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Coronavirus live news: New Zealanders return to work as global cases pass 3 million (source — www.theguardian.com) 28/04/2020 07:10:14

President says US is doing serious investigation into Beijing’s actions; New Zealand eases restrictions; pressure grows to ease lockdowns in Europe. Follow the latest updatesEuropean leaders face pres...

Economists divided over benefits of implementing belt-tightening plan involving civil servants (source — www.thesundaily.my) 28/04/2020 04:17:48

PETALING JAYA: Instituting austerity measures like reducing civil servants’ emoluments should be the government’s last resort, although the option should remain on the table.Economics professor Dr Yea...

Trump claims he knows how Kim Jong Un is doing: 'I do have a very good idea' (source — www.foxnews.com) 28/04/2020 02:14:19

President Trump in his Monday coronavirus briefing hinted that he knew the disputed status of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health, but stopped short of filling in the White House press. 

Hospital Tests All Patients For Covid-19, Even If They Don't Have Symptoms (source — www.huffingtonpost.co.uk) 27/04/2020 18:41:05

Coronavirus has changed everything. Make sense of it all with the Waugh Zone, our evening politics briefing. Sign up now.A hospital trust in England has begun testing every single patient for coronavi...

NHS Tells Hospitals To Test All In-Patients For Covid-19, Including Those Without Symptoms (source — www.huffingtonpost.co.uk) 27/04/2020 18:41:05

Coronavirus has changed everything. Make sense of it all with the Waugh Zone, our evening politics briefing. Sign up now.NHS chiefs have asked all hospitals across England to test every single in-pati...

Son Heung-min could miss Tottenham training return and be put back in quarantine after South Korea military service (source — www.thesun.co.uk) 27/04/2020 16:18:11

SON HEUNG-MIN could miss Tottenham’s training return and be put back in quarantine after South Korea military service. The South Korean international is not expected back in England until may af...

How Shinzo Abe has fumbled Japan’s coronavirus response (source — www.thesundaily.my) 27/04/2020 16:00:00

AS countries around the world debate when and how to ease pandemic restrictions, coronavirus infections continue their steady rise in Japan.On April 16, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pix) was forced to d...

South Korea cautions on Kim health reports (source — www.news.com.au) 27/04/2020 11:51:02

South Korean officials are emphasising they have detected no unusual movements in North Korea and are cautioning against reports its leader Kim Jong-un may be ill or is being isolated because of coron...

North Korea a ‘brittle regime’ (source — www.dailytelegraph.com.au) 27/04/2020 10:16:54

North Korea could face a “political unravelling” if there is no viable successor to Kim Jong Un if the dictator is indeed dead or incapacitated, according to ANU Professor John Blaxland. There has be...

How I Cope: Keeping My Fermented and Pickled Projects Alive Keeps Me Going (source — www.huffingtonpost.co.uk) 27/04/2020 08:00:13

You’re reading How I Cope, a series sharing self-care tips as we all adjust to the coronavirus pandemic.On the day I found out I lost my job because of coronavirus, my mind started racing. ...

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