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1. ICMR, National Institute Of Virology Join Hands With Hyderabad Based Biotech Firm To Develop COVID-19 Vaccine  Swarajya
2. India to develop ‘fully indigenous’ Covid vaccine as ICMR partners with Bharat Biotech  ThePrint
3. ICMR teams up with Bharat Biotech to develop Covid-19 vaccine  Times of India
4. ICMR joins with Hyderabad firm to develop COVID-19 vaccine  Northeast Now
5. Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms don't need hospitalization: Health ministry's revised discharge policy  Livemint
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1. Allow players without BCCI contracts to play in overseas T20 leagues - Suresh Raina | ESPNcricinfo.com  ESPNcricinfo
2. Aussies said ‘stay away from him’: Suresh Raina on Indian cricketer whom Australia feared the most  Hindustan Times
3. Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan want BCCI to allow Indian players to participate in foreign T20 leagues  Times of India
4. BCCI should allow non-contracted players to play in foreign leagues: Raina - Cricbuzz  Cricbuzz
5. Come and tell me you have 1 year: Irfan Pathan ready to come out of retirement if ‘communication’ is...  Hindustan Times
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1. Players and everyone else need to live with this virus: Gambhir  Hindustan Times
2. Cricketers will have to live with dangers of COVID-19: Gautam Gambhir  Times of India
3. Players will need to live with this virus in foreseeable future: Gautam Gambhir  India TV News
4. Social distancing can be exercised in cricket but how will you do it in football: Gautam Gambhir  India Today
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1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni had requested me not to use Mongoose bat, reveals Mathew Hayden  Zee News
2. Dhoni turns up in video with daughter, his appearance inspires memes on social media  The Indian Express
3. MS Dhoni sports a new look during lockdown as meme fest ensues on social media - Republic World  Republic World
4. Hayden Says Dhoni Had Requested Him Not to Use Mongoose Bat  News18
5. I'm sure MS Dhoni would've had given retirement a thought a couple of years back itself: Anjum Chopra  CricTracker
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1. 25,000 Indians in US register to be repatriated, to be selected via lottery  Livemint
2. Week 2 of ‘Vande Bharat’: Here is the list where the second mission will be conducted  Times Now
3. First Vande Bharat Mission flight lands in Mumbai, concerns over state’s handling of Covid social distanc  Times of India
4. First evacuation flight from UK, with 326 Indians, lands in Mumbai  Livemint
5. Ahead of mother's day, these two women are up in the air on evacuation mission  The New Indian Express
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1. Chhattisgarh ex-CM Ajit Jogi hospitalised, in critical condition  The Tribune India
2. Ajit Jogi Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Put On Ventilator, Condition "Serious"  NDTV
3. Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi critical after cardiac arrest, admitted to ICU in Raipur  Times of India
4. Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi suffers cardiac arrest, put on ventilator  Hindustan Times
5. Ajit Jogi, former Chhattisgarh CM, critical after cardiac arrest  The Indian Express
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1. Coronavirus India lockdown Day 47 updates | Most cases in Delhi are mild or asymptomatic: Arvind Kejriwal  The Hindu
2. Coronavirus live updates: 75% cases in Delhi are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, CM Kejriwal says  Times of India
3. Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Of 7,000 positive cases in Delhi, 1,500 in hospital and only 27 on ventilator, says Arvind Kejriwal  Firstpost
4. PM Modi's COVID-19 leadership echoes; Delhi gives Kejriwal thumbs up, finds Times Now survey  Times Now
5. 75 percent COVID-19 cases in Delhi are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms: Kejriwal  Economic Times
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1. Coronavirus cases jump to near 63,000 in India, 2,109 deaths. State-wise status  Livemint
2. Total Number Of COVID-19 cases In India Rise to 62939, Death Toll At 2109 | CNN News18  CNN-News18
3. Coronavirus India News LIVE: Known COVID-19 cases near 63000; Bihar's tally rises to 629  Moneycontrol
4. Mint Covid Tracker: Fresh infections, deaths rising faster in India than most countries  Livemint
5. India’s Covid-19 cases near 63,000-mark, death toll at 2,109  Top Live News
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Watching 'Saturday Night Live' adapt to the lockdown era has been a fun and joyful respite. This third episode of 'SNL at Home' suggests the show will be missed even more than usual until its return in the fall

Stricken carriers are grounding their ageing, four-engined giants as cash runs out

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When Sir Richard Branson marked the 25th anniversary of Virgin Atlantic in 2009, he and the model Kate Moss posed on the wing of a Boeing 747. This symbol of the jet age was the only option for the billionaire showman. But a decade later, the plane has become a symbolic casualty of the chaos engulfing the airline industry during the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, Virgin Atlantic said it would retire all seven of its 747s.

