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Coronavirus in Virginia: 5 takeaways from this week

Reopening Virginia Phase 1: Haircuts? Yes. Dining inside? No. North Carolina says Outer Banks renters are due refunds. Many find red tape instead. Norfolk students won’t be graded for work done from home during pandemic Virginia...




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Coronavirus: PM seeks to convince bosses over lockdown easing

Boris Johnson will seek to persuade Britain's top bosses on Sunday that his strategy for easing the coronavirus lockdown will pave the way for a swift economic fightback. ......




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Locals Protest With Bodies of Kin Near South Korean Factory Seeking Its Closure - Video

New Delhi (Sputnik): As many as 12 people lost their lives and several others were hospitalised due to a hazardous styrene gas leak at a South Korean factory in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. ......




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Israel, US to discuss plan to reduce number of peacekeeping forces in Sinai

Israel stressed on Friday that it would discuss the reports about cutting the number of...




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First Indians arrive home after weeks stranded abroad

Repatriation flights and naval warships help return some citizens after long delays Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Relieved Indians are arriving at airports across the country on the first flights to bring home those stranded abroad, along with those who will arrive on...




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Travellers to Britain to face two-week quarantine

Britain is to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone arriving into the country to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday. ......




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World War II in Europe ended 75 years ago this week — here's what it ...

AP Photo/John Rooney World War II in Europe ended 75 years ago this week, when Nazi commanders signed an unconditional surrender. The news was celebrated around the world — here are some accounts of the events recorded by the Associated Press. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . REIMS, France (AP) — Nazi commanders signed their surrender to Allied forces in a French schoolhouse 75 years ago this week, ending World War II in Europe and the Holocaust. Unlike the mass street celebrations that greeted this momentous news in 1945, surviving...




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Top 5 best treks near Istanbul

Love the outdoors and exploring on foot? Here are some of the best hiking trails in near Istanbul!




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Ancient site older than Göbeklitepe unearthed

Discoveries at Boncuklu Tarla in the southeastern province of Mardin are around 1,000 years older than those in Göbeklitepe



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Top 5 weekend activities in Istanbul

Istanbul presents unique experiences for those who want to escape from the intense week day into the weekend in the world’s only intercontinental city. Click through for the top five suggestions from Hürriyet Travel:




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Turkey imposes weekend virus curfew in 24 provinces

Turkey has imposed a two-day curfew in 24 provinces beginning on May 8 at midnight in an effort to stem spread of the novel coronavirus, which has claimed nearly 3,700 lives in the country.




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In the news: UN seeks $6.7 billion for COVID-19

Coronavirus adds 20 percent to the world's humanitarian bill.




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SC to raffle off ABS-CBN petition next week

THE Supreme Court will raffle off next week media giant ABS-CBN’s petition to set aside the closure order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). “The petition will be raffled to a member-in-charge on Monday, 11 May 2020, who will then make a recommendation for the consideration of the Court en banc,” Brian Keith Hosaka, […]




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Tshisekedi’s former chief of staff faces graft charges

Vital Kamerhe to answer questions on his role in the misappropriation of public funds.





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Keidanren to suggest four-day workweek to reduce virus infection risk

Japan's largest business lobby plans to suggest that member companies introduce a four-day workweek as part of efforts to reduce risks of novel coronavirus infection.A ...




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Golden Week takes a turn for the weird online amid pandemic

The current environment surrounding the emergence of COVID-19 has forced people to come up with brand new ways of enjoying time away from work.




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A pandemic potpourri of Golden Week news gems

As if the COVID-19 pandemic didn't give Japan enough things to worry about, the unseasonably warm winter and resulting lack of snow may spell severe ...




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Japanese government, criticized for low testing rates, eases guidelines for seeking virus tests

Anyone with four days of mild cold symptoms is now being encouraged to consult a public health center about getting tested.




