Thursday, 30 April 2020

Are ‘anti-virus’ cars in China just a gimmick?

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Car brands are looking to tap into the country’s heightened health concerns to help kick-start flagging sales.

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Coronavirus: Northern Territory first in Australia to lift major restrictions

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The Northern Territory lifts major social restrictions in a test case for the rest of the nation.

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Closing Number of a Musical

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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Coronavirus: Northern Territory first in Australia to lift major restrictions

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The Northern Territory lifts major social restrictions in a test case for the rest of the nation.

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New top story on Hacker News: The sweary, ranty YouTuber who's become an isolation cooking sensation

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The sweary, ranty YouTuber who's become an isolation cooking sensation
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Japan to decide whether to extend state of emergency as early as Monday: broadcaster NHK

Champ 18:38 Reuters: World News No comments

Japan will formally decide as early as Monday whether to extend its nationwide state of emergency, said public broadcaster NHK, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned citizens to prepare for a "drawn-out battle" against the coronavirus.

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New top story on Hacker News: Release (YC W20) Is Hiring a Senior SW Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure (Remote)

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Release (YC W20) Is Hiring a Senior SW Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure (Remote)
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New top story on Hacker News: California, Los Angeles see jump in new cases, Bay Area continues down

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California, Los Angeles see jump in new cases, Bay Area continues down
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New top story on Hacker News: Charles-Henri Sanson, Royal Executioner (2018)

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Charles-Henri Sanson, Royal Executioner (2018)
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In Place of Pomp and Circumstance: Oprah

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Coronavirus: Armed protesters enter Michigan statehouse

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Several senators reportedly wore bulletproof vests as armed demonstrators looked on from the gallery.

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Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen dies aged 79

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Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created Afrobeat with Fela Kuti, dies aged 79, his manager says.

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Fiona Ex Machina

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Two Arrested in Killings of Transgender Women in Puerto Rico

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Peter Hunt, Who Directed the Broadway Hit ‘1776,’ Dies at 81

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Scrambling the Political Divide: ‘No Normal Recession’

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In a Crisis, True Leaders Stand Out

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Amazon Sells More, but Warns of Much Higher Costs Ahead

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Australia plots return of sport as spread of coronavirus slows

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The Australian government will meet on Friday to discuss how sport can restart as the number of new coronavirus cases dwindles and states begin to relax restrictions on social gatherings, two sources familiar with the details told Reuters.

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Most of U.S. House urges more diplomacy at U.N. to renew Iran arms embargo: sources

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Nearly 90% of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to increase its diplomatic action at the United Nations to renew an arms embargo on Iran, congressional sources said on Thursday.

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Coronavirus: Armed protesters enter Michigan statehouse

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Several senators reportedly wore bulletproof vests as armed demonstrators looked on from the gallery.

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Nigerian drummer Tony Allen dies aged 79

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Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created Afrobeat with Fela Kuti, dies in Paris aged 79, his manager says

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Staging a 'socially distanced' boxing match

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Inside the Nicaraguan boxing event that caught the world's attention during the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Why the fashion industry faces an 'existential crisis'

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"No-one wants to buy clothes to sit at home in," as Next's chief executive Simon Wolfson puts it.

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Coronavirus: Why so many US nurses are out of work

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At a time when many healthcare workers are risking their lives, some face pay cuts and job loss.

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How will airlines get flying again?

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When passenger planes start flying again, the world of air travel will be very different.

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Delivering Food Under Coronavirus

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The Trump Administration’s Legal Moves to Prevent a Meat Shortage, Explained

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Trump Seeks Push to Speed Vaccine, Despite Safety Concerns

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Venezuelan migrants block Bogota road, demand to travel home

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A large crowd of Venezuelan migrants held up traffic on a Bogota highway on Wednesday, demanding to be allowed to leave Colombia and return to Venezuela.

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Exclusive: President Trump says China wants him to lose re-election race

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China's handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid.

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China opposes international COVID-19 probe that presumes its guilt: vice foreign minister

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China "resolutely opposes" any international inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic that presumes its guilt, said Yue Yucheng, a vice-foreign minister, in comments published on Thursday.

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Australia links coronavirus outbreak in remote south to Carnival Corp cruise ship

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A coronavirus outbreak in Australia's remote southern island state of Tasmania likely originated from the Ruby Princess cruise ship, a government report published on Thursday concluded, as the national death toll rose to 91.

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Peru's leader says to propose comprehensive pension reform

Champ 17:38 Reuters: World News No comments

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday rejected a bill approved by Congress earlier this month that would have let people withdraw up to 25% of their holdings in private pension funds and vowed to send a full pension reform plan to lawmakers.

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Coronavirus kills 70 veterans at Massachusetts care home

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Officials are investigating if residents received proper medical care at the Massachusetts home.

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Irrfan Khan: The Bollywood star loved by Hollywood

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Irrfan Khan's biographer, Aseem Chhabra, writes about the life of one of Bollywood's biggest stars.

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Coronavirus: Searching for truth behind Spain's care home tragedy

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Families want to know why so many of their elderly relatives have died.

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Coronavirus: Japan's low testing rate raises questions

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Japan's relatively low rate of virus testing raises questions about how it has tackled the pandemic.

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Training AI 'to translate mum's phone messages'

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How African researchers are using the continent's languages to help spur innovation in Artificial Intelligence.

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Staging a 'socially distanced' boxing match

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Inside the Nicaraguan boxing event that caught the world's attention during the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Why the fashion industry faces an 'existential crisis'

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"No-one wants to buy clothes to sit at home in," as Next's chief executive Simon Wolfson puts it.

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Coronavirus: Why so many US nurses are out of work

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At a time when many healthcare workers are risking their lives, some face pay cuts and job loss.

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How will airlines get flying again?

Champ 17:28 BBC News - World No comments

When passenger planes start flying again, the world of air travel will be very different.

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New top story on Hacker News: SSH hacks – a little sanity for remote workers

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SSH hacks – a little sanity for remote workers
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New top story on Hacker News: Frank Ramsey – The Man Who Thought Too Fast

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Frank Ramsey – The Man Who Thought Too Fast
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New top story on Hacker News: Software Is Polluting the World

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Software Is Polluting the World
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Syria extends night curfew but allows businesses to reopen

Champ 19:36 Reuters: World News No comments

The Syrian government said on Wednesday it extended a nationwide curfew to stem the spread of coronavirus but had eased a tight lockdown by allowing all businesses and public markets to go back to work.