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At least 10 different drug compounds ranging from cancer therapies to antipsychotics and antihistamines may be effective at preventing the new coronavirus from multiplying in the body, according to a multidisciplinary study conducted by a team of scientists in the United States and France https://ift.tt/2YkMbBZ https://ift.tt/35pjm91 https://ift.tt/35pjm91 https://ift.tt/2WdXp8S

https://ift.tt/35pjm91 Submitted April 30, 2020 at 08:51PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2WdXp8S DoremusJessup
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Sudan’s new government has outlawed the practice of female genital mutilation, a move hailed as a major victory by women’s rights campaigners in a country where the often dangerous practice is widespread. https://ift.tt/3d7hvZo https://ift.tt/2z1xLwg https://ift.tt/2z1xLwg https://ift.tt/3d4Lgtw

https://ift.tt/2z1xLwg Submitted April 30, 2020 at 06:32PM by HotDamnGeoff https://ift.tt/3d4Lgtw HotDamnGeoff
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China has received a wave of applications for debt relief from crisis-hit countries included in the “Belt and Road Initiative” as coronavirus strains the world’s biggest development programme. https://ift.tt/2TULA81 https://ift.tt/2VPsvEL https://ift.tt/2VPsvEL https://ift.tt/3f3PbJb

https://ift.tt/2VPsvEL Submitted April 30, 2020 at 06:58PM by humanuniverse1 https://ift.tt/3f3PbJb humanuniverse1
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Fortescue Metals Group, the mining company controlled by the billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, has launched legal action to stop the financial data giant S&P publishing information about the price it charges for iron ore. https://ift.tt/2SqwfKN https://ift.tt/3aPJjj9 https://ift.tt/3aPJjj9 https://ift.tt/3f9XaUK

https://ift.tt/3aPJjj9 Submitted April 30, 2020 at 07:14PM by humanuniverse1 https://ift.tt/3f9XaUK humanuniverse1
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Dead bodies are lying at home and in the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador, a city so hard-hit by coronavirus that overfilled hospitals are turning away even very ill patients and funeral homes are unavailable for burial. https://ift.tt/3d5p0Qs https://ift.tt/3f9W4sb https://ift.tt/3f9W4sb https://ift.tt/2YnZdie

https://ift.tt/3f9W4sb Submitted April 30, 2020 at 07:16PM by green_flash https://ift.tt/2YnZdie green_flash
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Sales of Big Issue magazine by homeless vendors in Japan's usually busy urban hubs plummeted as coronavirus has kept people indoors, inflicting serious hit on sellers' income. To try to cover vendors' living costs for time being, publishers turned to selling magazine online. https://ift.tt/2zIVPnU https://ift.tt/2KNjfL7 https://ift.tt/2KNjfL7 https://ift.tt/2VP0nSn

https://ift.tt/2KNjfL7 Submitted April 29, 2020 at 08:20PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2VP0nSn madazzahatter
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Popular Hong Kong kindergarten goes bust, leaving teachers unpaid and parents chasing thousands of dollars in refunds and deposits. Parents say news came from ‘out of the blue’ and they haven’t heard from founder Alison Euler, who is now in Germany. https://ift.tt/2yY2lGJ https://ift.tt/3f4Rw6w https://ift.tt/3f4Rw6w https://ift.tt/2YdK5UC

https://ift.tt/3f4Rw6w Submitted April 29, 2020 at 08:24PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2YdK5UC madazzahatter
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Residents in Auckland suburb of Remuera being plagued by dead eels, sewage miasma floating down streams and smells so pungent it makes them gag...waterways around Hobson Bay hotspot for faecal contamination and it could be years before water runs completely clear again. https://ift.tt/2DvwCx2 https://ift.tt/3d4y0oH https://ift.tt/3d4y0oH https://ift.tt/2zJ1VEN

