates

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Coronavirus Live Updates: 200,000 Americans Could Die, Warns Top Health Officials

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Message from president who led Ebola battle

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Liberia's ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the world must conquer fear to deal with coronavirus.

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‘Westworld’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: Predators and Prey

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By BY SCOTT TOBIAS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2wLIXfz

Coronavirus: Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid

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Thousands of the devices, which deliver oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator, could be made.

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Coronavirus: 20,000 former NHS staff return to fight virus, PM says

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In a video posted online, Boris Johnson says the UK can get through the pandemic "together".

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Joe Diffie, Grammy-Winning Country Music Star, Dies at 61

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‘Group of Local Vigilantes’ Try to Forcibly Quarantine Out-of-Towners, Officials Say

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By BY AIMEE ORTIZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3aETaZK

Coronavirus: Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid

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Thousands of the devices, which deliver oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator, could be made.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/39yOovT

Coronavirus: Fake news crackdown by UK government

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A rapid response unit is working with social media firms to take down misleading or harmful content.

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Regional connectivity at risk, says airline boss

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The head of Loganair, the UK's biggest regional airline, says he will ask the government for help.

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The Marvel Spiderman artist teaching children in Ireland to draw

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Irish artist Will Sliney is keeping thousands of kids entertained with daily drawing challenges.

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Coronavirus social distancing advice: What two metres looks like

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The UK government is advising us to stay two metres apart - but what does that look like?

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Rob Lawrie, the ex-squaddie, and the girl taken

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Rob thought he was helping a refugee girl and her father as they struggled to get to the UK. But he found out it was all a lie.

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Timelapse: The streets of London during the coronavirus pandemic

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Have you ever seen the streets of the capital so empty?

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Coronavirus doctor's diary: Why are people stealing hospital supplies?

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Dr John Wright explains how Bradford Royal Infirmary is preparing for a "tsunami" of Covid-19 cases.

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Coronavirus and sex: What you need to know

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All your questions about sex in the time of coronavirus, answered.

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A place that makes you ask the questions that really matter

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The BBC's Justin Rowlatt found a visit to Antarctica made him emotional, and ultimately hopeful.

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Coronavirus: The woman behind India's first testing kit

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With the first made-in-India kits, the country could hugely scale up testing for the coronavirus.

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'My $60m weight-loss app cured my personal pain'

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Victoria Repa has created an app to help people lose weight, an issue she struggled with growing up.

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The Best Movies and Shows on Hulu Right Now

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By BY JASON BAILEY from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WUA9P8

Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidelines Through End of April

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By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3dGGR0Y

The Politics of a Pandemic

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3bzlyN5

How I built a 12-country haircare business

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Michelle Ntalami couldn't buy the products she wanted for her hair, so she set up a company to sell them.

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Coronavirus: What we still don't know about Covid-19

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There are many unanswered questions about the new coronavirus, Covid-19.

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Alex Salmond's accusers 'devastated' by court verdict

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A jury found the former first minister not guilty on 12 sexual assault charges, while another was found not proven.

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Bob Weighton turns 112: The times and life of the world's oldest man

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Bob Weighton, from Hampshire, turns 112 today. What has the world's oldest man lived through?

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SNP urges UK government to 'hit pause' on Brexit due to coronavirus

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The party says UK ministers should focus on the coronavirus pandemic and seek to extend the transition period.

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Coronavirus: Lessons for lockdown from an Italian family

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The Aninnis have been in lockdown in Rome for nearly three weeks. What advice do they have for other families?

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'Memes should be archived in a museum'

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People social distancing are sharing memes to feel connected but could they be preserved in a museum?

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Raving to the BBC News theme tune goes viral

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Have you seen the kitchen 'remix' of the BBC News theme tune yet?

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Coronavirus: Meet the ‘shielded’ enduring 12 weeks of isolation

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Some people face months of coronavirus isolation because of medical conditions. How will they cope?

