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More than 76,000 migrants have left Turkey heading for the EU

Turkish interior minister, Suleyman Soylu, announced the number of crossings in a statement on Twitter. Migrants have been spotted wading through a river and arriving in Greece on boats.




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European health chiefs greet each other with ELBOW BUMPS as coronavirus fears grip the continent

Health ministers from across the continent were pictured greeting each other with elbow bumps instead of traditional handshakes at an emergency meeting being held in Brussels.




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LARISA BROWN: Thousands of refugees pouring towards Greece is a crisis that cannot be ignored

LARISA BROWN: The gateway to Greece and the EU for migrants encouraged to leave by Turkey's regime is a short walk across no man's land. But they cannot advance any further.




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Wolves await clarification from UEFA as clash at Olympiacos is set to be played behind closed doors

Wolves were on Sunday night awaiting confirmation from UEFA that their Europa League match at Olympiacos would be played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus.




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President Erdogan refuses to stop migrants trying to cross Turkey's borders with Greece

President Erdogan said today he wouldn't stop migrants trying to cross into Greece before advising Athens to allow them to pass through, as they are aiming to go further into Europe.




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Turkish President Erdogan compares Greek treatment of refugees to the Nazis

Photographs of the apparent camp, located in farmland between Poros in Greece and the Evros River, show three red-roofed warehouses arranged in a U-shape.




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The personal tragedy of Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty

The calm demeanour of Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty hides a personal tragedy. Thirty-six years ago, when Professor Whitty was a teenager, his father was murdered by terrorists in Greece.




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47 child migrants evacuated from refugee camps in Greece arrive in Germany 

The Interior Ministry said the minors landed in Hanover on a flight from Athens on Saturday.




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Casino hostess wins sexual discrimination case against chief executive of the Ritz Club

Ms Taylor-Hamieh sued the casino - owned by the billionaire Barclay brothers - after she was turned down for another job and then made redundant when she told managers she was pregnant.




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Kim Kardashian calls upcoming documentary on prison reform the 'most important work' she's ever done

While hunkering down at home, the stunning 39-year-old reality star took a spoke about her upcoming documentary on prison reform sporting an extra-long braid and an eggshell blue tank.




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Kourtney Kardashian's split from Scott Disick left her 'mentally f**ked' says Kendall Jenner

In a sneak peek at Thursday's episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the 24-year-old model suggested her big sister's split from the husband of her children, Scott Disick, was to blame.




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Kim Kardashian looks incredible in tank and briefs as she introduces her new SKIMS range

On Friday she shared two snaps of herself modeling a set of the Smooth Essentials seamless underwear which is designed to lie flat against the skin and feel silky smooth.




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Kim Kardashian shows off letters from prisoners thanking her for criminal reform advocacy

One note from a prisoner let her know they had a release date of May 31, 2024 and they thanked the Keeping Up With The Kardashians castmember, saying: 'You are appreciated.'




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Kim Kardashian shares never-before-seen snaps from Paris of herself 'twinning' with daughter North

The 39-year-old reality star and her six-year-old princess held hands during the Yeezy Season 8 after-party held at cocktail bar Le Piaf back on March 2




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Kim Kardashian does arts and crafts with kids to benefit Feeding America amid coronavirus pandemic

The Skims founder is also set to appear Friday on the star-studded Fashion Unites virtual runway show, styled by Carine Roitfeld, benefitting the amfAR Fund to Fight COVID-19.




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I left my full-time job to travel the world in a camper van. Here are the 8 things that surprised me the most.

I've lived in a camper van in New Zealand with my partner for a few months, and many things have surprised me about my new life. I learned I still need to have a routine and make plans even though I'm living a spontaneous lifestyle.It's also important to find places to park, since we can't set up camp and sleep anywhere we'd like. Traveling around the world in a van can be cheap, but I'm glad my partner and I saved up plenty of extra money before embarking on this journey. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Days after being laid off from my full-time job in October 2019, my partner and I began looking up flights to New Zealand.This was our first concrete step in realizing our plan to leave our jobs in the United States and move across the globe.After years of saving up, we flew to




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Maharashtra legislative council polls to held before May 27: Sources

EC to hold Maha legislative council polls before May 27: sources. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who was sworn in on November 28 last year, has time till May 27 to get elected to the state legislature, failing which he will have to step down.Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari had requested the Election Commission on Thursday to declare polls for nine vacant seats to the state Legislative Council.The Election Commission on Friday decided to hold polls to the Maharashtra Legislative Council before May 27, highly placed sources said. The polls were deferred due to the spread of coronavirus.Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who was sworn in on November 28 last year, has time till May 27 to get elected to the state legislature, failing which he will have to step down.Maharashtra




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India's Defence forces say 'thank you' to "Corona warriors" with a flypast, flower petals, music and more

A number of aircraft of Indian Air Force conducted a fly past over different parts spanning the length and breadth of the country today (May 3) as a tribute to the frontline staff ⁠— doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, police and others ⁠— dealing with the COVID-19 pandeminc in India. This flying activity was combined along with the training activity of the Indian Air Force and opportunity flight for transport aircraft and helicopters who are involved in moving supplies related to COVID-19 task, a government statement said. Watch the video here: Courtesy: The state-run broadcaster Doordarshan.From the King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow to Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital in Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital in Kerala, the IAF aircrafts showered flower petals