https://ift.tt/3d4y0oH Submitted April 29, 2020 at 08:43PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2zJ1VEN madazzahatter
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Mexican tomato farmers hard pressed to sell product at home or abroad due to disruptions caused by outbreak they had to donate some produce to food banks or use it to feed cattle. Beer, avocados and tomatoes were Mexico’s top agricultural exports in 2019, according to official government figures. https://ift.tt/2YiYsXy https://ift.tt/2zJUcX5 https://ift.tt/2zJUcX5 https://ift.tt/3aO9arY

https://ift.tt/2zJUcX5 Submitted April 29, 2020 at 08:48PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/3aO9arY madazzahatter
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Philippines: Retired Judge Calls for Joint Sea Patrols with Vietnam, Malaysia: The Philippines should seek joint patrols with Vietnam and Malaysia in the South China Sea to deter Chinese aggression in the disputed region, a former Supreme Court justice told reporters in Manila on Monday. https://ift.tt/2YdoZ8Q https://ift.tt/35hb0Aj https://ift.tt/35hb0Aj https://ift.tt/2WamKAi

https://ift.tt/35hb0Aj Submitted April 28, 2020 at 08:48PM by AngelofDeath2020 https://ift.tt/2WamKAi AngelofDeath2020
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An arthritis drug that was being closely watched for its potential use against COVID-19 has delivered disappointing results in clinical trials. Kevzara, which is made by Regeneron and Sanofi, does not attack the novel coronavirus https://ift.tt/2W5j2YJ https://ift.tt/2KGJVgk https://ift.tt/2KGJVgk https://ift.tt/2Yi2dgd

https://ift.tt/2KGJVgk Submitted April 27, 2020 at 09:09PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2Yi2dgd DoremusJessup
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The facades of several banks were smashed with at least one set on fire as protests fueled by Lebanon's economic crisis turned violent in the northern city of Tripoli overnight. The army said a fire-bomb was thrown at one of its vehicles and a hand grenade was hurled at a patrol during rioting https://ift.tt/2W3dkqp https://ift.tt/2xhsBvu https://ift.tt/2xhsBvu https://ift.tt/2W7ViDD

https://ift.tt/2xhsBvu Submitted April 27, 2020 at 09:11PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2W7ViDD DoremusJessup
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Argentina on Monday banned all commercial flight ticket sales until September, one of the toughest coronavirus travel bans in the world, prompting an industry outcry that the new measure will put too much strain on airlines and airports. https://ift.tt/2VIBJ5R (1).jpg https://ift.tt/2KGK2bK https://ift.tt/2KGK2bK https://ift.tt/2YfCNzB

https://ift.tt/2KGK2bK Submitted April 27, 2020 at 09:15PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2YfCNzB DoremusJessup
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In an effort to get around Russia's strict protest regulations, people often take turns holding banners in one-man pickets. People go for "walks" instead of marching. People ride the metro with signs pinned to their bags. Russians are now channeling their discontent into virtual demonstrations https://ift.tt/3aHtSJR https://ift.tt/3bUhc3y https://ift.tt/3bUhc3y https://ift.tt/2y7gpxD

https://ift.tt/3bUhc3y Submitted April 27, 2020 at 09:29PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2y7gpxD DoremusJessup
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Argentina invited citizens to sign proclamation to welcome Cuban medical aid workers and those of any other nationality and to oppose United States' campaign against Cuba's policy of solidarity with world. They acknowledged during pandemic, "we will need more medical and nursing personnel." https://ift.tt/2zq0evF https://ift.tt/3ePv29n https://ift.tt/3ePv29n https://ift.tt/3eSZob9

https://ift.tt/3ePv29n Submitted April 26, 2020 at 07:22PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/3eSZob9 madazzahatter
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Milan announces ambitious scheme to reduce car use after lockdown | Milan is to introduce one of Europe’s most ambitious schemes reallocating street space from cars to cycling and walking, in response to the coronavirus. The city has announced that 35km of streets will be transformed over the summer https://ift.tt/356x2FQ https://ift.tt/34Pnr6g https://ift.tt/34Pnr6g https://ift.tt/359nObY

