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Rita Ora unveils new emblem aimed at raising money to help combat the coronavirus

The singer, 29, took to her Instagram to unveil new T-shirts and hoodies with a green and red printed logo and text that reads: 'Stop the spread, play your part.'




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Rita Ora steps out wearing her self-designed 'stop the spread' coronavirus motif T-shirt and a mask

The singer, 29, was seen leaving her London home with her sister Elena on Thursday after unveiling the new emblem to encourage the population to help try and halt the progress of COVID-19.




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Rita Ora gushes about 'hero' mother Vera returning to work amid coronavirus pandemic

The singer, 29, spoke candidly about her mother, 55, during an appearance on Extra, which she made via video link on Wednesday.




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Dua Lipa, Rita Ora and Chris Martin record charity single amid coronavirus crisis

The likes of Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding, Sean Paul and Chris Martin are set to take part in BBC Radio 1's biggest ever Live Lounge as they perform a newly recorded charity single.




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Jihadist arrested over plot to get followers to infect Tunisian police with coronavirus

Two terrorists have been arrested in Tunisia after potting to cough, sneeze and spit at members of the country's security forces (pictured) to infect them with the coronavirus.




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Thailand reports four new coronavirus cases, one new death

BANGKOK, May 9 (Reuters) - Thailand reported four new coronavirus cases and one more death on Saturday, bringing the total to 3,004 cases and 56 deaths...




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Coronavirus forces Russia to hold slimmed down Victory...

By Gabrielle Tétrault-FarberMOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - Russia marks 75 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Saturday, but...




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Coronavirus strikes staffers inside the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said, making her the second person who works at the White...




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Slovakia records no new coronavirus cases for first...

BRATISLAVA, May 9 (Reuters) - Slovakia on Friday recorded no new cases of coronavirus for the first time since March 10, government figures showed.The...




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Nearly 90 coronavirus cases reported at Polyus unit in...

MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - Nearly 90 cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded among employees of Polyus Krasnoyarsk, a unit of Russia's largest...




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Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS* Australia has 794 active cases after recording a total of 6929 cases to date.* The national death toll is 97 - NSW 46, Victoria 18,...




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Jacare Souza tests positive for coronavirus ahead of...

Tony Ferguson´s headline bout with Justin Gaethje will still go ahead in Florida on Saturday night.




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Coronavirus takes a toll in Sweden's immigrant community

STOCKHOLM (AP) - The flight from Italy was one of the last arrivals that day at the Stockholm airport. A Swedish couple in their 50s walked up and loaded...




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Coronavirus wrap: Project Restart concerns and warning...

Watford chief executive voices concern about playing behind closed doors.




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Lyon men's and women's teams test negative for coronavirus

PARIS (AP) - All players in Lyon men´s and women´s teams have tested negative for the coronavirus, club president Jean-Michel Aulas said. The French soccer...




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The Latest: Spain PM says coronavirus 'has not...

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people...




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Belarus holds Victory Day parade, disregarding coronavirus

MINSK, Belarus (AP) - The eastern European nation of Belarus held a full-fledged military parade Saturday to mark Victory Day, shrugging off safety concerns...




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Maldives sees rapid spike in coronavirus patients

MALE, Maldives (AP) - The Maldives, an Indian Ocean archipelago nation with one of the world's most congested capitals, has seen a rapid rise in coronavirus...




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Lawns are the new wedding venue in the age of coronavirus

NEW YORK (AP) - Love in the age of coronavirus sometimes requires a lawn.Couples with dashed wedding plans due to lockdown restrictions have been tying the...




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Megan McKenna takes no chances with the coronavirus as she returns to London in a mask

She stormed to victory on X Factor: Celebrity last year, landing a record deal with Simon Cowell and heading stateside to record new music with him.




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Simon Cowell stocks up on groceries in LA amid the city's coronavirus lockdown

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 60, appeared in great spirits as he stocked up on some essential groceries in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Simon Cowell will donate £1.3 million to help charities that are struggling amid coronavirus crisis 

The music mogul, 60, revealed in The Sun on Saturday that he was 'devastated' to hear that charities were struggling to continue their services due to the global pandemic.




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Simon Cowell reveals he was forced to get tested for coronavirus after AGT judge Heidi Klum fell ill

The music mogul, 60, has revealed he was forced to test for coronavirus after his fellow America's Got Talent judge Heidi Klum experienced symptoms on set.




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Sinitta reveals she got coronavirus after a 'sweaty' night out and ex Simon Cowell 'knew'

The So Macho singer has revealed she contracted coronavirus nine days before the country went into lockdown when performing at a gig in London.




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Take a look inside some of the lavish mansions in the French Riviera enclave where homes cost $13 million and the ultrawealthy residents have access to private coronavirus testing




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The coronavirus pandemic has taken a huge toll on marginalized groups. Here's how employers can use it as an opportunity to create a diverse and inclusive workplace.

