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Arsenal eye transfer move for Serhou Guirassy with Amiens striker seen as Aubameyang and Lacazette replacement (Source) 18/05/2020 16:42:07

ARSENAL have joined the race to sign Amiens striker Serhou Guirassy, according to reports. The 24-year-old is in-demand, having scored nine goals in 23 games this season. Despite his best efforts, however, Amiens have been controversially relegated from Ligue 1, with the season having been ended after 28 games due to the coronavirus pandemic. They […]

US firm announces ‘positive interim’ phase 1 results for virus vaccine (Source) 18/05/2020 16:40:10

WASHINGTON: US biotech firm Moderna reported “positive interim” results on Monday in the first clinical tests of its vaccine against the new coronavirus performed on a small number of volunteers.The vaccine, mRNA-1273, appeared to produce an immune response in eight people who received it, of the same magnitude as that observed in people convalescing from the virus, the company said.The complete results of the phase 1 test, the first in the development of a vaccine and which in this case involve...

Janet Street-Porter shuns Boris Johnson's fitness advice (Source) 18/05/2020 16:34:27

Last week, the Prime Minister planned a war on obesity after deciding his own touch-and-go battle with coronavirus was exacerbated by him being overweight.

Shark Tank billionaire Mark Cuban suggests $1,000 stimulus checks every TWO WEEKS during pandemic (Source) 18/05/2020 16:33:12

SHARK Tank billionaire Mark Cuban has suggested $1,000 stimulus checks be distributed every two weeks during the coronavirus pandemic. Cuban, billionaire investor and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, wrote to Twitter on Sunday: “The only thing that will save businesses is consumer demand. “No amount of loans to businesses will save them or jobs if […]

Alex Azar comes under fire for blaming U.S. coronavirus death toll on African Americans' health (Source) 18/05/2020 16:26:46

Alex Azar received backlash after he blamed Americans, especially in minority communities, for their poor health contributing to the high number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S.

EU power grab: Ursula von der Leyen's coronavirus plot hands Brussels even more control (Source) 18/05/2020 16:26:00

TOP eurocrat Ursula von der Leyen is preparing for an audacious power grab as she plots to place herself at the centre of the European Union's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

French President calls for equal access to a Covid-19 vaccine and expresses support for the WHO (Source) 18/05/2020 16:24:02

Coronavirus Scotland: Lockdown may ease at end of the month (Source) 18/05/2020 16:22:49

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she had stuck with the draconian restrictions 'a bit longer' to ensure that the outbreak was 'suppressed'.

Police say man attacked married couple with machete because he was angry over coronavirus shutdowns (Source) 18/05/2020 16:17:56

Kelvin Edwards is charged with two counts of attempted murder after police say he attacked fellow customers at a storage facility.        

Coronavirus: Losing your sense of smell or taste IS a symptom (Source) 18/05/2020 16:15:59

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, the deputy chief medical officer for England, said officials hope adding the symptom to the list will help medics to detect two per cent more COVID-19 patients.