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• Coronavirus Live Updates: New U.S. Hot Spots Emerge; Trump Predicts ‘a Lot of Death’
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 12:28:26 +0000-
  The president appeared to suggest that the U.S. government was stockpiling an anti-malarial drug in the hope of treating the virus. In Finland, decades of stocking up on protective gear has given the country an advantage.
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• A German Exception? Why the Country’s Coronavirus Death Rate Is Low
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 11:31:29 +0000-Katrin Bennhold
  The pandemic has hit Germany hard, with more than 92,000 people infected. But the percentage of fatal cases has been remarkably low compared to those in many neighboring countries.
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• The Rising Heroes of the Coronavirus Era? Nations’ Top Scientists
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 10:42:57 +0000-Matina Stevis-Gridneff
  Scientists in Europe are becoming household names, fulfilling societies’ emotional and practical need for the truth.
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• Finland, ‘Prepper Nation of the Nordics,’ Isn’t Worried About Masks
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 11:44:50 +0000-Christina Anderson and Henrik Pryser Libell
  Unlike their neighbors, the Finns never stopped stockpiling after the Cold War. Now Finland sits on an enviable supply of medical and survival gear in the Covid-19 era.
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• Coronavirus Strands China’s Students, in a Dilemma for Beijing
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 04:01:10 +0000-Alexandra Stevenson and Tiffany May
  The government fears returnees who have been studying abroad could worsen the outbreak. But leaving them hanging risks making the authorities look like they can’t protect people.
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• In Italy, Going Back to Work May Depend on Having the Right Antibodies
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 10:07:32 +0000-Jason Horowitz
  Weighing an idea that might once have been relegated to science fiction, Italy once again finds itself in the unfortunate vanguard of Western democracies grappling with the coronavirus.
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• Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Released From Prison
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 06:19:42 +0000-Austin Ramzy
  Wang Quanzhang, who took up sensitive cases, had been sentenced in China to four and a half years for “subversion of state power.”
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• Telemedicine Arrives in the U.K.: ‘10 Years of Change in One Week’
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 17:38:11 +0000-Benjamin Mueller
  With the coronavirus pandemic turning doctors’ offices into no-go zones, family physicians are now doing much of their consultations online or by telephone.
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• ‘Muslims Are Foreigners’: Inside India’s Campaign to Decide Who Is a Citizen
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:03:20 +0000-Karan Deep Singh and Suhasini Raj
  Tribunal members in the state of Assam say they felt pressured to declare Muslims noncitizens as the government seeks to expel illegal migrants. Some politicians have vowed to take the process nationwide.
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• U.K. Labour Party Has a New Leader: Keir Starmer
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 17:47:47 +0000-Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
  Mr. Starmer will have to battle for visibility at a time when the coronavirus crisis is eclipsing all other news and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is commanding the headlines.
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• ‘I Refuse to Be Repentant’: The Woman Challenging Uganda’s Ruler
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 07:42:17 +0000-Abdi Latif Dahir
  Stella Nyanzi mixes profanity and bawdy humor with razor-sharp political insights to criticize the country’s autocratic president.
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• ‘Stress-Free’: Coronavirus Aid Flows Quickly to Berlin’s Self-Employed
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:47:30 +0000-Melissa Eddy
  Within days, Germany’s capital distributed money to 150,000 artists, shop owners, hairdressers and other small-business owners and freelancers to cover basic expenses.
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• 2 Killed in Knife Attack in French Town Under Lockdown
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:53:29 +0000-Norimitsu Onishi
  A Sudanese man was detained as a suspect in the attack on bystanders in Romans-sur-Isère in what officials described as potentially a terrorist attack.
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• U.K. Backs Off Medical Rationing Plan as Coronavirus Rages
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 19:34:27 +0000-David D. Kirkpatrick and Benjamin Mueller
  Britain has long offered public guidance on when to deny lifesaving treatment but has hesitated with the coronavirus. Many worry that decisions may harm the poor, the aged and people with disabilities.
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• Stranded in the Maldives by Coronavirus Travel Restrictions
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 09:00:06 +0000-David Zweig
  Surrounded by a fleet of staff, who are also stranded, one couple is trapped in an eternal honeymoon in the Maldives.
