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The US coronavirus death toll has surpassed 2,000, doubling in just 2 days
The Times of India 29 Mar 2020
The United States' death toll for the novel coronavirus has surpassed 2,000, doubling in just two days. As of Saturday evening, there were 122,666 coronavirus cases across the United States and 2,147 deaths. New York state has become a hotspot for the virus, with the highest number of cases in any state, and 672 deaths reported as of Saturday ... {{}}. ....
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Dr. Anthony Fauci Says Coronavirus Deaths in US Could Top 100K
The Hollywood Reporter 29 Mar 2020
As of Sunday morning, the U.S. had about 125,000 infections and 2,200 deaths. Millions of Americans will be infected by the coronavirus and 100,000 to 200,000 will die, the U.S ... The dire prediction came from Dr ... had about 125,000 infections and 2,200 deaths ... The confirmed global death toll surpassed 31,000 and new virus epicenters emerged in U.S ... ....
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German minister kills himself over 'coronavirus crisis worries'
News24 29 Mar 2020
Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany's Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming "deeply worried" over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday ... ....
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North Korea fires two missiles as Seoul condemns ‘inappropriate’ timing
The Observer 29 Mar 2020
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches that South Korea decried as “inappropriate” amid the global coronavirus pandemic ... North Korea fires projectiles into sea for second week running. Read more ... ....
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Infant infected with coronavirus dies in US
Deccan Herald 29 Mar 2020
An infant who had tested positive for COVID-19 has died, the first known death of a child younger than a year old infected with the virus in the United States. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported Saturday the death of the infant in Chicago who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ... "We should grieve ... Read ... GET IT....
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Saudi forces intercept missile over Riyadh
The National 29 Mar 2020
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said early on Sunday that the kingdom's air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles on Saturday night launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group towards Riyadh and the city of Jizan, Saudi state news agency (SPA) said citing the coalition's spokesman ... ....
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Astrophysicists Spot Two Neutron Stars Rippling Space and Time in Violent Merger
Sputnik 29 Mar 2020
Neutron stars are exotic astronomical objects that are just bare stellar cores with no outer layers and thermonuclear reactions going on. When two neutron stars merge, they disturb space and time, sending gravitational waves throughout the universe ... ....
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Tokyo Olympics likely to start on July 23rd 2021, reports
The Irish Times 29 Mar 2020
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo, postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, will likely open on July 23rd, 2021, according to people familiar with the matter ... The opening ceremony of the Games had been scheduled for July 24th ... The Japanese state broadcaster NHK on Saturday also reported the July 23rd, 2021, date as the new target ... - NYT ... . ....
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French Expert Says His New Study Confirms Malaria Drug Helps Fight Coronavirus
Yahoo Daily News 29 Mar 2020
The controversial French professor who believes the anti-malaria drug chloroquine can help beat the coronavirus, has claimed that a new study he has conducted confirms its "efficiency" at combatting the virus ... They said the testing was not carried out in a controlled study and that the results were purely "observational" ... ....
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Tornado Wrecks Buildings, Tosses Cars in Jonesboro, Arkansas
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Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 838 overnight to 6,528
The Himalayan 29 Mar 2020
MADRID. Spain awoke to its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday, as the government met to approve a strengthening of measures and the coronavirus death toll rose by a record 838 cases overnight to 6,528. Second only to Italy in fatalities, Spain also saw infections rise to 78,797 from 72,248 the day before ... ....
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Coronavirus live updates: Global pandemic has killed nearly 32,000
ABC7 29 Mar 2020
Nearly 32,000 people have been killed around the world as the amount of novel coronavirus cases continues to skyrocket with the number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases globally surpassing 681,000 on Sunday. It was just Thursday that there were 500,000 cases worldwide, which was double the number of coronavirus cases from the week before. The U.S ... 9.21 a.m....
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Will Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt make their relationship official through an interview?
Pinkvilla 28 Mar 2020
Attach Main Entertaiment Image.. jennifer-aniston-and-brad-pitt.jpg. Since breakups are very common in Hollywood, people rarely raise their eyebrows when celebrity couples call it quits these days. However, that was never the case with Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt’s relationship ... Jen and Brad met in 1994, back then Brad was dating Gwyneth Paltrow....
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UK lockdown will last ‘significant’ period: Govt
The Siasat Daily 29 Mar 2020
London. The British government admitted on Sunday that the coronavirus lockdown could last a “significant” time as a leading expert warned it could be in place until June ... Britons asked to stay inside to limit spread of COVID ... This is an increase of 209 on the day before ... Shutdown ... May is optimistic,” he said ... PM ... But he added ... Source ... ....
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Russian oil firm Rosneft ends Venezuela business as US ups pressure
Deutsche Welle 29 Mar 2020
Vladimir Putin's government has taken control of Rosneft's Venezuelan assets to try and sidestep US sanctions. The move comes shortly after the US indicted Nicolas Maduro and other officials over narcotrafficking ... ....