More than 1,500 of the jumbo jets have been delivered over the 52 years it has been in service, but analysts say the savage decline in passenger traffic as governments seek to contain the spread of Covid-19 could hasten the decline of the plane, heralding an ignominious end for the so-called Queen of the Skies.

Supreme court decision hailed as victory for LGBT community

Brazil’s supreme court has overturned rules that limit gay and bisexual men from donating blood in a decision considered a human rights victory for LGBT+ people in the country.

The move came as more nations review restrictions on blood donations imposed during the 1980s HIV/Aids crisis, with some countries applying blanket bans, some have waiting periods after gay sex, and others – like Italy – having no limitations.

The inquiry into the management of the ship’s arrival in Sydney in March has revealed a detailed timeline of who knew what and when

A special commission of inquiry has held five days of hearings into the Ruby Princess cruise ship, which has so far has been linked to 21 deaths and almost 700 cases of Covid-19 across Australia.

The inquiry, overseen by Bret Walker SC, had two days of hearings on 22 and 23 April, and then three days of hearings this week.

Seventy-five years after VE Day, the pandemic is a sharp reminder of the urgency of international co-operation

Franklin D Roosevelt did as much as anyone to ensure the allied victory 75 years ago. Following Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, and Nazi Germany’s declaration of war four days later, the US president willingly joined the fight, able at last to overcome isolationist opposition in Congress and answer Winston Churchill’s pleas to formally take Britain’s side.

Yet biographers suggest the defeat of fascism took second place in Roosevelt’s mind to the postwar creation of an international organisation guaranteeing future global peace and security. At a White House meeting with Churchill that same month, they agreed that their new alliance, incorporating the Soviet Union and other anti-Axis countries, should be named the “United Nations”.

A 24% jump in Australian supermarket sales in March was panic buying in a pandemic, and we all did it

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When the monthly retail figures come out, no one generally cares too much about food retailing. It is the most boring of the retail categories and doesn’t really tell us much about how the economy is travelling.

While the amount we spend at restaurants and on household goods is a good indicator of how secure we feel about our income, the level we spend at grocery stores barely moves up or down – on average it shifts about half as much as the other categories.

If you’ve been making more coffee at home lately, there are plenty of uses for your daily brew’s remnants – from composting to cleaning

Coffee is good for more than just waking you up in the morning. Before you toss used grounds, consider putting them to use in the garden, around the house, or in bath and body products.

Repel garden pests
Sprinkle grounds liberally around your plants, or the perimeter of your garden, to deter pests such as ants, slugs, and snails.

The NSW premier is trying to project a sense of order during Covid-19 but the men in her team are indulging in a kind of sabotage

Since well before Christmas the New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has been dealing with crises: first the drought, then bushfires that ravaged her state, then the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected everyone.

Every morning at 8am Berejiklian fronts the media for her Covid-19 briefing, trying to project a sense of calm, order and empathy, urging the people of NSW to stick with the restrictions.

Fauci and heads of CDC and FDA potentially exposed to coronavirus; Boris Johnson to announce UK lockdown changes

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Three members of the White House coronavirus taskforce have placed themselves in self-quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19. It comes as the British prime minister, Boris Johnson, prepares to unveil his “roadmap” to a new normality in a national broadcast and global infections pass four million.

Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Stephen Hahn, are all expected to work remotely due to potential exposure to Covid-19.

The doubling of jobseeker was the biggest change to social security in decades. Now experts want the government to push aside ideology and establish a permanent equitable safety net

This is the third in our series on Life after lockdown, which looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic could change Australia for good

What does Australia owe Racheal Wellman, just 23? What are her chances in this country now, and as Australia begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic?