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AIIMS chief dampens the government’s celebration of ‘a flatter curve’⁠— warns that next 4-6 weeks are crucial in the fight against COVID-19

IANS“While the lockdown has helped in flattening the curve, the curve has not shown a downward trend. That is a cause for concern,” Guleria told The Indian Express.He also believes “the next four to six weeks will be very, very important because the lockdown cannot be there forever. The ideal, the dream would be to have zero cases.”Guleria believes “we are better prepared than we were before”, but the pandemic has to be “fought at the community level, not the hospital level.”Lav Aggarwal, the spokesperson, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, highlighted the fact that for the first time since the outbreak, India’s COVID-19 cases are doubling every 12 days. Which is a huge improvement since before lockdown began coronavirus cases were doubling every 3.2 days as of March 24. However, the




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Shashi Tharoor’s idea to limit the term of the WHO chief resonates with experts⁠— and they would like to see the same in WTO and UN too

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus/TwitterThe World Health Organisation has been caught in controversies amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.US has accused the multi-lateral platform for health initiatives for acting as China’s ‘proxy’. In a conversation with Business Insider, Parag Khanna, Managing Partner at Future Map and Samir Saran, President of Observer Research Foundation explained the kind of reforms WHO needed to bring to become politically unbiased. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been under fire from the West ever since the coronavirus outbreak. US President Donald Trump accused the WHO of siding with China and even threatened to hold back its funding. There are more experts chiming in and calling for a fixed term for the WHO chief to avoid political partisanship in the future⁠—




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Satyanshu Singh starts online classes to raise money for COVID-19 relief

Mumbai, May 9 () Filmmaker Satyanshu Singh has launched a unique initiative to raise relief money for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.The director has started online classes for budding cinema students and has roped artistes from different fields of filmmaking for the initiative.Actor Vinay Pathak, screenwriters Anjum Rajabali and Sudip Sharma, cinematographer Siddharth Diwan and director Shoojit Sircar have come aboard the initiative.Since April 1, more than a dozen lectures have been conducted with students from cities like Bokaro, Kota, Bhilai, Almora, and Coimbatore taking part in them. Overseas students have also showed interest in the lectures.Through the initiative, Satyanshu has so far raised Rs 15 lakhs which has been donated to non-for-profit organisations like Milaap,




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Rs 411 Cr Loan Defaulter Flees India, SBI Dials CBI After 4 Years

The company had three rice milling plants, besides eight sorting and grading units in Karnal district with offices in Saudi Arabia and Dubai for trading purposes, the SBI complaint said.




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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says drivers should receive tiered healthcare benefits based on how many hours they work, and that the company would pay for it

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said drivers should be entitled to healthcare benefits based on how much they work, during an interview with CNBC on Friday.Khosrowshahi also said the company would pay for those benefits.Uber was hit this week with a lawsuit in California over its classification of drivers as contractors as it faces growing pressure to provide them with benefits.Uber has aggressively defended its contractor-based model, arguing that drivers enjoy increased flexibility as a result.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Uber drivers' healthcare benefits should be contingent on how much they work, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said during an interview with CNBC on Friday."You should get healthcare based on the hours that you're working, and if you have a 'have' and 'have-nots'




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These surprisingly relevant vintage ads show how officials tried to convince people to wear masks after many refused during the 1918 flu pandemic




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An impeachment witness foreshadowed Trump's coronavirus response before the pandemic even began

Stanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan hypothesized a scenario last year in which President Trump conditioned disaster assistance to states on them giving in to his personal demands during a national crisis."Wouldn't you know in your gut that such a president has abused his office?" Karlan said while testifying at Trump's impeachment hearings in December.Karlan's testimony catapulted back into the spotlight this month as Trump suggested a quid pro quo similar to the one she laid out.Specifically, he implied the federal government would only send urgently needed financial aid to Democratic-led states grappling with the coronavirus if they gave in to his political demands regarding tax policy and sanctuary cities."Professor Karlan correctly envisioned this scenario, where an out-of-control




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Ted Cruz gets haircut at a Texas salon where owner went to jail for defying a coronavirus shutdown order

On Friday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz got a haircut at a Dallas salon that has become a symbol of protest against stay-at-home orders. Friday, May 8, was the first day salons were allowed to reopen in Texas.Salon A La Mode owner Shelley Luther was arrested and sentenced to seven days in jail this week for defying Texas' emergency order and keeping her Dallas salon open, then ignoring a cease and desist order.Luther was freed Thursday after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott intervened, changing the emergency order to eliminate jail time as a punishment.Luther has become a hero for conservatives and Republicans who oppose stay at home orders.Critics argue the orders, which are in place in many states to slow the spread of coronavirus, negatively impact the economy and constitute government overreach.Polling




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Today show's Karl Stefanovic offers endorsement of Georgie Gardner

Karl, 43, offered a glowing endorsement of Georgie, 48, during an candid interview on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Thursday morning.




