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Sports Apr 13, 2020

Tiger Woods Relives Joy of Winning Fifth Masters

Fifteen-time major winner Tiger Woods says he can't help feeling like the green jacket he claimed for winning the Masters last year doesn't belong in his locker anymore.
World Apr 13, 2020

Tornadoes Hit US South as Six Killed in Mississippi, State Declare Emergency

At least six people were killed when tornadoes ripped through Mississippi on Sunday, officials said, prompting the southern US state to declare an emergency.
World Apr 12, 2020

Boris Johnson Discharged From Hospital, UK PM Says 'I Owe My Life to Medics' After Recovering From COVID-19

However, it remains unclear when he might be discharged from hospital and how quickly he would return to work once out. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been deputising for Johnson. The prime minister's spokesman has stressed that his recovery is "at an early stage" and he would act only "on the advice of his medical team".
India Apr 12, 2020

Coronavirus Found in Air Samples Up to 13 Feet from Patients

A new study examining air samples from hospital wards with COVID-19 patients has found the virus can travel up to 13 feet (four meters) -- twice the distance current guidelines say people should leave between themselves in public.
World Apr 12, 2020

Coronavirus Reaches Amazon's Remote Yanomami Tribe, 15-Year-Old Boy Dies Raising Concerns

A Yanomami indigenous boy has died after contracting the coronavirus, authorities in Brazil said Friday, raising fears for the Amazon tribe, which is known for its vulnerability to disease.
World Apr 12, 2020

US Supreme Court to Hear Appeal on Abortion During Coronavirus Crisis

Abortion rights advocates on Saturday called on the US Supreme Court to urgently intervene to force Texas to reinstate the right to abortion, which has been suspended in the state since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
World Apr 12, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in US: 550 Crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier Tested Positive for COVID-19, Says Navy Spokesman

More than 10 percent of the 4,800 crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Navy said Saturday, days after the navy chief resigned over his mishandling of the outbreak.
World Apr 11, 2020

US Tops Italy as Worst-Hit Country Due to Coronavirus Pandemic as Death Count Reaches 18,860

The US also became the first country to report more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, marking a grim milestone as huge swathes of the globe celebrated the Easter holiday weekend under lockdown from home.
Agency News Apr 11, 2020

Italian Mafia Buying, Distributing Food to Poor to Exert More Control Amid Coronavirus Spread, Says Expert

Criminal organisations in Italy are distributing food and ordering interest-free lending to the needy to try to extend their influence, Italian anti-mafia author Roberto Saviano has warned.
Sports Apr 11, 2020

Liverpool Legend Kenny Dalglish Tests Positive for COVID-19

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus but is not showing symptoms of the disease, his family said Friday.
World Apr 11, 2020

Florida's Nightmare: A Hurricane During the COVID-19 Pandemic

What could be worse than a pandemic overwhelming health care systems and causing global economic collapse? Florida knows the answer: a pandemic that rages into hurricane season, which is already on the horizon and causing the Sunshine State to dramatically update its storm preparations.
Agency News Apr 11, 2020

Coronavirus Global Death Toll Touches 1 Lakh in 101 Days, Nearly 70% Fatalities Reported in Europe

More than 100,000 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus, with nearly 70 per cent of all fatalities in Europe, according to an AFP tally Friday compiled from official sources.
World Apr 10, 2020

France Reports 987 Coronavirus Deaths in Last 24 Hours, Toll Tops 13,000

The new deaths -- including 554 in hospitals and 433 in nursing homes --- brought the total toll in France to 13,197 since the epidemic began, top health official Jerome Salomon told reporters.
Technology Apr 10, 2020

Google and Apple Launching COVID-19 Contact-Tracing via Bluetooth Technology for iOS and Android

The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effort to use smartphone technology to track and potentially contain the global pandemic.
World Apr 10, 2020

New Confirmed Case of Ebola in DR Congo Reported After 52 Days, Just Before Epidemic's Expected End

A health official said the patient reportedly died in hospital early Thursday, several days after falling ill with Ebola symptoms. The epidemic, the 10th in the Democratic Republic of Congo's history, dates back to August 1 2018.
Technology Apr 10, 2020

Amazon Moves to Create Own Lab for Employee COVID-19 Tests

Amazon is believed to have had COVID-19 cases in a number of its warehouses, and has seen employee protests and walkouts in several of them to press for safety improvements. Last week, Amazon began temperature checks and distribution of masks for employees, part of a ramped up safety effort.
World Apr 10, 2020

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Says Reached Deal With Donald Trump to Cut Crude Oil Output

Mexico will cut production by 100,00 barrels per day (bpd), President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said, adding that it was Trump who reached out to him. 'Trump communicated with us,' he told a press conference.
World Apr 10, 2020

Coronavirus Strain Came to New York City from Europe: Study

The novel coronavirus began spreading in New York City in February before widespread testing began, and the strain so far identified in local samples came from Europe, a scientist said Wednesday.
World Apr 10, 2020

Global Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 94,000, But Some Signs of Hope

Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that the crisis was peaking in the United States and Europe.
World Apr 10, 2020

Yemen Reports First Coronavirus Case in Southern Province

War-torn Yemen on Friday reported its first case of the coronavirus in a southern province under the control of the government, an official statement said.

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