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Covid-19: Europe begins easing lockdown measures

Tentatively, parts of Europe are emerging from lockdown, with France and Belgium joining the list of countries easing measures on Monday, amid fears of a second coronavirus wave.




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France holds its breath on the eve of Covid-19 lockdown lifting

As France begins to lift its eight-week Covid-19 lockdown, the government is stepping up efforts to ‘protect, test and isolate’. But many still fear a second wave.  




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'People feel a bit nervous': France braces for end of lockdown

As schools and businesses get set to reopen some citizens urge caution, wary of a spike in infections

France is set to end eight weeks of strict lockdown as the government urged people to behave responsibly to avoid a sudden spike in coronavirus cases.

Hours before the national déconfinement there were reports of two new Covid-19 clusters in départments designated green – areas where the virus has largely stopped circulating and where most restrictions are being lifted.

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Lockdown diary: 'There's a gran isolating in a tree communicating by catapult!'

Like man buns on scooters and ukulele busking, Covid-19 has now spread to the north from London – inspiring a coronavirus soapcom from our self-isolating comedy-writer

Up here in the north-west, we’re used to living in the slipstream of London’s sleek urban shenanigans. Whatever the cultural breakthrough – man buns on scooters, cashless ukulele busking, emotional support bees – it takes a while to reach the Lancaster and Morecambe Non-Metropolitan Area. If it ever does.

A Street Stranger Watch leads to a death and the appearance at midnight of the street’s original Victorian inhabitants

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Who lives at No 9 Downing Street?

The anatomy of Downing Street is complicated. The prime minister doesn’t live at No 10, No 9 has become a power address since the Brexit vote, and then there’s the house at the end …

No 9: That’s the boring property next to the security gates on the west side of Whitehall, the one that TV news crews never bother to film because it leads a quiet life. All this may change now that it is set to become Brexit HQ, David Davis’s centre of Leave EU planning, or possibly of panic, plots and pique. No 9 used to be the office of the judicial committee of the privy council until that moved into the old Middlesex Guildhall along with the new-fangled supreme court in 2009. In recent years, it has been the office of the chief whip, though their official address remains No 12. But Davis, an old Whitehall hand, refused to be fobbed off with a base so far from Theresa May that it was almost in Wales. He has what he wants: his officials have a power address.

Related: Boris Johnson forced to share mansion with Liam Fox and David Davis

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Coronavirus lockdown 3.0: Petrol, diesel sales fall more than a half in April

India's fuel consumption fell 45.8 per cent to 9.929 million tonnes in April, down from 18.32 million tonnes fuel consumed in the same month a year back




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US economy faces a comedown from a sugar high

Signs of strength are largely unrelated to government policy




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Trump vs Biden: will healthcare be the decider? | DC lockdown diary

Healthcare for the unemployed set to become key election issue




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Lockdowns ease, UK and German GDP reports

Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the global agenda




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Boris Johnson to outline plan for slow easing of lockdown

‘Stay alert’ message disowned by Sturgeon, who says Scotland will stick with #StayHomeSaveLives




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Young Turk Dan Mannix on poaching talent during lockdown

Chief of British boutique RWC lures prized managers with offer of much greater autonomy




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It’s not just Richard Branson’s businesses that are hurt by lockdown

Crisis has exposed the dissonance between the tycoon’s public image and reality




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Taylor Swift sells one of TWO private jets in her collection days before coronavirus lockdown

The London Boy singer, 30, sold off her Dassault Falcon 50 last month - leaving her with one other private plane, a larger Dassault-Breguet Mystere Falcon 900.




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Man at anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne is dragged to the ground by police while his kids cry

The father was dragged to the ground by police while his two distressed toddlers watched on at a tense anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne on Sunday.




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Bollywood celebrated lockdown mother's day with throwback pictures

Bollywood celebrated lockdown mother's day with throwback pictures





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Local Tax On Petrol, Diesel Have Been Increased In 16 States Amid Lockdown

Earlier this week, the central government raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10-13 per litre, however, it directed state-run oil marketing companies to not increase retail selling prices and chose to offset it against the sharp decline in




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Is COVID-19 Lockdown Increasing Suicide Mortality? A Study Based Approach

COVID-19 lockdown has affected the livelihood of many people worldwide. A study published on 3 April in a journal named JAMA Psychiatry says that in addition to the COVID-19 deaths due to infection or illness, people are also dying of suicides




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Mother’s Day 2020: Cool Gift Ideas To Surprise Your Mother In This Lockdown

Mother's Day is certainly a beautiful day to honour our mothers and their love. Though there cannot be a fixed day to respect our mothers and make them feel loved, the idea is to dedicate a day to the person who




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Mother’s Day 2020: Ways To Celebrate Mother’s Day In This Lockdown

Our mothers are one of the most important people in our lives. They are the ones who bring us into this world and take the best care of us. Perhaps, therefore, a mother is considered to be next to God. Mother's




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Coronavirus pandemic | Nationwide tally crosses 60,000; fresh outbreaks abroad raise concerns over lockdown easing

The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the testing capacity for COVID-19 has been ramped up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of over 15 lakh tests have been conducted so far across hundreds of government and private labs.




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Ram Charan Keeps Script Narrations On Hold, Gives Priority To Family Amid Lockdown!