https://ift.tt/34Pnr6g Submitted April 26, 2020 at 07:31PM by BattlemechJohnBrown https://ift.tt/359nObY BattlemechJohnBrown
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Filipino workers at meatpacking plant tied to Canada's biggest COVID-19 outbreak feel unfairly blamed: As of Friday, 558 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in workers from the Cargill meat plant. https://ift.tt/2KDqyVC https://ift.tt/356v34m https://ift.tt/356v34m https://ift.tt/3cO7Ne8

https://ift.tt/356v34m Submitted April 26, 2020 at 07:33PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/3cO7Ne8 madazzahatter
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WHO backtracks on 'no immunity' advice - rewritten guidance that suggested those who recovered from the virus would have no immunity, to instead say that survivors can expect some level of protection. https://ift.tt/2YeLla9 https://ift.tt/2VHzzDw https://ift.tt/2VHzzDw https://ift.tt/3eMpdcO

https://ift.tt/2VHzzDw Submitted April 26, 2020 at 06:28PM by humanuniverse1 https://ift.tt/3eMpdcO humanuniverse1
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Chinese diplomats approached German government officials in an attempt to encourage them to make positive statements on how Beijing is handling the coronavirus pandemic, the German interior ministry said in a letter this month. https://ift.tt/2r8XpIL https://ift.tt/3bShgAQ https://ift.tt/3bShgAQ https://ift.tt/2yLHaaW

https://ift.tt/3bShgAQ Submitted April 26, 2020 at 06:59PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2yLHaaW madazzahatter
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Billionaire media mogul Kerry Stokes and wife managed to dodge mandatory hotel quarantine after returning to western Australia from ski trip in Colorado. Instead couple will spend quarantine period in their mansion in Perth. Stokes was given exemption to the rules by Australian government. https://ift.tt/3aAS0xD https://ift.tt/3eMlOLh https://ift.tt/3eMlOLh https://ift.tt/2W1PtYg

https://ift.tt/3eMlOLh Submitted April 26, 2020 at 07:10PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2W1PtYg madazzahatter
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Workers should have the right to work from home, German Labor and Social Affairs Minister Hubertus Heil told the tabloid Bild am Sonntag. The newspaper said he plans to present a bill this autumn in a bid to see this enshrined in law. https://ift.tt/2xahS5S https://ift.tt/358EIY8 https://ift.tt/358EIY8 https://ift.tt/2xetFAg

https://ift.tt/358EIY8 Submitted April 26, 2020 at 07:17PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2xetFAg madazzahatter
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Professor Neil Ferguson, of Imperial College London, authored a paper that prompted the UK to scrap its coronavirus strategy. His team warned Boris Johnson that "herd immunity" could cost 510,000 lives, prompting an abrupt U-turn. https://ift.tt/3aBsush https://ift.tt/3eP5glM https://ift.tt/3eP5glM https://ift.tt/356yBDW

https://ift.tt/3eP5glM Submitted April 25, 2020 at 06:42AM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/356yBDW maxwellhill
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Advertisers on Google will now have to submit their personal identification, business incorporation documents or other information to prove their identity and their country of operations and all the users will be able to access this information https://ift.tt/3eRiJJV https://ift.tt/2zuldO4 https://ift.tt/2zuldO4 https://ift.tt/2VWhj83

https://ift.tt/2zuldO4 Submitted April 25, 2020 at 02:13AM by shadilal_gharjode https://ift.tt/2VWhj83 shadilal_gharjode
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70+ Groups Demand Trump Immediately End US Sanctions Against Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and Others During Covid-19 Crisis: "In a context of global pandemic, impeding medical efforts in one country heightens the risk for all of us." https://ift.tt/3atHatf https://ift.tt/3cINIWq https://ift.tt/3cINIWq https://ift.tt/3524cGG

