COVID-19 Updates
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London police accused of racial profiling in lockdown searches
Police in London have been accused of racial profiling by a school pastoral support worker whose account on Twitter of being handcuffed and questioned has prompted questions about the role…
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French boy dies of coronavirus-linked Kawasaki disease
A nine-year-old boy from Marseille is reported to have died of Kawasaki disease, the mysterious inflammatory syndrome linked to coronavirus. The boy is believed to be the first victim of…
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‘We’re all on death row now’: Latin America’s prisons reel from Covid-19
The last time Víctor Calderón saw his son, Miguel, alive was on the eve of Venezuela’s coronavirus shutdown in mid-March. Seven weeks later he saw a photograph of Miguel’s bullet-riddled…
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No special favors: New Zealand leader turned away from cafe
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s leader found out there are no exceptions when it comes to social distancing after she was initially turned away from a cafe because…
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Peak District tells people to stay away as English return to beauty spots
The Peak District national park has urged the public not to visit as its car parks began to fill up on the first weekend since coronavirus lockdown measures were partially…
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Burundi defies COVID-19 for election ending a bloody rule
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Burundi is pushing ahead with an election on Wednesday that will end the president’s divisive and bloody 15-year rule. When President Pierre Nkurunziza hands over… Read…
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Medics around the world face hostility over virus stigma
CAIRO (AP) — Dr. Dina Abdel-Salam watched in terror last month as scores of strangers gathered under the balcony of her aunt’s empty apartment in the Egyptian city of Ismailia,…
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Virus lockdown gives Venice a shot at reimagining tourism
VENICE, Italy (AP) — In Venice, a city famous for being visited by too many and home to too few, children’s play now fills neighborhood squares, fishermen sell their catch…
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Coronavirus caution: Go out but ‘let’s not have a party’
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australians headed out to eat for the first time in weeks Saturday, but the reopening of restaurants, pubs and cafes came with a warning: don’t overdo…
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Dallas defender Hollingshead fosters baby amid pandemic
With two children of their own, FC Dallas defender Ryan Hollingshead and his wife, Taylor, wanted to add to their young family in a way that would align with a…