75628596Julia Taylor Kennedy and Pooja Jain-Link are executive vice presidents and lead researchers at the Center for Talent Innovation.They write that COVID-19 has had greater consequences for marginalized populations.But employers can consciously create a more diverse and inclusive workplace in the midst of the pandemic.Employers should put in place sponsorship programs and flexible workplaces — and acknowledge any fears workers have right now.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.We've all seen the headlines: instead of being the "great equalizer," this pandemic has revealed that if you are lower-income, black, Latinx, Asian, or a woman, you are likely to face deeper consequences from the coronavirus and the attendant economic downturn.In its spread, COVID-19 has revealed much




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Younger workers are hit hardest in the coronavirus job market, and it spells bad news for millennials and Gen Z

Younger workers are bearing the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic more so than older workers, according to a recent report by Data for Progress.More than half of those polled under age 45 have lost jobs, lost hours, or been put on leave, the report found.It's bad news for millennials, who are still financially behind from the Great Recession, and Gen Z, who might find themselves on the same path as older millennials.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting younger workers the most.More than half (52%) of respondents under age 45 have lost jobs, lost hours, or been put on leave, according to a recent report by Data for Progress which surveyed 2,644 likely voters in the US. That's compared to 26%




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Nurseries around the world are destroying millions of flowers as demand drops during the coronavirus pandemic




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Coronavirus UK: Hottest day of the year so far during lockdown

Britons have continued to ignore lockdown rules on one of this year's hottest days by sunbathing at parks and on beaches despite the UK's social distancing measures currently in place.




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It took 184 years to eradicate smallpox after a vaccine was developed — a reminder of what we may face with the coronavirus

On the 40th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the World Health Organization's director general said it's "a reminder of what's possible" when it comes the coronavirus. But he said the fight against smallpox had one crucial tool we don't yet have for COVID-19: a vaccine. Even after a vaccine was developed for smallpox, it took another 184 to completely eradicate the disease — a reminder of the long road ahead for conquering the coronavirus. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.On May 8, 1980, the World Health Assembly officially declared smallpox eradicated.The disease had "plagued humanity for at least 3,000 years, and killed 300 million people in the 20th century alone," the World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a media briefing




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Dispensed: Hospitals are stuck waiting for a promising coronavirus treatment

Hello,Welcome to Dispensed, Business Insider's weekly healthcare newsletter. Are you all ready for the Polar Vortex? I sure am (if only to keep my seasonal allergies at bay for a quick minute). Here's hoping it makes social distancing a bit easier here in Brooklyn.I made a run by Prospect Park yesterday, and it was bustling with walkers, bikers, and joggers. The ice cream trucks are out, making me wonder whether that's a safe interaction I can look forward to this summer. It's nice to hear that my neighbors won't be leaving any time soon — as Jeremy Berke reports, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has frozen evictions for New Yorkers until August 20. Are you new to the newsletter? You can sign up here. 75635152The search for remdesivir has proven frustrating for hospitalsThe race to develop treatments and




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'Every parent's nightmare': New York is investigating the death of a 5-year-old child from an illness linked to coronavirus

New York is looking into the death of a five-year-old child who died of coronavirus-related complications, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Friday."This is every parent's nightmare, right? That your child may actually be affected by this virus," Cuomo said.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.New York is investigating the death of a five-year-old boy who died on Thursday in New York City of coronavirus-related complications, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Friday."This is every parent's nightmare, right? That your child may actually be affected by this virus. But it's something that we have to consider seriously now," Cuomo said in his daily coronavirus update from Poughkeepsie, New York. "While rare, we're seeing some cases where children affected with the COVID virus can become ill with




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The reason why some people get very sick with the coronavirus, and others do not, could be hidden in their genes

A big mystery about the new coronavirus is why some infected people get severely ill while others have mild, if any, symptoms.A patient's age and underlying health conditions influence their risk of developing a severe case, but some experts think the reason people across all age brackets can get very sick is linked to their genes.People whose bodies make more of the ACE2 receptors that the coronavirus uses to invade our cells could get hit harder.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.While older people with preexisting health conditions are most at risk of severe coronavirus infections, the virus can hit healthy, younger people just as hard. Recently, a 104-year-old Brooklyn woman who once had Stage 4 cancer recovered from the disease. But a healthy, 38-year-old Ironman athlete




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Angry mob attacks coronavirus evacuees and starts a riot in Ukraine

Protesters lit fires and hurled rocks as six buses carrying evacuees from Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, drove to the hospital in Novi Sanzhary.




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Europe puts 100million on lockdown: Continent's coronavirus death toll soars towards 2,000

Coronavirus hysteria in Europe continues as Poland's shut frontiers (pictured) cause huge traffic jams in Germany - while Serbia and Slovakia went into lockdown and Portugal closed its border.