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Coronavirus: The volunteers feeding the NHS

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Meet the people who have made it their mission to feed the National Health Service for free.

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Lockdown, what lockdown? Sweden's unusual response to coronavirus

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While swathes of Europe are under lockdown, Sweden is allowing life to go on much as normal.

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Coronavirus: Six things that are booming in sales

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Amid the virus, some retailers are seeing trade collapse, but others are overwhelmed by demand.

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Introducing the soaring melodies of Azure Ryder

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How one of pop’s brightest new voices found confidence by taking control of a plane.

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Lockdown, what lockdown? Sweden's unusual response to coronavirus

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While swathes of Europe are under lockdown, Sweden is allowing life to go on much as normal.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2y9xhn4

'Memes should be archived in a museum'

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People social distancing are sharing memes to feel connected but could they be preserved in a museum?

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3dAQL4r

Coronavirus ICYMI: Special deliveries, a parrot and hotels

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Here are some stories you may have missed this week.

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'People Are Dying': Samaritan's Purse Sets up Emergency Field Hospital in New York City

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The international Christian humanitarian organization, Samaritan's Purse, led by Franklin Graham, deployed its Emergency Field Hospital to New York City Saturday, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the US.

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How Much Should the Public Know About Who Has the Coronavirus?

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By BY THOMAS FULLER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3dDSbez

Raving to the BBC News theme tune goes viral

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Have you seen the kitchen 'remix' of the BBC News theme tune yet?

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Coronavirus: Lessons for lockdown from an Italian family

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The Aninnis have been in lockdown in Rome for nearly three weeks. What advice do they have for other families?

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Jj5XFk

Mike Longo, Jazz Pianist, Composer and Educator, Dies at 83

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By BY STEVE SMITH from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3bzrllY

Coronavirus: Things will get worse, PM says in letter to Britons

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Writing to all UK households, Boris Johnson warns measures to combat coronavirus could get tougher.

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The Papers: 'Tougher lockdown' warning and protect medics call

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Boris Johnson's letter to UK households and calls for better protective gear feature on the front pages.

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Manu Dibango: The saxophone legend who inspired a disco groove

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Manu Dibango, whose Soul Makossa filled New York dance floors, died this week at the age of 86.

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Coronavirus: A visual guide to the economic impact

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Key maps and charts explain how the virus has impacted markets and businesses around the world.

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Pope gives prayer to empty St Peter's Square

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The service usually only happens twice a year but was given as Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 9,000.

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Coronavirus: From clapping to kindness, five reasons to be hopeful

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As coronavirus continues to spread, the worst of the crisis has brought out of the best in humanity.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JnpjJE

Manu Dibango: The saxophone legend who inspired a disco groove

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Manu Dibango, whose Soul Makossa filled New York dance floors, died this week at the age of 86.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WO8xev

Coronavirus lockdown in India: ‘Beaten and abused for doing my job’

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India's last-mile delivery executives are struggling to function as the country goes in lockdown.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2wKkXcB

Coronavirus: The woman behind India's first testing kit

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With the first made-in-India kits, the country could hugely scale up testing for the coronavirus.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UpuYoU

'I bought a winery and it caused a US-French row'

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When US entrepreneur Michael Baum bought a famous French vineyard it caused a trans-Atlantic spat.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3do3EP2

Coronavirus: A college course world wants to study right now

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More than one million people have enrolled in a Yale course on well-being. So what's its secret?

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South Africa: 'Our children are dying, but President Ramaphosa doesn't care'

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South Africa's leader Cyril Ramaphosa is accused of inaction over a spate of child murders.

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How Marsha Hunt fought Hollywood blacklisting

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The 102-year-old is one of the last people still alive who was named as a communist sympathiser.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WC46n4

Analyzing the Patterns in Trump’s Falsehoods About Coronavirus

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By BY LINDA QIU from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2JhFdFl

Coronavirus lockdown: Clubbers go online for music

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With the coronavirus lockdown bringing normal nightlife to an end, some enterprising DJs are going online.