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• All I Wanted Was to Be Interrogated
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 16:16:59 +0000-Heather Murphy
  On a reporter’s 27-hour journey from Hong Kong to New York City, hardly anyone seemed to care about her health.
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• 430,000 People Have Traveled From China to U.S. Since Coronavirus Surfaced
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:48:40 +0000-Steve Eder, Henry Fountain, Michael H. Keller, Muyi Xiao and Alexandra Stevenson
  There were 1,300 direct flights to 17 cities before President Trump’s travel restrictions. Since then, nearly 40,000 Americans and other authorized travelers have made the trip, some this past week and many with spotty screening.
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• Modi Denies India Is Targeting Muslims. We Found a Different Reality.
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:01:50 +0000-Karan Deep Singh, Emma Cott, Natalie Reneau and Suhasini Raj
  How can someone who’s lived for years as a citizen of India, suddenly be declared illegal? Whistle-blowers told us how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is making Muslims stateless.
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• Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Warns of ‘a Lot of Death’ While Also Revisiting Easter Sunday Services
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 04:17:38 +0000-
  President Trump warns of what could be “the toughest week,” while also saying he would like to consider relaxing social distancing rules for Easter services.
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• Coronavirus Models Offer the Big Picture, Not the Details of What May Come
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 00:46:11 +0000-Ian Austen
  Ontario and British Columbia have both released their projections about what the pandemic will bring. But, like a weather forecast, they are ever-shifting predictions.
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• Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 23:21:42 +0000-Lara Takenaga, Remy Tumin and Jonathan Wolfe
  The C.D.C. advised all Americans, even those who appear to be healthy, to wear a mask when they leave home.
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• Can an Old Vaccine Stop the New Coronavirus?
  Sun, 05 Apr 2020 04:24:55 +0000-Roni Caryn Rabin
  A tuberculosis vaccine invented a century ago is cheap and safe, and seems to bolster the body’s immune system.
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• Russian Doctor Detained After Challenging Virus Figures
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:34:24 +0000-Andrew Higgins
  The police held overnight an outspoken Russian doctor, Anastasia Vasilieva, who was trying to deliver masks to an impoverished rural town.
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• China Pushes for Quiet Burials as Coronavirus Death Toll Is Questioned
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 02:50:45 +0000-Amy Qin and Cao Li
  Officials are ​trying to curb expressions of grief and control the narrative​ amid doubts about the official number of deaths in China.
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• Pakistan Rearrests 4 Men in Daniel Pearl Case
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:36:26 +0000-Salman Masood
  After a provincial court overturned the men’s convictions in the American journalist’s kidnapping and death, Pakistani officials moved quickly to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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• Gita Ramjee, a Leading AIDS Researcher, Dies at 63
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 20:58:00 +0000-Neil Genzlinger
  Working in South Africa, she led studies and drug trials, hoping to overcome not only H.I.V. but also cultural barriers to stopping its spread. She died of the coronavirus.
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• William Frankland, Pioneering Allergist, Dies at 108
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 22:58:47 +0000-Craig S. Smith
  One of the top allergists of the 20th century, he helped legions of hay fever sneezers by publicizing pollen counts. Among his patients was Saddam Hussein.
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• Myanmar Journalists Who Quoted Rebel Spokesman Face Arrest
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:40:35 +0000-Saw Nang and Richard C. Paddock
  The authorities detained one editor and were seeking two others after they published stories on the rebel Arakan Army. Their news websites were also blocked.
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• Stranded Abroad, Americans Ask: Why Weren’t We Warned Sooner?
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:19:10 +0000-Kai Schultz and Bhadra Sharma
  As the coronavirus spreads, American tourists say the State Department was slow to inform citizens of the challenges in returning home.
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• Coronavirus, Masks, Jobs: Your Friday Briefing
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:48:16 +0000-Chris Stanford
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• What 'Peaks,' 'Lockdowns' and 'Testing' Mean When Talking About Coronavirus
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 21:12:09 +0000-Richard Pérez-Peña
  Officials often use similar words when describing the pandemic, but they are not always talking about the same thing, making global comparisons less useful.