https://ift.tt/3cINIWq Submitted April 23, 2020 at 07:08PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/3524cGG madazzahatter
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Millions of animals are bred for research and experimentation every year in Germany and then killed without being utilized, according to a new government report. Federal Ministry of Agriculture estimated that 3.9 million animals died in this way in Germany in 2017, and 12.6 million across entire EU. https://ift.tt/3524ehM https://ift.tt/3aBAfye https://ift.tt/3aBAfye https://ift.tt/2VvhQPs

https://ift.tt/3aBAfye Submitted April 23, 2020 at 07:10PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2VvhQPs madazzahatter
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South Australian ecologist raised alarm over changes to way wild dogs managed, saying new policy could lead to dingoes becoming "functionally extinct" in some areas. Wild dog management is enforced by dog fence, 5,400-kilometre structure that in many places is over 100 years old. https://ift.tt/2zr24MY https://ift.tt/2yICQZS https://ift.tt/2yICQZS https://ift.tt/2VUE5Nz

https://ift.tt/2yICQZS Submitted April 23, 2020 at 07:14PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2VUE5Nz madazzahatter
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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has apologised for "major shortcomings" within the military after a cluster of coronavirus infections emerged on a navy vessel recently returned from a goodwill mission to Palau. https://ift.tt/2yBwJqx https://ift.tt/3bI6Eot https://ift.tt/3bI6Eot https://ift.tt/2Ks0g8B

https://ift.tt/3bI6Eot Submitted April 23, 2020 at 01:45AM by Zhana-Aul https://ift.tt/2Ks0g8B Zhana-Aul
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In recent weeks, rare leatherback turtles have been found nesting in numbers not seen for decades on beaches in Florida and Thailand. And experts say the resurgence of the vulnerable leatherback is likely closely linked to the desertion of beaches across the world due to the coronavirus pandemic. https://ift.tt/3brqtzV https://ift.tt/2z88vUT https://ift.tt/2z88vUT https://ift.tt/34VxWVM

https://ift.tt/2z88vUT Submitted April 20, 2020 at 07:05PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/34VxWVM madazzahatter
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A large canine has been captured by an automatic camera in Normandy, northern France. Authorities believe the animal is a European gray wolf. If their suspicions are correct, it would be the first wolf seen in this region of France for more than a century. https://ift.tt/2XPkvoy https://ift.tt/2wXtaui https://ift.tt/2wXtaui https://ift.tt/3excKtz

https://ift.tt/2wXtaui Submitted April 20, 2020 at 07:14PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/3excKtz madazzahatter
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Researchers discovered star system with six planets whose orbits in almost perfect rhythm...dubbed HD 158259 star orbited by "super-Earth" and "five mini-Neptunes." "This is comparable to several musicians beating distinct rhythms, yet who beat at the same time at the beginning of each bar." https://ift.tt/3bre2nZ https://ift.tt/2RR7OWL https://ift.tt/2RR7OWL https://ift.tt/3am1ywp

https://ift.tt/2RR7OWL Submitted April 20, 2020 at 07:19PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/3am1ywp madazzahatter
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Dozens Test Positive for Coronavirus at Afghan President’s Palace: There’s no evidence that President Ashraf Ghani is infected, but the pandemic’s reach into the seat of power further tests war-torn Afghanistan https://ift.tt/2VG5oLJ https://ift.tt/2Vm5aKE https://ift.tt/2Vm5aKE https://ift.tt/2Kgn4Ie

https://ift.tt/2Vm5aKE Submitted April 19, 2020 at 05:39PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2Kgn4Ie DoremusJessup
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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv, 2 meters apart, accusing PM of destroying democracy: Addressing protest in Rabin Square and online, Lapid and Ya’alon rail against Netanyahu, and against former partner Gantz https://ift.tt/34QqOtO https://ift.tt/3bnUa59 https://ift.tt/3bnUa59 https://ift.tt/2zf8bUx

