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America begins to reopen but businesses and customers in no rush to get back
They were not exactly rushing to embrace their new-found freedom in Liberty, Missouri. Trump loyalist set to become national intelligence director on second attempt Even as the state endured its…
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Trump Death Clock seeks to bring ‘accountability for reckless leadership’
Donald Trump has been accused of personally causing the deaths of 40,000 Americans through his “reckless” handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a new website launched on Wednesday under the…
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Coronavirus Australia news: more deaths expected at Newmarch House, minister says – as it happened
With that, I’ll leave you for the night. Thanks for reading. Stay well. Separate to the aged care regulator, the Aged Care Royal Commission is also looking into the situation…
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Inside a Greek coronavirus ward: how debt-ridden nation is beating the disease – video
Despite a decade-old financial crisis that has crippled its hospitals, Greece appears to be keeping its coronavirus outbreak under control, with a far lower death toll than many other European nations.…
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China calls Hong Kong protesters a ‘political virus’
Beijing’s top political office in Hong Kong has called protesters a “political virus” and said the semi-autonomous city will never be calm until “poisonous” and “violent” black-clad demonstrators are eliminated.…
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Covid-19 could trigger ‘media extinction event’ in developing countries
Fake news laws and political interference along with growing financial pressures has left many independent media groups in developing countries fighting to survive during the pandemic. News outlets around the…
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‘Doctor diplomacy’: Cuba seeks to make its mark in Europe amid Covid-19 crisis
They have jetted into some of the most horrifying calamities in recent history, clutching the red, white and blue flag of their small island home. Earthquakes in Indonesia and Pakistan;…
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Zoom attacks show web conferencing platforms must devise industry guidelines for safer systems
With the coronavirus pandemic putting the brakes on life as we know it, Zoom has become a popular video conferencing platform worldwide. Yet its rise in popularity has been accompanied…
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Donald Trump tours mask-making factory – but skips the mask
When US President Donald Trump finally left his White House quarantine on Tuesday to tour a plant in Arizona that makes protective equipment, he declined to wear a mask, something…
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US ignored coronavirus warnings, says ousted vaccine director Rick Bright in whistle-blower complaint
The ousted director of a US agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistle-blower’s complaint on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of retaliating when…