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Coronavirus tracked: has your country’s epidemic peaked? | Free to read

Find any country in the customisable version of the Covid-19 trajectory charts




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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rally hits new peak before easing

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge




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Wearables speak up for the deaf and the lonely

Smart jewellery can help people with disabilities but funding is needed




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US stocks rise on hopes outbreak could be nearing peak

Asia-Pacific indices broadly higher after S&P 500 closes up 3.4%




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Hitting the peak?

Countries look for evidence that Covid-19 infections have passed their pinnacle




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Why the coronavirus crisis won’t mark a peak in oil demand

Transport demand will rebound while the pandemic will reboot the use of plastics




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COVID-19 quarantine boosts smart speaker usage among U.S. adults, particularly younger users

The coronavirus outbreak has driven more consumers to turn to their smart speakers for news, information, music and entertainment, according to new data released today by NPR and Edison Research. Around three-quarters of U.S. adults 18 and up said their routines have been impacted due to COVID-19 and their media habits have changed as a […]




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Sonos debuts new Arc soundbar, next-generation Sonos Sub, and Sonos Five speaker

Sonos has introduced a trio of new hardware today, adding three new smart speakers to its lineup, including the Sonos Arc soundbar that includes Dolby Atmos support, as well as Sonos Five, the next version of its Sonos Play:5 speaker, and a third-generation Sonos Sub. All of these will require the new S2 app that […]




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New Early Stage speakers to talk fundraising strategies, growth marketing and PR

TC Early Stage SF goes down on April 28, and we are getting pretty damn excited about it! The show will bring together 50+ experts across startup core competencies, such as fundraising, operations and marketing. We’ll hear from VCs on how to create the perfect pitch deck and how to identify the right investors for […]




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Maxine Peake claims Northern actors still face discrimination for their accents

Maxine Peake has claimed Northern actors still face discrimination for their accents and end up being cast as servants because they are seen as uneducated.




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Big Brother star Tim Dormer speaks out against climate change amid bushfires

Former Big Brother winner Tim Dormer has spoken out against climate change, amid Australia's ongoing bushfire crisis. 




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Boris Starling on TV sport: Strictly speaking, Louis Smith is ideal for Bruno Tonioli's role

It has probably been on the cards since Louis Smith walked off with the glitterball last Christmas, but Strictly Come Dancing is to launch a spin-off gymnastics show.




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Smitten Louis Smith speaks fondly about girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh

Louis Smith and Lucy Mecklenburgh may just be the sweetest couple around, after the gymnast called his girlfriend his 'missing puzzle piece'.




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Rio Ferdinand admits he regrets not speaking up when John Terry allegedly abused his brother Anton

Terry was found not guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, then of QPR, in court but subsequently found guilty by the Football Association, banned for four matches and fined £220,000.




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Laverne Cox speaks on Orange is the New Black Season 6

SPOILER ALERT: Speaking to DailyMail.com, Laverne, 46, said it 'made perfect sense' for her character, Sophia Burset, to take money and early release instead of testifying.




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Tamzin Outhwaite, 49, speaks about COVID-19 lockdown with beau Tom Child, 28

The 49-year-old actress went into isolation with her partner, 28, on March 16, after the couple displayed symptoms.




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Lauren Goodger claims her ex Mark Wright 'doesn't speak' to Michelle Keegan

She said: 'I saw them both in the gym. They don't talk it's really weird. I was like "F**king hell, we weren't like that". It's like they don't know each other. I can't go into that though. I'm just so glad that ain't me'.




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Louise Thompson's reached 'peak physical fitness' after trolls who called her 'dwarf' spurred her on

Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson says cruel comments from vile online trolls inspired her 'ripped' new body.




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Candice Warner speaks about the 'humiliation' of cricket fans wearing Sonny Bill Williams masks

Candice Warner, the wife of former Australian cricket David Warner, has finally broken her silence after he husband was banished from the national team earlier this year.




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Ada Nicodemou speaks candidly about the heartbreaking loss of her stillborn son Harrison

Home and Away's Ada Nicodemou has opened up about delivering her son Harrison stillborn, eight months into her pregnancy in 2014.




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Commons Speaker John Bercow gets very excited as he cheers on Roger Federer at Wimbledon

House of Commons speaker John Bercow made a second appearance at Wimbledon in just four days to watch Roger Federer - while wearing a T-shirt with the star's logo on it.




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Speaker John Bercow dons Roger Federer shirt as he cheers on his idol during Wimbledon final

The House of Commons speaker entertained the crowd with his animated expressions while Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic battle to win this year's Wimbledon.




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Wimbledon 2019: Brooklyn Beckham opts for Peaky Blinders chic

Turning heads at the plush event, the superstar offspring, 20, opted for an extremely unique style as he donned a volumunious camel coloured three-piece suit while his model girlfriend, 21




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Wimbledon attracts peak audience of 8.87m viewers while England World Cup triumph is watched by 4.3m

A peak audience of 8.87million tuned in to BBC One to watch Djokovic's Wimbledon victory over Federer compared to the 8m who saw England's World Cup win unfold on Channel 4 and Sky.




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John Bercow cashes in on his Speaker fame by signing up to an after-dinner speech agency

John Bercow has wasted no time in launching a media and public speaking career since he stepped down from the Speaker's Chair on October 31. He did not seek re-election as an MP.