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MasterChef's Jenny Lam admits she fan-girled over Gordon Ramsay

Ousted MasterChef Contestant Jenny lam revealed, on Friday's The Project, that having Gordon Ramsay yell at her during the show was high on her bucket list.




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Carrie Bickmore scrambles as guest REFUSES to leave The Project desk

The Project's Carrie Bickmore was left scrambling on Thursday night after guest Tom Gleeson refused to leave the show's desk following the end of his segment.




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Logie Awards 2018: Sylvia Jeffreys dons a blue sequinned bustier gown

The  32-year-old simply stunned on the red carpet as one of the first guests to arrive at the The Star on the Gold Coast.




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Sylvia Jeffreys discusses Lisa Wilkinson and 'misses working' with her

Sylvia Jeffreys has revealed that she misses her old Today show colleague, Lisa Wilkinson. 




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Waleed Aly left squirming as The Project hosts mock his manhood

The Project's Waleed Aly was left redfaced after his co-hosts made fun of his manhood on Friday night's installment




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Sylvia Jeffreys shows much work it takes to get her blonde coif camera ready for the Today show

Sylvia Jeffreys always looks her absolute best, and it appears it takes an army of at least one woman to get her camera ready. 




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Waleed Aly takes jab at Steve Price for defending Coles' bag backflip

 Waleed Aly took a jab at conservative commentator Steve Price for defending Coles' decision to indefinitely backflip on their plastic bag ban.




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Carrie Bickmore defends Pink after she cancels third Sydney concert

TV host Carrie Bickmore has leaped to the defence of American singer Pink after the rocker cancelled yet another Sydney concert, this time due to gastroenteritis.




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Carrie Bickmore left red-faced after Steve Price makes raunchy joke

Steve Price has apologised to Carrie Bickmore after a raunchy joke he made on The Project left her shocked and red-faced.




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Lisa Wilkinson's racy reference working out her Royal Wedding name

It seems London has brought out the naughty side of Lisa Wilkinson.




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Lisa Wilkinson left red-faced over Karl Stefanovic wedding 'snub'

Lisa Wilkinson was left red-faced during The Project on Monday when her co-hosts playfully mocked her 'snub' from Karl Stefanovic's wedding.




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Rihanna defended by Slave Play playwright after she's late and texting at Broadway play

The Barbados-born beauty was around 15 minutes late to the play, and Harris came to her defense in a tweet, saying he was happy to delay the production and receive the texts she sent.




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Aaron Carter buys flowers for pretty model before taking his bike and his new tat out for a spin

It's been a rough year for the troubled singer, but it seems things may be on the mend. On Sunday, the singer proudly displayed his new tattoo as he was spotted buying flowers for a mystery brunette.




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Rihanna gives Anna Wintour a pass over probing 'personal' baby question: 'Women get very defensive'

The Barbados-born beauty was asked about the grilling while speaking with Extra Friday at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.




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Rihanna defends Vogue writer who came to interview unprepared as 'gangster'

The singer was interviewed for her Vogue cover by Abby Aguirre, who admitted that she normally brings questions to an interview but didn't have time. Rihanna called her 'basa**'.




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Rihanna dances with pal Jahleel Weaver after British Fashion Awards win... before dropping the award

The Rude Boy artist was accompanied to the awards show by friend and collaborator Jahleel Weaver, who she recently thanked on Instagram, crediting him as her 'gusband' (gay husband).




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Rihanna looks carefree as she hangs out with A$AP Rocky following split with boyfriend Hassan Jameel

On Friday, it was revealed that she split from billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel. And later that evening, Rihanna, 31, looked completely carefree as she hung out with rapper A$AP Rocky.




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Rihanna's and Jay-Z's foundations to each donate $1M in COVID-19 relief for undocumented workers

Both Rihanna and Jay-Z are mobilizing to help fight the spreading coronavirus pandemic, via their respective charitable foundations to help particular communities in need.




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Rihanna teams up with Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey to give $6.2MIL to COVID-19 relief effort

Rihanna has teamed up with Jay-Z and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to donate $6.2 million to coronavirus relief efforts. News comes a week after Rihanna and Jack donated $4.2 million.




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Avengers: Endgame co-writer Stephen McFeely defends THAT Black Widow plot twist

According to a report from ComicBook.com on Monday, the writer, 49, defended the choice to have Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff go through that dramatic storyline.




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MasterChef wins ratings war while Reno Rumble and House Rules lag behind

MasterChef Australia turned up the heat on opening night of the reality TV ratings war.




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Joel McHale defends Aziz Ansari in sexual misconduct claim

'The #MeToo movement is tremendous and is awesome and needs to continue forever,'McHale, 46, who is in Park City, Utah, told TMZ. 'But if someone had a bad date, it's a bad date.'




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Reese Witherspoon looks effortlessly chic at Giorgio Armani's PFW show

The Morning Show star, 43, looked effortlessly chic in a black strapless jewel-encrusted jumpsuit.