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Politics Central
Coronavirus: US deaths double in two days, Trump says quarantine 'not necessary'
Sunday, 29 March 2020, 3:33PMUS President Trump tweeted on Saturday night (US time) that he has asked the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to...
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Science
Why the Covid-19 coronavirus is so hard to kill
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 9:30PMViruses have spent billions of years perfecting the art of surviving without living - a frighteningly effective strategy...
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Audio
Comment: Why the 2020 Olympics must be called off now
Sunday, 22 March 2020, 4:52PMSally Jenkins joins Miles Davies to discuss her column for The Washington Post. Call the Olympics off. It's time. The Tokyo...
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World
How coronavirus overwhelmed Italy with almost 5000 deaths in a month
Sunday, 22 March 2020, 10:03AMThe latest figures from the Italian Government show a total number of confirmed cases of 53,578, up from 47,021 yesterday. The...
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World
Comment: Hello from Italy. Your future is grimmer than you think
Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 4:24PMMy family lives in the Veneto, in Northern Italy, one of the regions worst-hit by the coronavirus. We are on lockdown. It's...
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Audio
Coronavirus: Spain reports 2000 new cases in 24 hours, death tolls double
Monday, 16 March 2020, 9:49AMThe coronavirus pandemic continues to affect public life around the world, with more travel restrictions, more closures and...
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News
Chinese official pushes conspiracy theory that US spread coronavirus
Saturday, 14 March 2020, 3:43PMA Chinese foreign ministry official pushed a conspiracy theory the US army may have had a role in spreading the novel coronavirus,...
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News
Coronavirus: President Trump declares national emergency
Saturday, 14 March 2020, 9:15AMUS President Donald Trump has announced he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles...
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Health
Coronavirus is mysteriously sparing kids - what this means
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 10:30AMOne of the few mercies of the spreading coronavirus is that it leaves young children virtually untouched - a mystery virologists...
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World
Coronavirus: Italy expands travel restrictions to entire country
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 10:30AMPrime Minister Giuseppe Conte says Italy plans to restrict movement throughout the entire country, locking down some 60 million...
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World
Donald Trump 'didn't know people died from the flu.' It killed his grandfather
Sunday, 8 March 2020, 2:52PMIn Atlanta on Friday, President Donald Trump talked about the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in other...
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Audio
Comment: I have the coronavirus. So far, it isn't that bad
Sunday, 1 March 2020, 2:28PMI have the coronavirus. And it hasn't been that bad. I am in my late 60s, and the sickest I've ever been was when I had bronchitis...
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World
Man dies in homemade rocket disaster trying to prove earth is flat
Monday, 24 February 2020, 10:59AMIn December, buttressed by his conviction and advances in homemade rocketry, "Mad" Mike Hughes flipped on a camera and fantasised...
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Audio
German politics upended as Merkel's heir quits
Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 4:11PMGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's would-be successor said she will not run for the premiership, propelling the country into...
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Health
Coronavirus breakthrough? Scientists successfully use antiviral drug on patient
Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 3:56PMScientists have successfully used an experimental drug on a single American coronavirus patient, who recovered, sparking...
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World
Coronnavirus: The biggest questions and what we know so far
Sunday, 9 February 2020, 12:33PMThere are so many unknowns about the novel coronavirus that has triggered unprecedented quarantine efforts, dangerous conspiracy...
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World
How German man tricked Google Maps with just 99 phones
Thursday, 6 February 2020, 3:12PMThe streets were shaded the dreaded dark red on Google Maps, warning drivers of a traffic nightmare. In reality, though,...
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Entertainment
How The Sims became one of the most successful video game franchises ever
Thursday, 6 February 2020, 3:11PMIf you could be anyone, who would you be? For two decades, The Sims franchise has answered this timeless question for hundreds...
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Entertainment
Could Taika experience Oscar glory with Jojo Rabbit?
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 4:07PMFox Searchlight marketed Jojo Rabbit as an "anti-hate satire" - a disclaimer suggesting that the distributor expected some...
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Business
How Facebook stalks you - even when you're not using it
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 2:15PMEver suspect the Facebook app is listening to you? What we now know is even creepier. Facebook is giving us a new way to...
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World
Six people killed in Germany shooting, including suspect's parents
Saturday, 25 January 2020, 10:14AMSix people were killed and another two wounded in a shooting in the southwestern German town of Rot am See on Friday, police...
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World
'You're a bunch of dopes and babies': Trump's stunning tirade against generals
Sunday, 19 January 2020, 9:24AMThis article is adapted from "A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America," which will be published on Jan....
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Audio
Meghan's sister confirms their father will testify in tabloid lawsuit
Thursday, 16 January 2020, 9:12AMThomas Markle wlll testify against his daughter Meghan in a lawsuit involving a British tabloid, the Duchess of Sussex's...
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World
Puking vultures the latest troublemakers at US Border
Sunday, 12 January 2020, 10:53AMU.S. Customs and Border Protection has a problem with vultures - specifically, roughly 300 of them that are defecating and...