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The Voice: Blake Shelton hilariously pranks Kelly Clarkson with 'Don't Speak' song when she talks

The 43-year-old country star hilariously pranked Kelly Clarkson, 37, on Monday's episode of The Voice, secretly playing the song 'Don't Speak' every time she spoke.




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Angry Princeton students pen open letter after Marshawn Lynch is announced a guest speaker

An open letter written by a group of students at Princeton University in New Jersey revealed they are less than thrilled about NFL player Marshawn Lynch would be their Class Day speaker in June




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Pregnant Muslim woman attacked in Parramatta speaks out about racist tirade

The 31-year-old woman, who is 38 weeks pregnant, was with friends at Bay Vista cafe on Church Street, Parramatta, at 10.30pm on Wednesday when she was set upon.




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Emma Jackson insists she needed to speak out after former England doctor Rob Chakraverty quits

Jackson revealed that she believed her career was ended by the high levels of thyroxine prescribed by Chakraverty. On Friday, Chakraverty said he was stepping down from his FA post




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Euros delay may be ideal for England... Southgate's starlets could peak at the perfect time

Southgate's team has promise but it has holes in it, too. The opposition from the best of Europe would have been a little stronger than many of the teams England defeated during their 2018 World Cup run.




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Carlo Ancelotti reveals he didn't speak to Roman Abramovich after he was sacked by Chelsea

Carlo Ancelotti is braced for an emotional return to Stamford Bridge, but says Roman Abramovich never revealed why he sacked him as manager of Chelsea in 2011.




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Floyd Mayweather will speak to old rival Manny Pacquiao about rematch bout

Floyd Mayweather has revealed he will be speaking to his old foe Manny Pacquiao about the possibility of a big money rematch bout to settle their score once and for all.




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Distraught mother speaks of devastation after 15-year-old son is stabbed to death in Spanish shopping centre

Andrew Milroy died from a single stab wound to the chest in Lloret de Mar during the early hours of yesterday morning.




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Zlatan Ibrahimovic shows he is still in peak condition despite World Cup snub

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has proved he is still in the shape of his life, despite recently being snubbed by Sweden for the 2018 Russia World Cup. The iconic forward is ESPN's latest body cover star.




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Police speak to 16-year-old boy who was bombarded with 270 messages by Derek Mackay

Police Scotland detectives have not 'received any complaint of criminality' but are 'assessing available information' in the wake of Thursday's bombshell revelations.




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Rugby World Cup 2019: Johnny Sexton insists Ireland will peak in quarter-final clash with All Blacks

Johnny Sexton has questioned the 'strange' negativity around Ireland's World Cup campaign, insisting Joe Schmidt's men are ready to peak for the All Blacks.




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Selena Gomez reveals she spent years 'living in fear of speaking up'

Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music's Beats 1, Selena, 27, told how she feels she was previously a 'people pleaser' until she had a 'huge moment' where she 'stopped caring'.




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Labour's Lindsay Hoyle wins race to become Commons speaker

Sir Lindsay Hoyle finally emerged victorious in the fourth gruelling round of voting by MPs, after five other candidates fell by the wayside in the contest to replace John Bercow.




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Prince's ex-wife speaks out about his decades of addiction

Pop icon's Prince's decades-long struggle with drugs has been revealed by his ex-wife Mayte Garcia, now 43, in her explosive new memoir, titled The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince.




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Prince stopped speaking to his ex-wife when she miscarried

A new book about Prince's life written by his ex-wife Mayte Garcia details how the pair's relationship fell apart in 1996 after the loss of their first child just days after his birth and a subsequent miscarriage.




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Birmingham to promote academy boss Kristjaan Speakman to technical director

EXCLUSIVE BY LAURIE WHITWELL: Birmingham City are set to undergo further change with Kristjaan Speakman expected to step up from his role as academy manager.




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HOROSCOPES: Speak freely this week, Pisces

Pisces 20 FEB-20 MARCH Pin your colours to the mast this week, even if you know some people will be offended.




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Climate change activists who glued themselves to the road are disrupting peak-hour traffic AGAIN

Brisbane motorists have been brought to a standstill again after climate change activists held up CBD traffic on Monday morning.




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Coronavirus UK: Prince Charles speaks about 'distressing time'

The 71-year-old Prince of Wales paid tribute to emergency services workers and shop staff in a video message released by Clarence House - and stressed the importance of living with hope.




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Newsreader Tracy Vo speaks about the 'hard decision' to leave the Today show

Tracy Vo confirmed she relocated to Perth to be closer to her elderly parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this week. 




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Kochie becomes emotional after speaking to newborn granddaughter

Sunrise host David 'Kochie' Koch became a grandfather for the sixth time last week.




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Parents of Steven Sotloff speak out after al-Baghdadi's death

Steven Sotloff, a 31-year-old freelance journalist taken hostage in Syria in 2013, was murdered on camera the following year by the ISIS militant notoriously known as Jihadi John.




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Racist on London train attacks pair who don't speak English

A couple, believed to be Asian, were chatting amongst themselves in a foreign language on a train from Stratford to Romford, east London. The man flipped out at them because he 'felt paranoid'.




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Woman viciously attacked on London Tube train for speaking Spanish

The 24-year-old was attacked after speaking to friends in Spanish on a Central Line train from Liverpool Street to Stratford last week, leaving her with an injured scalp and cuts to her face.




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Prince Andrew speaks about Jeffrey Epstein in BBC interview

'Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal' will be broadcast on BBC 2 at 9pm on Saturday and was filmed at Buckingham Palace last night - another sign it had Her Majesty's approval.