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Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus: report
Harvey Weinstein, 68, is in prison in northern New York state after being sentenced to 23 years in jail for rape and sexual assault.
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Emirates to suspend all passenger flights from 25 March over coronavirus
Emirates passenger flights normally serve 159 destinations.
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Rihanna donates $5m to coronavirus relief efforts
The 'We Found Love' singer's Clara Lionel Foundation has announced it will give $5 million to help fight COVID-19 and help those on the frontline as the world fights the disease.
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Australia announces nearly $40 billion in virus relief
Small businesses and non-profits will receive cash subsidies of up to Aus$100,000, unemployment payments will be temporarily doubled and pensioners will receive Aus$750 cash.
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Britain's NHS could be overwhelmed by coronavirus like Italy, Johnson warns
On Saturday Britain’s NHS struck a deal with the independent hospital sector, giving the institution more ventilators and thousands of extra beds and healthcare staff on hand from next week.
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ANALYSIS: Will coronavirus slow the world's conflicts or intensify them?
In recent days, some 30 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Mali blamed on jihadists, without drawing any sharp reaction from the Security Council.
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Quake strikes north of Zagreb, damages buildings
GFZ said the quake of magnitude 5.3 struck at a depth of 10 kilometers. It downgraded the magnitude of the quake, which could be also felt across the Western Balkans.
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Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers
Hourly workers at Amazon’s US warehouses will receive double pay after 40 hours for overtime, up from the 1.5-times rate, from 15 March through 9 May.
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Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears
The flame arrived in Japan to a scaled-down welcoming ceremony on Friday as doubts grew over whether the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will go ahead on schedule due to the coronavirus.
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Google launches coronavirus website in the United States
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said in a blog post last Sunday that the search giant was partnering with the US government to create a website by 16 March.
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South Asian governments impose coronavirus curfews, border controls
The region, home to 1.9 billion people, appears to have been less hard-hit than elsewhere in the world but the rate of new infections in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka has accelerated, with 869 detected cases and seven deaths.
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Abortion activists in Poland fret as coronavirus curbs access
Many callers were worried about their shipments of abortion pills, which are illegal in Poland, and others feared they would not be able to reach clinics abroad in time to have the procedure.
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Trump says US on top as outbreak shuts largest cities
The move effectively seals off America's largest cities -- New York, Los Angeles and Chicago -- with the states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Nevada following suit.
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Kenny Rogers dies at age 81
In a statement released on Saturday, Rogers’ family said the musician died from natural causes.
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UK to cover 80% of wages of virus-hit workers: finance minister
Finance minister Rishi Sunak meanwhile announced what he said was an 'unprecedented economic intervention' to protect jobs, after a wave of redundancies caused by a slump in business.
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Wuhan recovery gives hope to rest of world: WHO
'Yesterday, Wuhan reported no new cases for the first time since the outbreak started,' WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference.
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for lifting of Iran sanctions
Khan's comments came after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrote to him asking for help in dealing with the novel coronavirus outbreak that has now killed at least 1,433 people in Iran.
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New York closes non-essential businesses, bans gatherings
The announcement came as the number of confirmed cases in New York hit 7,000.
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Coronavirus: British citizen stuck at OR Tambo as Mauritius closes borders
As Murray Adait was making his way back to Mauritius, he got caught up in travel restrictions.
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Coronavirus death toll passes 10,000 globally
The cases of infection around the world has risen to more than 245,000 with over 88,000 recoveries.
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Trump replaces G7 Camp David summit with videoconference: White House
The United States heads the group of seven wealthy democracies in 2020 and Donald Trump had been due to host fellow leaders at the presidential retreat known as Camp David in June.
