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Biden and Trump had 'really wonderful, warm' phone call about coronavirus response after tweets
Yahoo Daily News 07 Apr 2020
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spoke over the phone on Monday about the coronavirus response, days after Trump said he would “absolutely” take Biden's call. "Vice President Biden and President Trump had a good call," Biden spokesperson Kate Bedingfield said in a statement ... Lasted probably 15 minutes ... “Mr ... Mr ... ....
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WhatsApp to limit message forwarding to stop spread of disinformation
Belfast Telegraph 07 Apr 2020
WhatsApp has introduced new stricter limits on message forwarding in a bid to spot the spread of disinformation. Now, when users receive a message that has already been frequently forwarded they will only be able to forward it to one chat at a time. Previously, such messages could be forwarded to five different chats at once ... ....
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Body of Kennedy family member found in Chesapeake Bay
Gulf News 07 Apr 2020
Washington. The body of one of two Kennedy family members who went missing last week when their canoe capsised in the Chesapeake Bay was recovered on Monday, the authorities said. The Maryland Natural Resources Police said Monday night that it had found the body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, a granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy ... Joseph P ... Gov ... ....
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PM ‘very likely’ to need ventilator, professor says
AOL 06 Apr 2020
The Prime Minister is “extremely sick” – with many coronavirus patients who need intensive care requiring invasive ventilation, an expert has said. Boris Johnson was moved to the critical unit at St Thomas’ Hospital on Monday evening as part of his ongoing treatment for Covid-19 ... He added ... ....
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Taliban halts negotiations with Afghan government over release of prisoners
Khaama Press 07 Apr 2020
The Taliban group announced that it has stopped negotiations with the Afghan government over the release of Taliban prisoners with effect from today ... Shaheen further added “But, unfortunately, their release has been delayed under one pretext or another till now ... Speaking to reporters in Kabul, Mr ... .......
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UN inquiry stops short of directly blaming Russia over Idlib attacks
The Guardian 07 Apr 2020
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Abe declares emergency in Japan’s major centers until May 6, prepares $990bn stimulus
Russia Today 07 Apr 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to fight new coronavirus infections in major population centers. The measure, giving authorities more power to press people to stay at home and businesses to close, will last through May 6 ... ....
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Pope decries 'unjust sentences' after Cardinal Pell acquitted of sex abuse
Independent online (SA) 07 Apr 2020
Vatican City - Pope Francis, speaking just a few hours after Australia's highest court acquitted Cardinal George Pell of sexual abuse, on Tuesday offered his morning Mass for those who suffer today from unjust sentences ... Francis did not mention Pell by name ... Last year, the pope named a successor, Spanish Jesuit priest Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves....
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China outraged after Brazil minister suggests Covid-19 is part of 'plan for world domination'
The Guardian 07 Apr 2020
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COVID-19 Won’t Be Shared Equally. Pro-Trump Vloggers “Diamond And Silk” Make It Worse
WorldNews.com 06 Apr 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As COVID-19 sickens and kills thousands of people, it is exposing another deadly virus. inequality-racial and income. Americans that don’t have to deal with discrimination or are better-off are still getting paid and are free to work from home ... Then it took root in the city’s black community and erupted....
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China reports no new coronavirus deaths as cases decline
Dawn 07 Apr 2020
Mainland China reported no coronavirus deaths for the first time since the pandemic began, and a drop in new cases, a day before the central city of Wuhan — where the virus emerged late in December — is set to lift its lockdown. China had 32 new infections by Monday, down from 39 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said ... ....
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Prosecutors reveal multi-million-dollar bribes for Qatar World Cup
Hong Kong Standard 07 Apr 2020
US prosecutors revealed new details of alleged bribes paid to FIFA executive committee members to gain their votes for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup and charged a pair of former 21st Century Fox executives with making illegal payments to win broadcast rights for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. An indictment unsealed Monday in U.S ... 14-8 ... Mr ... Steven J....
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Philippines: Man shot dead for flouting coronavirus rules
Malaysia Today 06 Apr 2020
(DW) – Police in the Philippines have shot dead a man for not wearing a mask and provoking officers. President Duterte has ordered police and military to kill anyone violating quarantine or causing trouble during the pandemic ... Mandatory face masks ... ....
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Vaccines against COVID-19 won’t be tested in Africa: WHO
The Siasat Daily 07 Apr 2020
Geneva.�World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Africa will not become testing ground for any vaccines against COVID-19. “Africa cannot and will not be a testing ground for any vaccine ... And about 20 institutions and companies are racing to develop a vaccine. Source. IANS ... ....
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Honor Blackman, James Bond’s Pussy Galore, Dead at 94
Rollingstone 06 Apr 2020
Honor Blackman, the British actress best known for portraying the James Bond girl Pussy Galore in 1964’s Goldfinger, has died. She was 94. “It’s with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Honor Blackman, aged 94,” Blackman’s family wrote in a statement to the Guardian ... .......
