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Apple to reopen some stores in United States next week

Apple Inc said Friday it will reopen a handful of stores in four U.S. states starting next week, in the first resumption of physical retail operations since the iPhone maker shuttered all U.S. stores in mid-March.




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California county says Tesla may not reopen vehicle factory, stifling Musk's plans

Tesla Inc "must not reopen" its vehicle factory in the San Francisco Bay area as local lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in effect, the local county health department said on Friday.




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Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin open their lives for candid new series

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin are opening up in an intimate series for Facebook Watch in which they discuss their marriage, their problems and their lives together.




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California county says Tesla may not reopen vehicle factory, stifling Musk's plans

Tesla Inc "must not reopen" its vehicle factory in the San Francisco Bay area as local lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in effect, the local county health department said on Friday.




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NCAA president: Sports won't return until campuses reopen

College sports will not resume until all students are back on campus, NCAA president Mark Emmert said Friday.




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'Open golf courses and private playing fields for safe exercise during coronavirus lockdown'

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Fiona Phillips opens up on 'horrible' coronavirus symptoms which left her bedridden

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Victoria Park reopens with major police presence to enforce social distancing

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New NHS contact tracing app 'must be open for scrutiny' over protecting user privacy, main opposition parties say

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Independent shops 'will struggle to open again after lockdown without loans'

The Government was today warned that up to a third of independent shops will be unable to reopen when the lockdown lifts after facing "horrible" delays in accessing emergency government loans.




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Prince William praises 'herculean effort' as he opens new Nightingale Hospital in Birmingham

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Trump unveils plans for reopening US economy and brands it 'next front in our war' against coronavirus

Donald Trump has unveiled a phased approach reopening the US economy which has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Food For London Now: Pret A Manger opens 10 shops close to hospitals and throws weight behind Standard appeal

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War veteran Captain Tom Moore, 99, to be 'guest of honour' at new Nightingale Hospital opening

National treasure Captain Tom Moore, 99, will help open the newest NHS Nightingale hospital as a "guest of honour."




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Gavin Williamson says he wants 'nothing more than to re-open schools' but can't give a date until coronavirus lockdown criteria are met

No date can yet be set for re-opening schools in England, the Education Secretary has said, following reports children could be back in the classroom in just three weeks.




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Government's furlough scheme opens today as millions apply for financial support during coronavirus

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Fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore to open NHS Nightingale hospital in Yorkshire

New field hospital in Harrogate to provide 500 extra beds for Covid-19 patients




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London hospital trust opens '3D printing farm' to make visors for NHS staff on coronavirus frontline

A London hospital trust has opened a "3D printing farm" to produce 1,500 face visors a day for frontline staff.




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Captain Tom Moore praises 'magnificent' NHS as he opens Nightingale hospital in Yorkshire

Fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore praised the NHS for doing a "magnificent job" as he opened Yorkshire's new Nightingale hospital via video link today.




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June 1 is 'earliest possible opening time for schools', headteachers say

Schools are unlikely to re-open until June 1 at the earliest, the leader of the head teachers' union has said.




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Las Vegas mayor sparks fury after calls for casinos to reopen during coronavirus pandemic

The Mayor of Las Vegas has been slammed for an "outrageous" plan to reopen the city's casinos as a "control group" for coronavirus.




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Harry and Meghan 'help journalists write bombshell new biography' that risks opening new royal wounds




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'Inconceivable' that schools will reopen as normal after lockdown, Dominic Raab says

It comes after headteachers warned the earliest date they could reopen is June 1, and planning would need to begin "very soon" to achieve it.




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Police officer shot dead and another fighting for life after gunman opens fire in Louisiana

A police officer has died and another is fighting for his life after a shooting in Louisiana.




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Lawyer for woman charged over Harry Dunn road death 'opens up dialogue with Foreign Office'

The lawyer for the woman who has been charged over the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn has opened up a dialogue with the UK Foreign Office (FCO), a source has said.




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'Absolute carnage': Crowds flock to B&Q during fifth week of coronavirus lockdown as more than 100 UK stores reopen

Crowds flocked to B&Q after it reopened 155 stores during the fifth week of coronavirus lockdown.




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US states reopen as New York tests heartburn drug on coronavirus patients

A swathe of US states were set to reopen businesses this week following mandatory lockdowns that have thrown nearly one in six American workers out of jobs.




