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The Sikh volunteers feeding thousands in lockdown

One of the UK's largest Sikh temples has reinvented itself as an emergency food operation.




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Coronavirus Australia live updates: Jenny Morrison's reveals "honest" life in lockdown - NEWS.com.au

  1. Coronavirus Australia live updates: Jenny Morrison's reveals "honest" life in lockdown  NEWS.com.au
  2. Isolated life at The Lodge brings the Morrisons closer  The Age
  3. PM in lockdown with wife, daughters, mum and mum-in-law  Daily Telegraph
  4. Jenny Morrison reveals why she used to hate Mother's Day  Daily Mail
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Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ in lockdown row

Tesla boss Elon Musk has threatened to pull the firm's headquarters and only US car factory out of California after local officials stopped the company from reopening the electric vehicle plant.




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Gold prices rise today, snap three-day losing streak despite ease in lockdown restrictions in India

On MCX, gold June futures rose Rs 37 to Rs 45,788 per 10 grams. Similarly, silver July futures were trading Rs 403 or 0.96 per cent higher at Rs 42,299 per kg




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Record sales of fertilisers in lockdown period; govt ensures full availability before kharif sowing

The sale of fertilisers shot up by 45.1 per cent on-year in April 2020.




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Coronavirus: Fifty million plastic pieces sifted from beach in lockdown

Artist Rob Arnold is spending his lockdown sifting 40 sacks of beach litter in Cornwall.




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Isolating but not isolated – a photo essay of lives in lockdown

When Rhys Graham first picked up his camera in lockdown, he assumed he would take a few portraits of friends. Now, weeks in, it has turned into a sprawling project documenting Australia’s new domesticity

In these strange, suspended times, a camera and lens can be an emotional bridge from one person to the next.

As a film-maker you become reliant on the manic energy of shooting and the warmth of your community – crews, actors, colleagues or subjects – to keep you buoyant.

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How to save in lockdown … from buying chairs and laptops to car insurance

We may be spending less by not travelling to work, but with an uncertain future it’s time to take stock of personal finances

With gyms shut, taps turned off in pubs and the prospect of a holiday a distant dream, many people are finding their outgoings have dropped since lockdown. But the shadow of a looming recession and concern about whether jobs will even exist when offices reopen, means many are looking at their finances even more closely.

So what are the best ways to improve them amid extraordinary times and an uncertain future?

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The new rules to living in lockdown

Follow the science, they say… So here are 12 new ‘observations’ about life in a post-pandemic world

Apologies in advance: this column will be distressing to scientists (including those in my own family, but thankfully none of them read what I write).

The rules of the physical world seem to be abandoning us. The virus acts like no other pathogen. Two metres is entirely subjective now, expanding and contracting to meet our needs. Time is non-Newtonian, like the cornflour you’ve probably resorted to if you have small children to entertain, stiff and fluid at once. Numbers are basically meaningless: in pandemic maths, a figure such as 413 deaths – the one released on the day I am writing, an unthinkable catastrophe at another time – is encouraging, a cause for some optimism.

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Coronavirus: Elon Musk vows to move Tesla factory in lockdown row

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the firm will leave California after he is ordered to keep a factory shut.




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Millionaire wrecks $750,000 Porsche Mirage GT supercar while speeding round New York in lockdown 

Benjamin Chen, 33, lost control of the ultra-rare $750,000 Porsche Mirage GT at 7.30 am on Tuesday and plowed into a parked car in New York City, which remains under strict coronavirus lockdown.




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Kaia Gerber is 'grateful to be able to stay active' in lockdown as she flaunts her abs on Instagram

Kaia Gerber was recently deemed part of fashion's 'new wave of top-tier models.'




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Kristin Chenoweth gushes about 'great' sex life in lockdown with Josh Bryant

Kristin Chenoweth is enjoying a 'great' sex life in lockdown with her dashing guitarist boyfriend Josh Bryant. The 51-year-old was asked about the subject on Watch What Happens Live.




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Mangoes off the menu for lonely primates, as Kiev zoo struggles in lockdown

Mykhailo Pinchuk takes a short walk around his empty zoo, greeting some animals with a stroke and a morsel of food.




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People observe Ramzan in lockdown shadow

Religious places including mosques have been closed for over a month now. And with clerics advising all to stay home and social distancing becoming the norm, people are unable to get together for prayers and Iftar, a ritual of breaking fast every evening, that are a key part of Islam's holiest month.




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India in lockdown over coronavirus: Day 46 in pictures

India in lockdown over coronavirus: Day 46 in pictures




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Covid-19 Factoid: 80 per cent of cases in lockdown 3.0 from just 5 states

Five nations witness an upward trajectory in new Covid-19 cases while Iran might be seeing a second wave




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Punjab identifies 60,000 new drug-addicts in lockdown




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Support for domestic abuse victims in lockdown in Hertfordshire

'Coronavirus lockdown is not responsible for domestic abuse - people are.'




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With humans in lockdown, animals flourish

Wildlife may be making a comeback while humans stay home during the coronavirus lockdown.




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Insurance Covid-Cast episode seven: Empathetic, sympathetic and offering strategic guidance – how brokers are managing clients in lockdown

In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss how brokers maintain their ‘trusted adviser’ status during these difficult time.




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Insurers to soon offer e-KYC to make buying life insurance policies easier in lockdown

The latest circular by the regulator will help enable the policy purchase and KYC fulfillment process in a distance mode where customers can do it from the comfort of their houses just with the click of a button.




