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A federal politician has labelled keeping kids out of Queensland classrooms as "witchcraft" and urged parents to call the police if their children are turned away at the school gate because of coronavirus fears. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2SmIc46 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Teen climate-change fighter Greta Thunberg has aimed her activism at the coronavirus, helping launch a campaign with the United Nations to help protect children from the pandemic. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2yVdp7I https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

China reported 12 new coronavirus cases for April 30, up from four a day earlier, data from the country's health authority shows. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2z23e1m https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

If a cyber virus wreaked the same kind of havoc across the globe's computer networks as coronavirus is doing in health systems, Australia would be well behind in its ability to cope, a pair of Labor MPs warn. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2ydZoSs https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

US President Donald Trump will leave the White House for the first time in a month when he travels to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2zFhahQ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

India's nationwide lockdown has seen people stepping out only for essentials, but a 26-year-old man near New Delhi who went out to buy groceries instead returned with a wife. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2VWdMrT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Some international freight services out of Adelaide Airport are set to resume after being brought to a standstill by the global coronavirus pandemic. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3bOlMR3 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

CNN's Anderson Cooper is the proud father of a newborn baby boy. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3bZiQkQ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Tony Allen was one of the founders of the deep-grooved Afrobeat style — alongside his musical collaborator, Fela Kuti. The drummer died Wednesday evening in Paris of a heart attack. (Image credit: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/2zHlbSV https://ift.tt/3d4ZKcZ

The administration also said it will send two shipments of personal protective gear to every nursing home, each shipment containing a one-week supply, by July 4. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/3d3M6Xt https://ift.tt/2Srf3VD

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab, but declined to describe the evidence, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing over the origins of the deadly outbreak. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Yt1p8l https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

China reported 12 new coronavirus cases for April 30, up from four a day earlier, data from the country's health authority showed on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Wdsppn https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

The drug trafficking accusations against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez are "100%" false, the president's office said on Thursday, after U.S. prosecutors announced drug trafficking charges against a former chief of the Honduran National Police. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3aTl8Au https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

For most of this year, China has been living seven weeks in the future. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2VR4tJo https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Fans of Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California are already dreaming of the parks' eventual reopening down the distant road. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3f6eQRn https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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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. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xkVwP8 https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

On this broadcast of The National Conversation, a doctor answers your questions about pre-existing conditions. We'll also answer your questions about masks, pets and businesses reopening. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/3f0GPBQ https://ift.tt/2YoOHHs

American, Delta and United Airlines are joining JetBlue and Frontier in requiring face coverings amid growing pressure from Congress and their own employees. (Image credit: Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/2YlJro1 https://ift.tt/2zGSrty

Dayton, Ohio, is one of many U.S. cities facing financial struggles amid the pandemic. The city has already laid off 25% of its workforce, says Mayor Nan Whaley. (Image credit: Daniel Sewell/AP) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/35n7HHH https://ift.tt/2YmIeN6

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. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Smlc5g https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

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. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3f8uGuM https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Facebook has reported "a significant reduction in the demand for advertising" over the last three weeks of the first quarter of 2020, although the social media giant says that had stabilised in the first part of April. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2KKvA2L https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Factory activity in China has expanded for a second straight month in April as more businesses resumed work from the coronavirus-led shutdowns, but a worsening slump in export orders pointed to a long road to recovery for the embattled economy. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2VMSTiD https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Australia's largest listed goldminer has announced a $1.1 billion equity raising, in part to fund its $US460 million ($A703 million) further stake in a goldmine in southeast Ecuador. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3aKjQYl https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A former neighbor recalled to NPR that Tara Reade relayed the same detailed accusation against Biden many years ago. Many Democratic officials say they believe Biden did not assault Reade. (Image credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/3f2Izuv https://ift.tt/2Ypl0WZ

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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 in November. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3d0ZonH https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

South Korea reported on Thursday no new domestic coronavirus cases for the first time since its Feb. 29 peak, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3bNGKzC https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

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 in November. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2W4885u https://ift.tt/HDXIyB