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Here are some coronavirus shopping tips to keep you safe at the supermarket

The more people we encounter, the higher the risk of virus transmission. So, how do we keep safe when going to the shops?




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Neymar Jr Trolls Kylian Mbappe as French Footballer Posts Picture of Himself Playing Basketball

Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Jr's friendship is not limited to Paris Saint Germain but also off the field. The recent example of the same could be the French footballer's recent post on social media. Mbappe posted a picture of himself on social media where he was seen playing basketball. This was quite an ideal opportunity for Neymar Jr to pull his teammate's leg and he hilariously trolled the footballer with a funny comment.





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The Best Smart Pens for More Intelligent Note Taking

The best digital pens let you take notes the old fashioned way while saving them to your phone or computer.




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Fantastic 4 Director Reveals His Love/Hate Relationship With Marvel Movies

Director Josh Trank opens up about the bitterness and resentment he felt towards comic book movies following the critical and commercial failure of his 2015 film Fantastic Four, and praises superhero filmmakers James Gunn and Zack Snyder.




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Joao Mario reveals where he is already improving after just four West Ham appearances

The Portuguese midfielder is settling into life in east London well after his loan move.




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Liverpool attempted to trademark 'Allez Allez Allez' after famous fan chant

Liverpool already have one song synonymous with the club but they did attempt to officially do likewise with another. The Reds tried to trademark 'Allez Allez Allez'..




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Astronomer Files Trademark Lawsuit Against American Girl, Alleging Astronaut Doll Copies Her Likeness

Lucianne Walkowicz says the American Girl doll 'Luciana Vega' stole her name and likeness




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Alabama High School Student Names NASA’s First Mars Helicopter

Around 28,000 names were submitted to NASA’s “Name the Rover” essay contest for K-12 students




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San Francisco COVID-19 testing reveals stark burden on the poor and marginalized

A COVID-19 mass testing effort within San Francisco's Mission District  — which aimed to broadly test individuals regardless of symptoms  — found stark inequalities in how the virus is affecting different groups. About 95% of the people who tested positive were Latino, and the vast majority could not work from home. Not a single white person tested positive, despite making up about a third of the people who were tested. 




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United Kingdom reveals last decoded Nazi message to mark VE Day

To mark Friday's 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, the British government revealed the final Nazi message intercepted and decoded by U.K. codebreakers as Allied forces were advancing through Germany.




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Madonna battled coronavirus during her 'Madame X' tour in March

The 61-year-old singer recently revealed she has antibodies for the respiratory condition and sparked confusion when she was then seen




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Maren Morris growing impatient with C-section recovery

Hurd and Morris wed in 2018 after five years together.




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Chris Martin and Mike Shinoda set for mental health awareness festival

Fans can check out the event, which kicks off at 8.30am PT each day, on 320 Festival's Facebook Live and YouTube Live pages.




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Sanders' bid to collect delegates takes blow as New York cancels its Democratic presidential primary

Bernie Sanders' bid to collect convention delegates hits snag as New York cancels Democratic presidential primary




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Maryland police release footage of fatal police shooting

Maryland police released body camera footage of an officer shooting and killing a man who rushed towards him with a knife.




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Earth Day 2020 could mark the year we stop taking the planet for granted

The 50th annual call for environmental reform falls at a time when the health of people and nature has never been more urgent

Fifty years ago today, the first Earth Day was marked in the United States as a peaceful call for environmental reform, following a massive oil spill off the coast of California. Half a century later, this annual day unites millions across the globe, drawing attention to the huge challenges facing our planet.

Now more than ever, Earth Day offers an opportunity for us all to reflect upon our relationship with the planet, amid the most powerful possible message that nature can surprise us at any moment, with devastating consequences for pretty much every individual. It is a time when the health of the planet and its people has never been so important.

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Firms ignoring climate crisis will go bankrupt, says Mark Carney

Bank of England governor warns of financial collapse linked to climate emergency

Companies and industries that are not moving towards zero-carbon emissions will be punished by investors and go bankrupt, the governor of the Bank of England has warned.

Mark Carney also told the Guardian it was possible that the global transition needed to tackle the climate crisis could result in an abrupt financial collapse. He said the longer action to reverse emissions was delayed, the more the risk of collapse would grow.

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Mark Cuban won't open Mavericks' training facility until players, staff can be tested for coronavirus

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been the most outspoken figure in the NBA to push for the season to resume but he made it clear on Thursday that he won’t even consider opening the team’s training facility until everyone is able to get tested for coronavirus. 





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The Fibonacci Sequence Is Everywhere—Even the Troubled Stock Market

The curious set of numbers shows up in nature and also in human activities.




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After the Dinosaur-Killing Impact, Soot Played a Remarkable Role in Extinction

The famous impact 66 million years ago kicked up soot into the atmosphere that played an even bigger role in blocking sunlight than experts had realized




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Beer was here! A new microstructural marker for malting in the archaeological record

A new method for reliably identifying the presence of beer or other malted foodstuffs in archaeological finds is described in a new study.