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Coronavirus: Zinchenko slams UK response but praises Manchester City for looking after players

Oleksandr Zinchenko has criticised Britain's response to the coronavirus crisis and given an insight into how Manchester City players are shielding themselves from the pandemic.




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Ex-Ukraine forward Andriy Shevchenko compares coronavirus pandemic to Chernobyl nuclear disaster

Former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko has compared the coronavirus pandemic to the Chernobyl disaster which occurred in his homeland of Ukraine in 1986. 




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Mother dies from coronavirus hours after giving birth to her first child in Ukrainian hospital 

Woman, named only as Galina, fell sick with coronavirus after a 19-day stay at a perinatal unit in Ukraine, gave birth to a baby girl, was rushed to intensive care, but died just hours later.




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Former EU ambassador Gordon Sondland gets coronavirus bailout for his hotel chain 

Provenance Hotels, the hotel chain Sondland founded, received a Paycheck Protection Program loan, a spokeswoman said. The chain has more than a dozen properties.




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Wales rugby legend Jamie Roberts was enjoying life in Cape Town but then coronavirus struck

INTERVIEW BY STEFFAN THOMAS: Jamie Roberts is far from your average rugby player and the former Wales centre is more qualified than most in sport to articulate his fears over coronavirus.




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FA 'to offer Wembley to the NHS to be used in the fight against coronavirus'

FA bosses are ready to offer the use of Wembley Stadium in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.




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Real Madrid star Gareth Bale donates almost £1m to the fight against coronavirus

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: In a video posted on Cardiff & Vale Health Charity's social media, Bale thanked all staff for their hard work and sacrifice during the Covid-19 crisis.




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Power Line: Oil industry cracks widen, a 150-hour battery, and one number that reveals how coronavirus is changing the rooftop solar industry

Welcome to Power Line, a weekly energy newsletter brought to you by Business Insider.Here's what you need to know:Want to get this newsletter in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. Got a tip or feedback about this newsletter? Email energy@businessinsider.com. Don't forget: Sunday is Mother's Day. Happy Friday, folks! I am delighted to announce that earnings season is mostly over — which means nearly all the top energy execs have revealed new details about how their firms are faring. More on that below. Other things that delight me include hand blenders, plucking carrots out of the ground, tempeh if cooked right, and last year. Let's get to it, starting with an update on oil. 75634682A timeline for the recovery of oil markets The term "recovery" may still be premature, but at least some




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Charlotte Crosby is slammed for 'mocking' coronavirus fears in a 'Bali b****es' face mask

The former Geordie Shore star, 29, had been throwing a surprise party for her friend at The Palm in Sunderland and supplied all the guests with personalised face masks ahead of their trip to Bali.




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Ricci Guarnaccio reveals how coronavirus sabotaged his plans to move to Australia

He's the former Geordie Shore star who planned to relocate from the UK to Australia in April to pursue opportunities in TV presenting and acting.




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Vicky Pattison admits she feared for her mother Caroll's life as she battled with coronavirus  

The former Geordie Shore star, 32, told how her mother Caroll became sick after she contracted the virus in February after travelling back from Hong Kong, Singapore and New York.




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Worrying excessively about the coronavirus can harm both your mental and physical health. Here's how to combat feelings of panic, according to a psychiatrist.

Srini Pillay is a psychiatrist and physician who studies the effects of anxiety on the brain.He says that panic about the coronavirus is natural, but warns that obsession over the outbreak can take a toll on both your mind and body.Continued, extreme levels of worry have been shown to increase the risk for physical illnesses - protecting your psychological health will help protect your bodily health.Pillay says to stay informed without spending your day glued to the news, try to avoid expecting the worst, and acknowledge the positive aspects of your life.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Panic concerning the novel coronavirus is natural - and rational, considering the impact of stocks falling and revenues thinning on social distancing policies.Beyond that, I can confirm that these situations




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Alphabet's CEO says the coronavirus has 'absolutely' caused a mental-health crisis. Here are 5 calming podcasts you should follow if you're feeling anxious over the pandemic.

The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes a disease known as COVID-19, is causing panic and anxiety worldwide.Top executives, like Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, for example, are recognizing the toll the pandemic is taking on employees. In an interview with Business Insider, licensed clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula said that in addition to seeking professional help, listening to mental-health podcasts can be a great way to address stress over the pandemic. Here are five highly rated mental-health podcasts that address anxiety around the novel coronavirus, including "The Calmer You Podcast" and "Your Anxiety Toolkit."If you're struggling, call the SAMHSA National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. Visit Business




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US PGA Championship postponed until later this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic 

The major, which had been due to take place in TPC Harding Park in San Francisco from May 11-17, has been rescheduled for later this summer, organisers announced on Tuesday evening.




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PGA Tour insist they're 'still examining testing' over coronavirus kit claims

The PGA Tour say they are still weighing up their options after it was claimed they had ordered a million coronavirus test kits to get to distribute among players and staff on tour.