Wellman worked as a barista 25 to 30 hours a week in a St Kilda cafe. It was a casual job, so no paid holidays, no sick pay, no job security. But it was “fantastic”, she says, especially after being unemployed for a time, couchsurfing at friends’ houses and sometimes sleeping rough at Flinders Street station.

Experts say to prevent future outbreak clusters, workers need to have job safety if they are feeling sick and unable to work

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Improvements in communication, personal protective equipment training, initial infection responses and social distancing have emerged as key areas of improvement if Australia is to avoid a second wave of coronavirus infections after lockdowns ease.

While the government has linked the uptake of its Covidsafe tracing app to a return to normal, the chief medical officer, Brendan Murphy, in April identified the bolstering of health authorities’ ability to respond to and contain localised clusters as an essential step to reassessing measures.

Victoria only state to retain strict rules, as cafes, playgrounds and pools set to reopen across country

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Victoria is the only state not to have announced an easing of coronavirus restrictions as New South Wales signals it will relax its laws from Friday and Western Australia declares most people will be able to return to work from Monday week.

NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the easing of restrictions on Sunday, increasing the number of visitors permitted in private residences from two to five, allowing outdoor gatherings of up to 10, and up to 10 dine-in patrons at cafes and restaurants, provided each patron has 4 sq metres of space. The use of outdoor pools, gym and play equipment will also be permitted.

Cafes and restaurants will reopen for limited numbers of people as part of a relaxation of Covid-19 rules in both states. Follow all the latest news, live

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South Australia has established a rapid response team to deal with any coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes.

Twenty-seven of the 97 people to die in Australia after testing positive to Covid-19, died in nursing homes.

The dedicated SA Pathology team has been assembled to provide greater protection for some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens.

If an outbreak occurs, the team will immediately test everyone in the facility, helping to quickly identify cases, limit the spread and protect both residents and staff.

The comments came during a conference call.

The Government's new "stay alert" slogan for the next stage of the UK's fight against coronavirus has divided opinion.

Andy Serkis says the upcoming Batman film will be darker and broodier than the previous cinematic incarnations.

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All three officials serve on the White House coronavirus task force.

South Korea's capital closed down more than 2100 bars and other nightspots on Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, Germany scrambled to contain fresh outbreaks at slaughterhouses, and Italian authorities worried...

Many people saw more than the last moments of Ahmaud Arbery's life when a video emerged this week of white men armed with guns confronting the black man, a struggle with punches thrown, three shots fired and Arbery collapsing dead.The...

Former US President Barack Obama harshly criticised President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an "absolute chaotic disaster" during a conversation with ex-members of his administration, according to a recording...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 44 additional deaths related to COVID-19 and 1,011 new cases in the county on Saturday. These latest figures bring the coronavirus toll to 31,197 cases and 1,512 fatalities, according to the health department website. The numbers were released as hiking trails and parks reopened today, although […]

Former President Barack Obama has sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, describing the administration’s response as “an absolute chaotic disaster” during a call with fellow Democrats, according to a recording obtained by Yahoo News. The blistering comments came during a Friday call with the Obama Alumni Association, which is made up […]

When CBS Friday announced a series order for Silence of the Lambs sequel Clarice starring Rebecca Breeds, the announcement included three key new cast members whose deals had closed after the coronavirus pandemic suspended all pilot production in mid-March, Kal Penn, Nick Sandow and Michael Cudlitz. Designated Survivor and The Good Doctor alum Penn became available after NBC/Universal […]

Leslie A. Pope, a celebrated set decorator who received an Oscar nomination for the 2003 film Seabiscuit, has died. She was 65. Pope passed away on Wednesday at her home in Venice, according to an obituary in her hometown newspaper, the Bowling Green Daily News. She had been recovering from heart surgery in February. Pope […]

Tina Fey returned to Saturday Night Live to lament the quarantine and dream about Governor Cuomo’s alleged nipple ring. The SNL alum and 30 Rock creator joined Michael Che on her old post on Weekend Update, where she famously appeared alongside Jimmy Fallon and Amy Poehler between 2000 and 2006. She joked about Zoom backgrounds, […]