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Can't be in lockdown forever, have to focus both on lives and livelihoods: Raghuram Rajan

Can't be in lockdown forever, have to focus both on lives and livelihoods: Raghuram Rajan





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Hair care in lockdown - Newcastle stylist shares her do and don't tips

We're at the point in lockdown that our hair has become unmanageable but here's some advice on what we should do to cope




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Hairdresser's videos show how to cut your hair properly in lockdown

From men's hair, to ladies fringes and kids cuts, mum and hairdresser Emma Moore has lots of helpful video tutorials




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Food wholesaler Harvest Fine Foods becomes home delivery service in lockdown

ONE of the largest independent food wholesalers in the south has rapidly turned itself into a home delivery service along the same lines as the supermarkets.




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Food cos miss Ramzan demand in lockdown

Branded products in falooda mixes, Bombay halwa, phirni and certain instant curry masalas drew a significant chunk of their sales during Ramzan. Sales of these products for some companies are only half of what was clocked in the same period during Ramzan last year.




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Weekend Life Matters: online privacy, online dating in lockdown, the rings of aging, a song for Ramona

Now, more than ever, are we sacrificing privacy online for connection? The changes in online dating behaviour during lockdown, and ruminations on aging when you still feel 28. Plus a song for its namesake.




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DIY obstacle courses keep this two-year-old entertained in lockdown

Brisbane parents Lachlan and Kristin Ryan are keeping their energetic daughter Sophia entertained while in lockdown with games and obstacle courses.




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How Australian Muslims are spending Ramadan in lockdown

It's the holy month of Ramadan, which usually means Muslims don't eat or drink during the day and gather at night at food markets and mosques to break the fast.



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Couch Choir bringing choralists together in lockdown

The Couch Choir is a digital initiative that's grown out of the Brisbane-based Pub Choir, which has cancelled all it's events because of the COVID-19 restrictions.




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Meditate with Chris Hemsworth, bake with Maggie Beer — the celebrity masterclasses taking off in lockdown

Celebrities, cooks and internationally renowned performers offer online masterclasses, as those in coronavirus isolation look to upskill.




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'Might as well learn an instrument': Aussies rediscover joy of music in lockdown

Coronavirus sees many housebound Australians revisit instruments they haven't played since they were kids — rediscovering the trials and tribulations of learning along the way.




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Coronavirus cluster at Melbourne meatworks grows as aged care homes in lockdown

A cluster of coronavirus cases at a Melbourne meatworks rises to 49, as two Victorian aged care homes go into lockdown after workers test positive to the virus.



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These pets aren't even real, but they're helping aged care residents in lockdown

An aged care facility says robotic pets are lighting up the lives of its residents and bringing comfort during isolation from the coronavirus pandemic.




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Outback roadhouse starts flying beer and pizza to cattle stations in lockdown

A Top End roadhouse has started an aerial takeaway service to help lift community spirits during the coronavirus lockdown. So far, the owner says, the service has received "quite a good response".




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I'm 24, American and in lockdown in Italy. I must decide: Stay here or go home

I am in Florence, Italy, at culinary school, in a country besieged by the virus. Should I stay or should I go? There is no wrong answer.




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In lockdown hair hell? Try these at-home tricks for cuts and covering gray

Pro hair colorists and stylists in L.A. offer tips and tricks on how to best tend to hair growth during quarantine.




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Max Verstappen lifts lid on life in lockdown as Red Bull star picks between F1 and esports



Max Verstappen is keeping himself busy by taking part in esports races.




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How to safely give yourself lash extensions in lockdown - plus how NOT to remove old ones



LASH extensions may be a distant memory for some as the UK lockdown continues and salons remain closed. But there are ways to give yourself longer lashes at home if you're missing the fuller flutter.




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This is the best snack to eat in lockdown according to Joe Wicks’ go-to nutritionist



SNACKS may be keeping the country going as people have to stay home under the new lockdown measures. But what are the best snacks to eat in order to stay healthy and keep a balanced diet? A nutritionist reveals all.




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Spain lockdown: How long is Spain on lockdown?



SPAIN has reported the second-highest number of infections around the globe, but how long has the country been under lockdown?




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Coronavirus: Brecon sheep help Welsh rugby club cut grass in lockdown

A flock of sheep have been moved onto a Welsh rugby pitch while sports fixtures are on hold.




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Coronavirus: Will over-70s have to stay in lockdown?

Will the over-70s be treated differently to the rest of the population?




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Coronavirus: Eight things that have kept us going in lockdown

Coronavirus has forced people in Britain to radically change the way they live their lives. Here are eight things that have helped us cope.




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Coronavirus: Huntington's care in lockdown

Danielle's mum Lisa is in the final stage of Huntington's and needs full-time care.




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Uber axes 3,700 staff as trips drop in lockdowns

The pandemic has added to financial challenges facing the taxi-hailing app firm.




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Britons told not to expect big changes in lockdown as death toll passes 31,000

There are no major changes coming to Britain's current coronavirus lockdown orders anytime soon, a government official said Friday as health officials reported 626 more deaths from COVID-19.




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Coronavirus in Scotland: Giovanna Eusebi shares memories of cooking with her grandmother in lockdown recipe series

LEARNING from the hands of her grandmother in Italy, it was perhaps always going to be Giovanna Eusebi's destiny that she would go on to create culinary masterpieces of her own one day.




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Food and drink: How to make the perfect DIY margarita in lockdown

While lockdown has seen some people turn to DIY, it doesn't all have to be on the home or garden.