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Liberia: "Stay Home Order" Extended By Another Two Weeks

[Observer] The President of Liberia, George Manneh Weah, has announced an additional two-week extension of the measures intended to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the country. According to a release from the Executive Mansion, health authorities have advised that in the wake of the unresolved crisis, the need for the measures to remain in place still is pertinent. However, because of the government's decision to provide food aid during the period, corridors will be opened to enable food products move from one c




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The Eritrean cooking course teaching Israelis about asylum seekers


Kitchen Talks is a social project that aims to connect different groups in Israeli society.




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Steinitz: US, Israel to discuss drawing down peacekeeping force in Sinai


The drawdown would come as Egypt battles an Islamist insurgency in the desert peninsula




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Evangelical Syncretism: Seeker vs. Sinner

Does an unregenerate man bear a spark of the divine that draws him to a relationship with God, or is he utterly lost in the total depravity of his sin nature? While that might seem like an obscure theological question, don’t dismiss it as merely fodder for academic debates. It’s an immensely practical question—with implications for the church and for your own life. And it’s at the heart of the consumer-driven movement in the church, commonly known as seeker sensitivity.

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Police seek arsonist with burnt hands: suspect set nine cars ablaze

Prague Daily Monitor

A suspect has been caught on camera during an incident which set ablaze nine cars in Prague 9 on street Na Obratce. The damage is estimated to be about CZK 5 million, four cars being totally gutted. Police are looking for a suspect with serious burns on his/her hands.

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Over the weekend and back to work

Prague Daily Monitor

Over the weekend the weather was great, if not ideal for skiing and mountain sports. The combination of a snow dump in many areas and ideal sunny conditions brought lots of visitors to the hills. Weather wise the sun and pleasant conditions will give way to a wet unpredictable week.

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Coronavirus: symptoms, risks, and where to go to seek help

by Paul Lysek | Prague Daily Monitor/Unicare

With the headlines full of stories written to cause us anxiety about the flu and coronavirus, we asked our partners at Unicare, a Prague premium healthcare company, to help us write up some key important facts about what to look for and how to deal with symptoms.

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Years later, PSC seeks to hire substantive parties registrar

The positions are for a non-renewable term of six years.




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Britain to introduce two-week quarantine for arrivals: reports

More than 31,000 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have now died in Britain.




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Two Hong Kong police officers arrested for possessing HK$12 million in drugs, which the force believes were stolen from record crystal meth haul a week earlier

Two police officers have been arrested for possessing more than HK$12 million (US$1.9 million) worth of drugs, which the force believes were stolen from the record haul of crystal meth seized last week.One of the two policemen detained, a 41-year-old station sergeant, who is attached to the Kowloon West anti-triad squad, was caught with 2kg of Ice in the Royal Garden Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui East on Thursday, police said, just days after being part of a team that seized 296kg of the drug in a…




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Coronavirus: Hong Kong bars to reopen after weeks of Covid-19 shutdown with Lan Kwai Fong venues lining up cheap deals to attract customers

Bars will reopen across Hong Kong on Friday after a month-long coronavirus shutdown, as Lan Kwai Fong venues prepare to slash prices and the nightlife hub’s founder predicts takings as low as half normal levels.More than 100 frontline workers have been tested for the virus as part of the Central party zone’s relaunch, which comes as the government eases social-distancing restrictions in response to the improving Covid-19 situation in the city.Pubs and bars will only be allowed to operate half…




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Evergrande’s Emerald Bay flats flop in their third weekend sale in three months as homebuyers ignore developer’s discount

China Evergrande’s weekend sale of its Emerald Bay flats in Tuen Mun has flopped for the third time in as many months, as Hong Kong’s homebuyers shunned its meagre discounts in anticipation of further price declines.The developer managed to find buyers for 41 flats, or 12 per cent of the 335 units on offer at 8:30pm, according to sales agents.In March, the developer sold 49 of 141 flats when it launched the project in the midst of the city’s coronavirus outbreak, at a time when social…




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With butlers in isolation, wealthy are forced to learn housekeeping

A housekeeping staffing company says "We're getting calls from the principals themselves saying, 'I've never had to change the bed - what do I do?"




