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Belgian, U.S. scientists look to llama in search for COVID-19 treatment

A llama called Winter could prove useful in the hunt for a treatment for COVID-19, according to U.S. and Belgian scientists who have identified a tiny particle that appears to block the new coronavirus.




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'Full-flower supermoon' rises on world starting to emerge from pandemic lockdowns

The last "supermoon" of 2020 rose in the night sky on Thursday over a world beginning to re-emerge after weeks of coronavirus-related lockdowns.




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Green hydrogen's time has come, say advocates eying post-pandemic world

Hydrogen has long been touted as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Now, as major economies prepare green investments to kickstart growth, advocates spy a golden chance to drag the niche energy into the mainstream of a post-pandemic world.




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Loeb tops championship after Mexico victory

Six-times world champion Sebastien Loeb cruised to an easy victory in the Rally of Mexico on Sunday to move top of the drivers' standings after two races.




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Tennis - Men's world rankings

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Tennis - Women's world rankings

REUTERS - Women's tennis world rankings on Monday (last week's rankings in brackets):




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Britain plan immediate inquiry after humiliating defeat

British Lawn Tennis Association president Roger Draper condemned a fifth successive Davis Cup defeat as unacceptable on Monday and called for an immediate inquiry into the humiliating loss to Lithuania.




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Korean economy gets its skates on after Olympic medal haul

Kim Yuna's stunning win at last month's Winter Games will not only boost the career of the Olympic figure skating champion, it should help add several billion dollars to the South Korean economy.




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Fox News Media ties-up with Spotify to distribute podcasts

Fox News Media, a unit of Fox Corp, said on Tuesday it has partnered with digital streaming services company Spotify Technology SA to distribute its podcast catalogue featuring more than 20 original series.




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Men's Milan Fashion Week slips to July in digital-only format due to coronavirus

The Men's Milan Fashion Week set for June will be postponed to mid-July and presented in purely digital format with photos and video to avoid the risk of coronavirus contagion, Italy's national fashion chamber said on Wednesday.




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Paris to hold men's fashion week in virtual format July 9-13: statement

Paris will hold a men's fashion week in virtual format from July 9 to July 13 for the Men Spring/Summer collections 2021, organisers said on Wednesday.




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Mexican broadcaster Televisa grapples with steamy soaps in social-distancing era

Some of the top creative minds at Mexican broadcaster Televisa are puzzling over an unexpected challenge: crafting their signature soap operas without a single love scene, or even a tender kiss.




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Wirecard revamps management board amid probes

Wirecard Chief Executive Markus Braun apologised to shareholders on Friday as the company announced a reshuffle of its management board and appointed a new compliance officer, days after the hedge fund TCI demanded Braun's removal.




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Great Depression-like U.S. job losses, unemployment rate expected in April

The U.S. economy likely lost a staggering 22 million jobs in April, in what would be the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the novel coronavirus pandemic is battering the world's biggest economy.




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'The government is failing us': Laid-off Americans struggle in coronavirus crisis

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Coronavirus deals U.S. economy Great Depression-like job losses, high unemployment

The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression, laying bare both the economic and human tragedy wrought by the novel coronavirus pandemic.




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Pfizer to outsource some drug production, focus on coronavirus vaccine

Pfizer Inc said on Friday it is in talks to shift more of its medicine production to outside contractors as it prepares for large-scale production of an experimental vaccine to prevent COVID-19, should it prove safe and effective.




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Government urges UK to stick to social distancing rules over Easter break and 'stay the course' in coronavirus battle

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Moment Uber driver clapped as he walks out of hospital after battling coronavirus

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Timelapse video shows construction of 'phenomenal' coronavirus hospital in Birmingham

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Three junior doctors inundated with offers for new home after south London landlord 'not happy to let them stay'

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Coronavirus deaths to continue to rise 'for two weeks' even after intensive care admissions start to drop, top Government adviser says

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Demand for flour doubles during lockdown as more people take up baking at home

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Wonderful moment violinist plays 'Somewhere over the Rainbow' in south London during Clap for Carers tribute

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Moment police air service officers clap for key workers as they soar over London skyline

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Priti Patel shuts down police threats of harsher lockdown measures like road blocks and checking supermarket trollies

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Cambridge Police slammed for checking 'non-essential aisles' in Tesco patrol during coronavirus lockdown

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Germany to donate 60 ventilators to the NHS as scramble for Covid-19 equipment continues

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'Coronavirus curve beginning to bend' as UK's hard work 'pays off', deputy chief medical officer says

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Student medics graduate early to join NHS frontlines in battle against coronavirus

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Mother pays heartbreaking tribute to 'bubbly' daughter who died suddenly at home aged 35

A mother has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her "bubbly" 35-year-old daughter who was found dead at her home as a man arrested on suspicion of murder was released without charge.




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Prince Andrew looks relaxed and cheerful for first time in months as he packs cupcakes with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson

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Easter weekend will be 'test of resolve' as ministers beg Britons to stay at home despite soaring temperatures amid coronavirus lockdown

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Second man charged after drugs stolen from pharmacy during alleged armed robbery




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US becomes first country to record 2,000 daily coronavirus deaths, as number of cases tops half a million

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US Surgeon General Jerome Adams defends drug and drinking coronavirus advice to black and Latino people

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Man, 26, charged 'after spitting on paramedics' during coronavirus outbreak




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Stabbings and violent crime in London have 'dropped considerably' since coronavirus lockdown, says Met Police chief

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Home Office announces awareness campaign and £2m funding to tackle domestic abuse amid lockdown

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Police apologise as man handcuffed and threatened with spray after dropping off food for family members

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Queen records first ever Easter message telling nation coronavirus 'will not overcome us'

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Home Secretary Priti Patel dodges direct apology to NHS workers over lack of PPE

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Labour calls for inquiry into high number of BAME NHS staff deaths related to coronavirus

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he owes his life to NHS staff at St Thomas' amid recovery from coronavirus

The Prime Minister has thanked NHS staff at St Thomas' Hospital in central London for saving his life while he underwent treatment in intensive care for coronavirus.




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Cross-party MPs unite to demand urgent recall of Parliament to scrutinise Government's coronavirus response

The Government is facing calls from cross-party MPs to urgently recall of parliament in "virtual" form so that their coronavirus response can be properly scrutinised.




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Three hospital workers and two nurses confirmed dead with coronavirus symptoms as death toll of healthcare workers rises

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British public stick to Government lockdown rules on beaches and parks despite UK's warmest day of year so far

The British public appeared to stick to the Government's advice on avoiding beaches and parks even as the UK saw its warmest day of the year so far.




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Coronavirus UK LIVE: Home Secretary 'sorry if people feel there have been failings' over PPE as Covid-19 hospital death toll rises to nearly 10,000




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Police hunt burglar who targeted vulnerable man's home in 'shocking' incident

Police are hunting for a suspect who burgled a vulnerable man's property while he was at home.




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Boris Johnson name-checks NHS staff who 'saved my life, no question' as he says it 'could have gone either way'

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