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European Union chief thanks Erdogan for COVID-19 solidarity
But deliberately concealed outbreaks, low testing rates and the strain on health care systems mean the true scale of the pandemic is much greater. In March, Germany was forced to insist that the rights to coronavirus vaccine research were not for sale after reports Trump wanted the USA to buy exclusive access to one being developed by a German biotech firm. [Full Article...]
Five-year-old caught driving parents' car in Utah
Because everyone probably needs a laugh right now, this is a story about a 5-year-old boy from Utah who wanted a Lamborghini so badly that he argued his case with mom and lost. A 5-year-old boy in Utah (US) was pulled over by police who was driving his parents' vehicle and was on his way to California to buy a brand new Lamborghini. [Full Article...]
Trump Refutes Report That 3,000 Will Die per Day in June
Democrats bristled at the rule as a crimp on their ability to gather detailed information about the nation's response to the pandemic . The president, in response to a question on why the White House would not approve Fauci's testimony in the House, said, "because the House is a setup". [Full Article...]
Senate secretary declines to release possible Reade report
Their names are pronounced nearly identically, but the "Sharknado" star who first gained household recognition when she starred in the 1999 film "American Pie" says she has been flooded with messages on Twitter that have her confused for the former staffer in Biden's congressional office in the 1990s. [Full Article...]
Vicious Giant Hornets With Venomous Sting Spotted For First Time In US
The hornets, which can grow up to 1.6 inches (4 centimeters) long, attack the nests of the bees, and the honeybees will surround a hornet and "cook" it. CP says entomologists are working to find a potential colony, and if they do, the hornets will be eradicated before they can wreak havoc on humans and bees. [Full Article...]
Odisha govt yet to take a call on opening of liquor shops
Liquor shops and paan and tobacco outlets would be allowed to open in green, orange, and certain rural belts of red zones but not in shops located in malls, marketing complexes, and in containment areas. The excise department in Uttar Pradesh ordered that no more than 750 ml liquor be sold to one person, CNN-News18 reported, after booze shops in India's most populous state attracted large swathes ... [Full Article...]
Bundesliga sets 'return date' as German government gives greenlight
Cologne had said all three cases were symptom-free and the individuals were placed in a 14-day quarantine but the club did not confirm any names out of respect for the privacy of those concerned, nor did it say whether players were involved. [Full Article...]
Pence: White House considering disbanding the coronavirus task force
On Monday, in the absence of the US, world leaders pledged some €7.4 billion towards research into a possible vaccine and treatments for COVID-19. "We've learned a lot about the coronavirus ". The official stressed that doctors were not being removed from the equation and called any reports reflecting that "false". Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a news briefing with members of the ... [Full Article...]
Unsurprisingly, Google Pixel 4a Camera Review Appears Ahead Of Launch
The listing reveals the name of the handset as 'Google sunfish, ' which in the past has been claimed to be the codename of the Pixel 4a by XDA Developers . Choosing the Pixel 4a also means you'll lose the better-built quality of the Pixel 4 and the 3D face recognition support and Motion Sense radar system, as well as wireless charging. [Full Article...]
Airline Stocks AAL and UAL See Double-Digit Drops After Buffett Drops Them
Berkshire itself posted a record loss of almost $50 billion and Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab in Austin, said Buffett's relatively bleak reading of the market had hit home with investors. Illustrating his remarks with dozens of plain black-and-white slides, Mr Buffett called dealing with the pandemic "quite an experiment" that had an "extraordinari... [Full Article...]
Biden complaint did not say 'sexual harassment,' says Reade
A spokeswoman for the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights said confidentiality rules bar the office from commenting on 'whether specific claims may or may not have been filed'. "I have read a lot about this current allegation", Whitmer said. He has directed Senate officials to find and release a written complaint that Reade says she filed at the time, but Biden insists does not exist. [Full Article...]
Doctors Prepared to Announce, Says Britain's PM Boris Johnson
Johnson, 55, said he was aware there were contingency plans in place after he became the first western leader to be hospitalized for COVID-19, the disease the virus causes. "We've all got a lot to live for, a lot to do, and I won't hide it from you, I was thinking about that, yes". "That was when it got a bit.they were starting to think about how to handle it presentationally", he revealed. [Full Article...]
Protests against coronavirus lockdown across U.S. frustrate officials
USA governors, facing persistent if not escalating protests in their respective states against coronavirus-related lockdown measures, have become increasingly frustrated, with a top White House official tasked with tackling the pandemic calling the demonstrators' behaviors "devastatingly worrisome". [Full Article...]
Ardern joins talks on trans-Tasman bubble
Australia has 869 active cases, and New Zealand has 211 as of publication. She said New Zealand mustn't squander our hard work, Ardern said, so we could how down to alert level 2 and have more freedoms. Nearly 40 per cent of global arrivals to New Zealand are from Australia, heavily contributing to the country's greatest industry - tourism. The leaders will discuss a plan to allow travel to re... [Full Article...]
Japan extends state of emergency until end of May
Nishimura told reporters Sunday that the government will allow the facilities to reopen if sufficient measures are taken to prevent the virus' spread. But he also said the state of emergency may be lifted for some prefectures where the outbreak is believed to be under control. It was expanded to all of Japan on April 16. [Full Article...]
Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway posts $50 billion in quarterly losses as pandemic hurts
The Standard & Poor's 500 slid 20% in the first quarter but there were steeper falls in several large Berkshire holdings including American Express, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and four airlines - American, Delta, Southwest and United. Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on a pile of more than $137bn of cash because Mr Buffett has struggled to find major acquisitions at suitable valuations recentl... [Full Article...]
South Korea says troops exchanged fire along North Korean border
Although the re-emergence of the North Korean leader has put to rest several of such rumors, South Korea's presidential office further refuted claims that Kim had undergone any surgery, even a relatively moderate one. South Korea, Japan , China and the United States have urged caution over reports that Kim is dead, saying they did not believe he was critically ill. [Full Article...]
Trump claims intelligence officials did not raise coronavirus until late January
But while Trump increased his projection for the total USA death total to 80,000 or 90,000 - up by more than 20,000 fatalities from what he had suggested just a few weeks ago - he struck a note of urgency to restart the nation's economy, declaring "we have to reopen our country". [Full Article...]
Apple pinched by pandemic; profit, iPhone sales decline
While Apple has stopped reporting the number of iPhone sales officially, various research firms data indicate that Apple is struggling to keep the sales of iPhone increasing. But the quarter changed quickly, and Apple broke with its usual practice of providing an estimated range of sales for the current quarter. In a show of confidence, Apple's board of directors approved putting another $ 50 ... [Full Article...]
Xbox Series X: upcoming games will be revealed on May 7
Spencer said during the social media session that he is now absolutely focused on the work being done by Microsoft in as far as Dynamic Latency Input is concerned. In the build up to the big event, Microsoft's Phil Spencer has been talking up the new Xbox. Connect and play with friends and family on Xbox Live, the fastest, most reliable gaming network Find friends, rivals and teammates in the ... [Full Article...]