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Price Gouging Complaints Surge Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2WQzwpM

A Silent Spring Is Saying Something

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By BY ROGER COHEN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3dFLKaX

Un ejército de costura cose mascarillas para Estados Unidos

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By BY DAVID ENRICH, RACHEL ABRAMS AND STEVEN KURUTZ from NYT en Español https://nyti.ms/3btK0PZ

One Continent, Two Very Different Political Responses to the Pandemic

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By BY IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/39qp2Ab

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY LARA TAKENAGA AND JONATHAN WOLFE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2wKh7QJ

Locked Out of the Virtual Classroom

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3bugMjY

In This Emergency, Mom Knows Best

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By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2UqsaaV

Coronavirus: Stranded in another country

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BBC News speaks to some of the people from the UK who have been stranded abroad due to the pandemic.

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How the UK’s coronavirus epidemic compares to other countries

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Comparing the UK’s epidemic to other countries

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The Papers: Virus 'strikes at heart of government'

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The news that the prime minister has tested positive for coronavirus features on the front pages.

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Coronavirus: South Africa begins three-week lockdown

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Police and the army patrol the streets as all but essential movement is banned across the country.

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With No Basketball Tournament, N.C.A.A Slashes Payments to Universities

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By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3dxhVcp

Make Abortion More Available During the Pandemic — Not Less

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2xvaWjO

Materials for Major League Baseball uniforms get converted to protective masks.

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By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2y78RdT

New York City Ballet cancels its season, but it will pay its employees.

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By BY JULIA JACOBS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3al2ySg

No alcohol, no dog walks: Lockdown life in South Africa

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South Africa government has introduced stringent measures to halt the spread of coronavirus.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3duGXsx

The uncertain future for China's electric car makers

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China is the biggest market for electric vehicles, but the coronavirus is the latest blow to shake the industry.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Uj8Ige

Coronavirus: Here's how you can stop bad information from going viral

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Experts are calling on the public to practice ‘information hygiene’ to help stop the spread of falsehoods online.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3dA5mge

Africa's week in pictures: 20-26 March 2020

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A selection of the best photos from across the continent this week.

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Green sea turtles: Vulnerable animal's hatching season draws to close

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The green sea turtle is vulnerable to extinction as the climate warms, Australian scientists say.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/33ORcn3

White House Considers $1 Billion Price Tag for Ventilators — and Has Second Thoughts

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By BY DAVID E. SANGER, MAGGIE HABERMAN AND ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/39jE2Qk

Daily podcasters are broadcasting from closets and even from under blankets.

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By BY REGGIE UGWU from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3buGyES

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 1 Finale Recap: Another Goodbye

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By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3buN52o

Why Is America Choosing Mass Unemployment?

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3dAh3DJ

How Will the Spending Be Spun?

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By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3dw7FBd

Weaving a Way Out of Isolation

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By BY HILARIE M. SHEETS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WL4f7D

Internet challenges are keeping us occupied.

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By BY TAYLOR LORENZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2y9C87P

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY PATRICK J. LYONS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3bxcsR9

Coronavirus: Fears of virus in Idlib refugee camps

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There have been stark warnings from doctors, aid workers and the UN, that camps for the displaced in north-western Syria could be devastated by an outbreak of coronavirus.

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The Papers: Salute for virus 'heroes' and 'Checkpoint Britain'

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Friday's front pages tell of a "moving tribute" to coronavirus staff - and a crackdown on social distancing.

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Coronavirus: How do you cope in a flatshare?

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Ella from North London lives with four other people, including someone who is high risk.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2xw9n4M

US Space Force launches first national security mission

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The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Cache of N-95 Masks Found on Grounds of Washington's National Cathedral

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A surprising recovery that was made in a crypt at Washington's National Cathedral has been donated to help coronavirus first responders.

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