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• Children Are Hunting Teddy Bears During the Coronavirus Outbreak
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 09:00:28 +0000-Jacey Fortin
  See that stuffed animal in the window? It’s part of a game meant to entertain children (and adults) during a prolonged period of lockdowns and social distancing. How many can you spot?
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• Dozens Missing After Ferry in Solomon Islands Defies Cyclone Warning
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:30:31 +0000-Damien Cave
  Officials said surging seas appeared to throw people overboard in the early morning hours.
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• Wall St. Caps a Turbulent Week With a Decline: Live Updates
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 23:35:48 +0000-
  Live updates on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
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• Coronavirus, U.S. Unemployment, Policing: Your Friday Briefing
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 05:33:18 +0000-Isabella Kwai
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• Coronavirus Live Updates: C.D.C. Recommends Wearing Masks
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 04:06:24 +0000-
  Alabama became the 41st state to issue a stay-at-home order, and the attorney general expanded the pool of prisoners eligible for early release from federal prisons.
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• How Australians Seek Connection in Isolation
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 02:45:38 +0000-Besha Rodell
  From virtual birthday parties to distanced neighborhood listening sessions, people are finding new ways to be together while alone.
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• The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in April
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 04:45:37 +0000-Noel Murray
  Our picks for April, including ‘Community,’ ‘Extraction,’ and ‘Never Have I Ever’
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• Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
  Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:57:50 +0000-Patrick J. Lyons
  Employers in the U.S. are laying off workers at an unheard-of rate as the outbreak plunges the economy into a deep freeze.
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• After Lost Months, Britain Vows to Catch Up on Virus Testing
  Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:55:20 +0000-Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
  The health secretary, who just emerged from isolation after contracting the coronavirus, vowed that Britain would conduct 100,000 tests a day by the end of April, a tenfold increase.
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• Arianne Caoili, Chess Master, Is Dead at 33
  Sat, 04 Apr 2020 00:48:58 +0000-Dylan Loeb McClain
  A former model, she stood out in the chess world for her glamour in what is often thought of as an unglamorous game.
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• Pape Diouf, Former President of Marseille Soccer Club, Dies at 68
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 23:20:33 +0000-Tariq Panja
  Mr. Diouf, who died of the coronavirus, was the first black president of Marseille, a notoriously difficult club to run. He was also a gifted orator and a defender of the club’s passionate fan base.
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• Coronavirus, Global Tourism, India’s Free Press: Your Friday Briefing
  Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:54:55 +0000-Melina Delkic
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• C.I.A. Hunts for Authentic Virus Totals in China, Dismissing Government Tallies
  Thu, 02 Apr 2020 21:51:26 +0000-Julian E. Barnes
  Intelligence officials have told the White House for weeks that China has vastly understated the spread of the coronavirus and the damage the pandemic has done.
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• Coronavirus vs Flu vs Allergies: Which One is It?
  Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:11:00 +0000-Knvul Sheikh
  Seasonal allergy symptoms differ from those caused by viral infections like influenza or the coronavirus.
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• Essential Drug Supplies for Virus Patients Are Running Low
  Thu, 02 Apr 2020 21:52:26 +0000-Knvul Sheikh
  Medicines to alleviate breathing difficulty, relieve pain and sedate coronavirus patients are in very high demand, depleting stock around the country.
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• Turning the Tables, Russia Sends Virus Aid to U.S.
  Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:12:18 +0000-Anton Troianovski
  A planeload of coronavirus aid to New York was a propaganda coup for the Kremlin — tempered by an intensifying epidemic at home.
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• The World’s Great Photographers, Many Stuck Inside, Have Snapped
  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:58:27 +0000-Peter Libbey and Jason Farago
  Stephen Shore, Catherine Opie, Todd Hido and others have turned to Instagram to cure ‘corona claustrophobia’ or show how life has changed. They talk about their quarantine pics.
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• F.D.A. Approves First Coronavirus Antibody Test in U.S.
  Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:02:54 +0000-Apoorva Mandavilli
  Such a test may help scientists learn how widespread the infection is, and how long people remain immune after recovering.
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• U.N. Security Council ‘Missing In Action’ in Coronavirus Fight
  Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:47:05 +0000-Rick Gladstone
  The leader of the U.N. has called the pandemic the biggest international threat in the 75-year history of the organization, but its most powerful body has yet to take action.
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