https://ift.tt/3bnUa59 Submitted April 19, 2020 at 06:16PM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/2zf8bUx maxwellhill
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Coronavirus: Frontline National Health Service staff deserve £29-per-day bonus, say Liberal Democrats - Party also calls on UK government to pay funeral fees for those who die while fighting Covid-19 https://ift.tt/2RR4lHH https://ift.tt/2wTJJau https://ift.tt/2wTJJau https://ift.tt/2RQKQ1I

https://ift.tt/2wTJJau Submitted April 18, 2020 at 07:23PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2RQKQ1I ManiaforBeatles
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WHO says China revised coronavirus infection data to ‘leave no case undocumented’ - “They looked at the funeral service systems. They looked at hospital systems. They looked at laboratories to see if there were any duplications or if there were any cases missing.” https://ift.tt/2KfEl4o https://ift.tt/2XKi9qY https://ift.tt/2XKi9qY https://ift.tt/34I98Aq

https://ift.tt/2XKi9qY Submitted April 17, 2020 at 07:25PM by beehive4 https://ift.tt/34I98Aq beehive4
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S. Korean ruling party wins legislative elections by landslide on strength of Covid-19 management https://ift.tt/3cjSKZp korea legislative election coree du sud 2020-04-15T120310Z_1299216463_RC205G9JYW9R_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SOUTHKOREA-ELECTION.jpg https://ift.tt/3cniy6Z https://ift.tt/3cniy6Z https://ift.tt/3afNEfc

https://ift.tt/3cniy6Z Submitted April 15, 2020 at 08:47PM by BlueLight03 https://ift.tt/3afNEfc BlueLight03
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She Kept a Diary of China’s Epidemic. Now She Faces a Political Storm — “If authors have any responsibilities in the face of disaster, the greatest of them is to bear witness.” Here are excerpts from the author Fang Fang’s controversial chronicle of life and death in Wuhan. https://ift.tt/3b5LNee https://ift.tt/2xtcuek https://ift.tt/2xtcuek https://ift.tt/2wE6IGg

https://ift.tt/2xtcuek Submitted April 14, 2020 at 07:28PM by wrapityup https://ift.tt/2wE6IGg wrapityup
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Methane Levels Reach an All-Time High - Methane is roughly 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, and while it stays in the atmosphere for only around a decade, as opposed to centuries, like CO2, its continued rise poses a major challenge to international climate goals. https://ift.tt/3aZLMsh https://ift.tt/34sFD5k https://ift.tt/34sFD5k https://ift.tt/3b3ZMRX

https://ift.tt/34sFD5k Submitted April 12, 2020 at 09:37PM by polymute https://ift.tt/3b3ZMRX polymute
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I miss Bernie Mac

Because of the lockdown, I've watched a lot of older movies and shows and this was an actor who died way too soon (age 50). I've watched Mr. 3000, Ocean's Eleven (remake) and Guess Who, as well as a some episodes of his show which was really funny. Sad this guy died so young. Anyone else have a favorite that just left too soon? Submitted April 12, 2020 at 08:15PM by oh_bruddah https://ift.tt/2yVJOeo
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India to Export 90,000 Ton Surplus Wheat to Afghanistan and Lebanon The government has a stock of about 23 million tonne of wheat and 54 million tonne of rice, which is much more than its requirement. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3ehSf3F https://ift.tt/3ehSf3F https://ift.tt/2XwGuAw

https://ift.tt/3ehSf3F Submitted April 12, 2020 at 12:20PM by justchillar https://ift.tt/2XwGuAw justchillar
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City of York Council in England says there will be no funeral services in the city, just "direct cremations only" with "no exceptions". MP says funeral ban is 'a step too far' and may breach human rights. https://ift.tt/39sNMbO https://ift.tt/3c7V9Go https://ift.tt/3c7V9Go https://ift.tt/2VfkveI

https://ift.tt/3c7V9Go Submitted April 10, 2020 at 02:41AM by M7plusoneequalsm8 https://ift.tt/2VfkveI M7plusoneequalsm8
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