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Seahorse and pipefish study opens window to marine genetic diversity

The direction of ocean currents can determine the direction of gene flow in rafting species, but this depends on species traits that allow for rafting propensity. This is according to a study focusing on seahorse and pipefish species. And it could explain how high genetic diversity can contribute to extinction in small populations.




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Employment plunges 53K in Saskatchewan from March to April

The plunge in jobs was 73,800 relative to February, but Saskatchewan saw a shallower decline than any other province as COVID-19 devastates labour markets across Canada.




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LG takes the wraps off its “Velvet” smartphone, priced in Korea at $738

It has a Snapdragon 765G, a headphone jack, water resistance, and wireless charging.




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Investors exit stocks at fastest rate since March, 'tech fatigue' sets in: BOFA

Investors pulled $16.2 billion from stocks in the past week in the largest weekly redemption since the March stock market slump, according to the Bank of America's weekly flows data.




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Swiss soldiers pick up smartphones to fight COVID-19

In the battle against coronavirus, Swiss soldiers are using smartphones to test a new contact tracing application that could prevent infections while also protecting users' privacy.




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Closest black hole to Earth has two partners in surprising celestial marriage

Astronomers have spotted the closest black hole to Earth ever discovered and are surprised about its living arrangements - residing harmoniously with two stars in a remarkable celestial marriage that may end in a nasty breakup.




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Stocks hit weekly highs as markets shrug off dismal U.S. jobs data

Equity markets rallied on Friday, hitting weekly highs, and oil prices gained as more governments around the world began gradually reopening their economies and Sino-American trade tensions eased.




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Explainer: Fed funds futures market sees negative rates by next April

The fed funds futures market is pricing in negative U.S. interest rates next year, a scenario the Federal Reserve has said it wants to avoid as many doubt that it would be an effective tool to stimulate growth.




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Wall Street Week Ahead: U.S. data deluge to underscore divide between roaring market, plunging economy

A week packed with U.S. economic data is likely to provide investors with more evidence of the extent to which the coronavirus pandemic has hit growth, sharpening the debate on whether a rebound in stocks has been justified amid an unprecedented slowdown.




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Bankruptcy court approves Neiman Marcus' plea to access financing

U.S. luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus Group said on Friday it received court approval to access $675 million of its debtor-in-possession financing, which will allow continuity of the company's business during Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and enable it to pay employees and vendors.




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Manchester pays tribute to NHS staff with road markings near Nightingale field hospital

Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms




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Phyllis Lyon death: Civil rights pioneer and face of gay marriage dies aged 95

Gay rights pioneer Phyllis Lyon has died aged 95.




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Priti Patel shuts down police threats of harsher lockdown measures like road blocks and checking supermarket trollies

Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms




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Apple and Google to harness smartphones for coronavirus infection tracking

Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms




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UK still in 'round one' of marathon fight against coronavirus, NHS England chief says

Read our live coronavirus updates HERE




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Health Secretary Matt Hancock calls Easter Sunday a 'sombre day' as UK death toll passes grim 10,000 mark

Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Matt Hancock said it was a "sombre day" as the death toll passed 10,000. When pressed to apologise to NHS workers for the lack of PPE, the Heath Secretary became the third minister to avoid saying sorry. Mr Hancock also announce an NHS app for contact tracking.




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Croydon stabbing: Police issue CCTV in hunt for man who stabbed eight months pregnant mother Kelly Mary Fauvrelle to death

7.45am update: Tragic pregnant mother's baby loses fight for life




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World's 'longest animal' spotted off Australia's western coast by marine scientists

Up to 30 new marine species discovered on research expedition into underwater canyons




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Families 'afraid to let children back into classroom' as Denmark lets some return to school after coronavirus lockdown




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Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong: Tens of thousands of pounds raised for family of pregnant nurse who died of Covid-19

Follow our live coronavirus updates here




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Captain Tom Moore says knighthood would be 'marvellous' as campaign for honour continues

Read our live coronavirus updates HERE




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Primary school admissions 2020: When will I find out and what can I do if my child doesn't get a place?

Parents should receive updates today on whether their child has a place




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14,000 London children miss out on first choice of primary school — and 2,800 get no offers

More than 14,000 London children have been turned away from their first-choice primary school, the Evening Standard can reveal today.




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Meghan Markle shows off growing baby bump on solo visit to Royal Variety nursing home

The Duchess of Sussex brought Christmas cheer to retired artists and entertainers as she visited the Royal Variety Charity's residential nursing and care home.




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What exactly is a Chinese wet market?

Coronavirus: the symptoms Follow our live updates here




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Queen requests there be no gun salutes to mark 94th birthday

The Queen has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark her 94th birthday next week.




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Tributes paid to Marie Curie nurse, 68, who died after contracting coronavirus

A 68-year-old Marie Curie nurse from south London who died after contracting coronavirus has been remembered as "a beautiful person".




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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's letter to newspaper editors in full: There will be no corroboration and zero engagement

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have told four new newspaper groups – The Mirror, The Sun, The Daily Mail and Daily Express – they are no longer co-operating with them.