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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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Med students on standby for NSW virus rise

Some NSW medical students will enter the workforce early as the state prepares for a surge in COVID-19 cases.About 200 final-year students will be allowed to...




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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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Feeling your pain? Virus reaches into the lives of...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A husband coughing up blood. A sister close to death. Another friend felled by the coronavirus. The beat against Congress has always been...




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China says willing to help N.Korea in fight against virus

BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - China is willing to offer support to North Korea within its ability against the coronavirus epidemic, state television said on...




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Sudan extends Khartoum curfew to slow virus

Sudan extended a curfew in and around the capital Khartoum for 10 days from Saturday as coronavirus cases mount, state media reported. The Sudanese health...




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Being ostracized: Virus leaves its mark for UK's elderly

LONDON (AP) - From resounding applause to ostracization and isolation. That's essentially the journey Lt. Cmdr. Robert Embleton, who served 34 years in...




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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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Shunning virus lockdown, defiant Belarus stages Victory...

By Andrei MakhovskyMINSK, May 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of soldiers marched in Belarus on Saturday to celebrate the Soviet victory in World War Two, as...




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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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Iran reports more than 1,500 new virus cases

Iran warned Saturday that coronavirus infections were rising in the southwest despite falls in other regions, as it announced more than 1,500 new confirmed...




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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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Lebanon rooftops bustle as virus shifts life upstairs

Usually the kingdom of water tanks and satellite dishes, Lebanon's rooftops have recently been graced by unlikely scenes of locked-down residents fleeing...




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Egypt´s president expands powers, citing virus outbreak

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt´s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has approved amendments to the country's state of emergency that grant him and security agencies...




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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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AP FACT CHECK: Trump is not credible on virus death tolls

WASHINGTON (AP) - Truth can be a casualty when President Donald Trump talks about deaths from the coronavirus in the United States.He's claimed that the...




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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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Putin marks Russia´s Victory Day in virus-reduced ceremony

The president laid flowers at the tomb of the unknown soldier outside the Kremlin in Moscow.




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GOP in power grab to rein in Dem governors on virus...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican-controlled legislatures are increasingly trying to strip Democratic governors of their executive authority to close...




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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.