Ram Charan is in family man mode, sharing glimpses on social media, and the netizens are loving it. His recent video with his grandmother, wherein he learns to make fresh butter was way too cute to miss. Well, him sharing beautiful




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Roja Receives Legal Notice For Flowers Controversy Amid Lockdown

Actress-turned-politician Roja recently received a court notice for violating Novel Coronavirus lockdown rules. On April 21, Roja inaugurated a drinking water tap in Nagari. Her supporters welcomed the actress by standing in a row and throwing flowers at her feet as




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Allu Arjun’s Pushpa: Makers Focused On Stylish Star’s Appearance Amid The Lockdown!

Just the other day, we had told you about rumours doing the rounds that makers of Pushpa are spending a whopping amount of Rs 6 crore for a 6-minute action sequence. Well, we must say that even amid the lockdown, the




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TRP Ratings: Hit Emerges As The Most Watched Film Of Week 17 Amid The Lockdown!

With an incessant array of films being telecasted on mini-screens amid lockdown, picking one among them can become overwhelming. We are talking about the telecast of movies on mini-screens on week 17. Vishwak Sen and Ruhani Sharma-starrer Hit, has topped the




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Centre issues fresh guidelines for restarting factories post-COVID-19 lockdown

For context, the nationwide lockdown is scheduled to end on May 17 but Centre has allowed reopening of industries in non-hotspot areas with some conditions.




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AIADMK govt will not return to power if it opens liqour shops during lockdown: Rajinikanth

The shops were ordered to function between 10 am and 5 pm in Chennai and the government had stated that a distance of 6 feet would be maintained between customers and that additional staff would be deployed at the stores to ensure crowd control.




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Here's how Neha Dhupia, Angad Bedi plan to celebrate second marriage anniversary amid COVID-19 lockdown

Angad also said that no matter how angry he gets with his wife, he says nothing can affect the love he has for her.




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Lockdown: Air India flight brings home 239 Indians from UK

An Air India flight landed here from London at 1.30 am on Sunday carrying 239 Indians from the UK who were stranded there due to suspension of commer




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PM-CMs meet on Monday to discuss lockdown exit

Arresting corona spread, reviving economy to get equal attention




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Musical messages to drive away Lockdown Blues

The web is alive with the sounds of music! As lockdown isolates us, lilting songs with positive lyrics are hitting a chord with many, forming powerful




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Sri Lanka bracing to end lockdown with partial opening

Sri Lanka has gradually begun relaxing curfew as the coronavirus outbreak is now “under control to a certain degree”, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa




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HDFC AMC Q4 net profit down 9% on lower income

HDFC Asset Management Company has reported nine per cent fall in March quarter net profit at ₹250 crore against ₹276 crore in the same period last ye




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Lucknow lockdown news: Today's updates

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city




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How auto firms plan to woo customers, motivate sales staff post lockdown

As India eases some restrictions and many automobile dealerships restart operations after over a month of keeping their shutters down, what will be the primary target for brands?




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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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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

This book. This book is grounded inside its main character's mind and body in an almost visceral way, and if you've ever had a "crazy" friend--and who hasn't, but I mean one who is actually diagnosed with anxiety disorder and/or OCD--even though this book is entertaining and wonderful and all the things good fiction should be, it will help you to "get" them in a way they might not have been able to articulate to you.

Aza is the star of the show. Or maybe she's not. She's so stuck inside her head, where twisty thoughts and logic have her spinning about the bacteria in her body and how it might just take over and kill her, that maybe she's the victim. Worse, maybe she is the bad guy. And the victim. And the star.

Life is complicated.

Aza is lucky in that she has a best friend, Daisy. Daisy, who talks all. the. time. but who sticks by Aza even though Aza isn't easy to stick by. So when Daisy suggests that she and Aza make like Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden to solve the mystery of the missing billionaire, Aza goes along with it.

Things happen. So many things. And I don't want to talk about any of them, really, because it would spoil this book, which unspools almost magically. It starts from a very clenched place and almost literally unwinds to a a better stasis.

Read it. Read it to find out what role Aza plays in her own life. To see if she can find her way out of her own head, at least a little. And to find out what the title means: "turtles all the way down."

So yeah - consider this review the equivalent of me standing next to you, shoving this book into your hands, making almost uncomfortable levels of eye contact while imploring you to read it.

But really. Read it.





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Medium-intensity earthquake strikes Delhi, adjoining areas; 3rd amid Covid-19 lockdown - Hindustan Times

  1. Medium-intensity earthquake strikes Delhi, adjoining areas; 3rd amid Covid-19 lockdown  Hindustan Times
  2. Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Delhi-NCR  Times of India
  3. Earthquake in Delhi: Tremors felt in national capital region  The Financial Express
  4. Magnitude 3.4 Earthquake Strikes Delhi, Epicentre Near UP Border  News18
  5. Breaking news live : Eathquake tremors felt in Delhi, adjoining areas  Times of India
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Let's Get Right Down to the Dirty Business




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DAMN LOCKDOWN SHORTAGE




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Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ over California coronavirus lockdown order

He may have just welcomed a new baby, but Elon Musk can still act like one himself.




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Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ over California coronavirus lockdown order

He may have just welcomed a new baby, but Elon Musk can still act like one himself.




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Ariana Grande shut down Carole Baskin’s submission for her new song’s music video

thank u, next husband.




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Coronavirus: Dorset knob-eating contest held online amid lockdown

Dozens of competitive eaters polish off their webcams in preparation for the yearly biscuit showdown.