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New Zealand to ease virus lockdown next week

The nation of 5 million introduced its highest, level-four lockdown measures in late March.




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Trump-aligned states ready to reopen for business from this week

Republican governors, including in Georgia, are reopening gyms, churches, bowling alleys and hairdressers later this week despite COVID-19 cases still rising.




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Coronavirus deaths in the US top 45,000, doubling in a week

New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan each reported their highest single-day coronavirus-related death tolls on Tuesday - over 800 between the three states.




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How Abhishek Bachchan addressed rumours of his divorce with Aishwarya Rai

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai have stood strong through thick and thin




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Bhumi Pednekar believes female representation in cinema is extremely important

Bhumi Pednekar believes female representation in cinema is extremely important to her




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Rekha on why Amitabh Bachchan did not admit to having an extramarital affair with her

Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan and their longstanding history together is no news for fans




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Coronavirus: Greek restaurateurs' empty chairs protest over social distancing plan

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Milan Fashion Week goes digital in July amid virus pandemic

Coronavirus emergency erupted in Italy in late February, during Milan's Fashion Week, causing some designers to present their runway shows without audiences.




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Tekashi 6ix9ine returns with new song, shatters Instagram live viewership record

In his first post-prison track 'Gooba,' Tekashi 6ix9ine flaunted his jaw-dropping performance accompanied by six women and a puppy




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Britain to introduce two-week quarantine for arrivals: reports

Britain plans to introduce a 14-day mandatory quarantine for most international arrivals, reports said Saturday, despite growing pressure on the government to relax virus lockdown measures.




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Resettlement isn’t easy. Here are four ways to improve outcomes for all parties involved -- by Rebekah Beatrice Ramsay

Involuntary resettlement can improve the lives of the resettled while reducing poverty and delivering results for development projects




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How can we help the millions displaced each year by disasters? -- by Steven Goldfinch, Rebekah Beatrice Ramsay

Governments in the region need to invest more in prevention and response to the long-term impacts of disaster displacement.




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It’s time for Central Asia to do whatever it takes to minimize the pandemic’s economic impact -- by Lilia Aleksanyan, Werner E. Liepach

Bold action is required by policymakers and central bankers to keep the region’s economies afloat and contain the pandemic.




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Центральной Азии нужно сделать все возможное, чтобы минимизировать экономические последствия пандемии -- by Lilia Aleksanyan, Werner E. Liepach

Директивным органам и центральным банкам необходимо предпринять смелые действия для поддержания экономики региона на плаву и сдерживания пандемии.




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RCB facilitation centre resolves 90 complaints in a week

Rawalpindi : The Public Facilitation Centre of Rawalpindi Cantonment Board , during the last seven days, received 163 complaints regarding electricity, water supply and sanitation problems in the cantonment areas and resolved 90 of them.According to RCB spokesman, Qaiser Mehmood, the RCB’s...




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Hide and seek between merchants and police comes to halt

Rawalpindi : Merchants while lauding decision of the government for relaxing coronavirus lockdown took a sigh of relief as Eid season is around the corner. For the last few weeks specifically following the advent of the holy month of Ramazan, there were reports that merchants were treating...




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SHC tells home dept to decide banned outfit activist's plea against detention in a week

The Sindh High Court has directed the home department to decide the representation of a proscribed organisation’s activist against his 90 days’ detention under the Maintenance of Public Order within a week.The activist, Abdul Hameed Bugti, had been recently released in the Pakistan...




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Sindh Bar Council seeks Rs70 million for financial support for lawyers affected by lockdown

The Sindh High Court on Friday issued notices to the federal and provincial law ministries on a petition of the Sindh Bar Council seeking direction to the federal and Sindh governments for the provision of an annual grant in aid to the lawyers’ top provincial regulatory body and at least...