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Greggs set to reopen stores as high street reawakens despite coronavirus lockdown

Greggs has become the latest high street stalwart to announce plans to reopen stores despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.




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Plans for 'phased' reopening of schools in Wales set to be announced

Plans for the phased return to school for children in Wales are due to be announced by the Welsh Government.




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'Not enough evidence' to reopen schools yet as spread of Covid-19 among children remains largely unknown, experts warn

Experts have said it is too early to reopen schools in the UK as it is still unclear how coronavirus spreads among children.




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Pools and zoos to reopen as Europe starts to ease coronavirus lockdown

The drive to ease lockdowns across Europe intensified today as several countries set out blueprints for how to restore normality in everyday life.




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Bondi beach reopens to swimmers and surfers as coronavirus lockdown relaxed

Sydney's famous Bondi Beach reopened to swimmers and surfers today, five weeks after it was shut over the coronavirus pandemic.




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France outlines plans to ease coronavirus lockdown and reopen schools next month

Secondary school pupils in France will be required to wear masks from next month as they start returning to school under new measures set out by the country's prime minister to ease the coronavirus lockdown.




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John Lewis 'highly unlikely' to keep all department stores open once coronavirus lockdown ends

Bosses at John Lewis have started talks on which department stores should keep their doors permanently closed once the coronavirus lockdown ends, according to sources.




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British schools will not open during summer holidays and return in phases, Gavin Williamson says

English schools will reopen after coronavirus lockdown in a "phased manner", the Education Secretary confirmed.




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London after Lockdown: Restaurants to bring in radical measures to help keep diners safe when they reopen

Restaurants are preparing for life after lockdown with a range of radical measures that will keep diners safe but will involve drastic changes to the way Londoners eat out.




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Wetherspoon's 'plans to reopen pubs and hotels in or around June' after being closed in coronavirus lockdown

Wetherspoon's is planning for a reopening of its pubs and hotels "in or around June", the company has announced.




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Chiltern Firehouse wins fight to open pavement café

One of London's most popular celebrity nightspots will be allowed to open a Parisian-style pavement café despite dozens of complaints from neighbours.




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Italy's 'toe' sparks rift with Rome by reopening bars and pizzerias

The southern Italian region of Calabria has given the go-ahead for pizzerias, bars and restaurants with open-air tables to reopen, sparking a rift today with the central government.




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Fifth of retailers do not plan to reopen after lockdown, MPs told

A fifth of high street stores plan to stay closed permanently after the coronavirus lockdown lifts, retail leaders have told MPs.




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Greggs pulls plans to reopen 20 branches over fears it could attract crowds




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Beijing reopens parks and museums to the public as Covid-19 crisis eases

Moves to ease restrictions in China's capital come after authorities record no new Covid-19 deaths for the 16th consecutive day




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Baby hope for thousands as IVF clinics are cleared to reopen

Fertility treatment is being restarted after it was stopped due to coronavirus — bringing hope to thousands of couples desperate for a baby.




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Tower Bridge reopens after police investigate 'suspicious package' on London landmark

Tower Bridge was cordoned off at around midday on Friday while police investigated reports of a "suspicious package."




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Government should not reopen schools too early as Covid-19 transmission is not fully understood, NHS chief warns

The Government should avoid reopening schools too early as scientists do not fully understand coronavirus transmission between children, an NHS chief warned.




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Primary schools 'to open as soon as June' as part of Boris Johnson's coronavirus lockdown exit plan

Primary schools are set to reopen as soon as June 1 as part of Boris Johnson's coronavirus lockdown exit strategy, The Sunday Telegraph reports.




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England's first NHS coronavirus recovery hospital named after pioneering nurse opens in Surrey

A hospital set up to care for people recovering from Covid-19 will be named after the pioneering nurse Mary Seacole to pay tribute to nurses on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Schools in UK can't reopen all at once in case of second peak, Dominic Raab says

Reopening all schools in the UK at once would lead to a "very real risk" of the coronavirus infection rate rising and could cause a second peak, the Foreign Secretary has said.




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Italy gets first glimpse of what life could look like when coronavirus lockdown lifts and restaurants re-open

Italy has already taken its first steps towards easing lockdown restrictions and now the country has revealed how restaurants could look once they re-open.




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IKEA refuses to comment on claims its 18 UK stores will reopen in 12 days

IKEA has refused to comment on reports its 18 UK stores will be reopening later this month.