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Coronavirus 'could be 1,000 times more infectious than SARS, scientists warn

Researchers from Nankai University in Tianjin, northern China have discovered the way coronavirus binds to cells in the human body is akin to far more aggressive diseases like HIV.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: My position on health scares is scepticism... but there must be something in it 

Having read in the Sunday papers that, because of coronavirus, the over-60s should avoid routine visits to surgeries, I emailed my doctor to confirm that my annual medical check-up. would go ahead...




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Coronavirus: Pre-existing medications tried around the world

Doctors and pharmaceutical firms around the world are scrambling to find a drug that can stop the deadly virus, which has now killed more than 8,200 people.




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Coronavirus is spreading faster in America than it EVER did in China

On Thursday, 4,940 new cases were reported across the U.S., according to a DailyMail.com analysis of publicly available data. That is more daily new cases than China ever had.




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European coronavirus mega-trial will test four experimental drugs

The trial, called Discovery, includes 3,200 patients who have been hospitalised from the killer virus in the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Sweden and Luxembourg.




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Joe Biden turns podcaster from his social-isolation basement

Former Vice President Joe Biden debuted his new podcast from his Delaware home, interviewing former White House aide Ron Klain, who has bashed the Trump administration's coronavirus response.




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Melinda Gates warns 'coronavirus is not a once in a lifetime pandemic'

Melinda Gates says the world will be permanently changed by the coronavirus. Gates said she believes it will take 18 months for a vaccine to become available.




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Doctor behind remdesivir study says it's a 'glimmer of hope'

In an interview with Good Morning America on Thursday, Dr. Aneesh Mehta of Emory University Medical School - one of the institutions which took part in the study - spoke of its success.




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Japan's PM pushes country's Avigan drug as treatment for coronavirus despite no evidence it works

Shinzo Abe said on Monday he wanted the drug approved for use against COVID-19 by the end of the month despite conceding it had side effects which caused birth defects.




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Oscar Pistorius battled adversity to become South Africa's golden boy

In the months following the London 2012 Olympics, Oscar Pistorius - the world's most famous Paralympian - was an angry, anxious and bitter man.




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Oscar Pistorius allowed to compete at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The South African double-amputee has been found guilty of culpable homocide after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home but has not yet been sentenced. 




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Towering rages. Other women. Lies. Why I feared gun-crazy Pistorius would kill my daughter

Sammy Taylor, whom Oscar dated until three months before Reeva's death, was a key witness at the trial. Here, her mother Trish says Reeva’s death was ‘an accident waiting to happen’.




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Wellington's Scorch-O-Rama slammed for Oscar Pistorius joke printed on receipts

Scorch-O-Rama cafe, in Wellington, New Zealand, printed the 'joke' on their receipts, leading to public outrage.




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Oscar Pistorius hearing sees Reeva Steenkamp's sobbing family recall the moment they heard of her death

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin sobbed while testifying on Wednesday how she first heard on a car radio that Oscar Pistorius had killed his girlfriend.




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Reeva Steenkamp's parents admit accepting £6,300 payments from Oscar Pistorius

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp will not pursue a civil claim against Oscar Pistorius for killing their daughter and will pay back around £6,300 that the athlete gave them in monthly instalments.




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Oscar Pistorius could be held in same Pretoria prison as Radovan Krejcir... the Czech inmate on trial for torture

Oscar Pistorius faces being jailed in the same high security prison as a notorious Czech prisoner on trial for torture. The athlete is due to discover his fate on Tuesday when he is sentenced.




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Craig Brown reviews Right Or Wrong: The Memoir Of Lord Bell: Wages of spin: Did legendary adman Tom Bell really swear in front of Mrs Thatcher and why does he admit he worked for Pinochet, but not Oscar Pistorius?

The anomaly at the heart of Right Or Wrong: The Memoir Of Lord Bell: half the time, Bell is bragging about preferring lying to telling the truth. The other half, he is standing on his high horse. 




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Oscar Pistorius' sister Aimee speaks for first time to say she'll always love him

Aimee Pistorius made the dramatic show of support today alongside her other brother, Carl, ahead of their middle sibling's sentencing tomorrow.




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OSCAR PISTORIUS TIMELINE: How the events unfolded over 18 months

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp. Here, we look at the timeline of events from start to finish.




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Boxer and former Premier League striker Curtis Woodhouse appears to ridicule Oscar Pistorius sentencing

Boxer and former Birmingham City and Sheffield United striker Curtis Woodhouse has caused uproar on Twitter for messages on his profile ridiculing the Oscar Pistorius trial.




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Oscar Pistorius was 'trigger-happy' and 'would have killed someone sooner or later', insists Reeva Steenkamp's mother

Reeva Steenkamp's mother believes Oscar Pistorius 'would have killed someone sooner or later' and that her daughter's 'bad luck' conspired against her.




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Katie Price 'received Twitter messages from Oscar Pistorius'

Katie Price has claimed she received direct message from Oscar Pistorius during his trial for the culpable homicide of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.




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Oscar Pistorius was messaging me during his trial, claims Katie Price

Oscar Pistorius was reportedly messaging glamour model Katie Price during his trial for the culpable homicide of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.




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Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson and James May joke about Oscar Pistorius in South Africa

Jeremy Clarkson and James May made the gaffe while appearing on the live version of their motoring show which has been stripped of its Top Gear branding since Clarkson's fall from grace.




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Police photographer reveals how Oscar Pistorius crime scene haunts him

Morne du Toit was one of several official police photographers called to Pretoria's Silverwoods Country Estate on Valentine’s Day 2013 after Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend.




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Oscar Pistorius case to be heard by Supreme Court of Appeal on November 3 as prosecutors attempt to have him convicted of murdering Reeva Steenkamp  

Oscar Pistorius' case will be heard by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on November 3, when prosecutors will ask a panel of five judges to reject his trial verdict and convict him of murder.




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Reeva Steenkamp's father wants to meet Oscar Pistorius face-to-face to seek 'closure'

Pistorius was released last week after just a year in prison for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp through a locked toilet door in their bedroom in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.




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Oscar Pistorius secretly FREED from jail to attend memorial service for his grandmother

The Olympian was given 'compassionate leave' to attend the memorial service because he is considered 'low risk' by bosses at South Africa's Kgosi Mampuru jail.




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Oscar Pistorius’ ‘mother’ is attacked robbed by armed men

Oscar Pistorius’s ‘mum’, Lois, was threatened by a hammer-wielding robber during a break-in at her mansion in Pretoria as her bodyguard was held at gun point by members of the armed gang.




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Jailed Oscar Pistorius has trademarked his name

Olympian-turned murderer Oscar Pistorius has trademarked his name from behind bars, hinting that he plans to cash in on his notoriety once he is freed from jail.




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Oscar Pistorius Halloween costume is being sold on Amazon

The costume, which proudly promises to 'cause controversy' consists of a green sleeveless shirt, shorts and bootcovers to represent Oscar Pistorius' blades.




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Oscar Pistorius's 'special treatment' behind bars

Oscar Pistorius spent a year on the hospital wing of the overcrowded Kgosi Mampuru II jail before moving to Atteridgeville Correctional Facility two years ago.




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Reeva Steenkamp's sister slams Amazon Prime over new documentary

Reeva Steenkamp's family in South Africa today slammed an 'insensitive' new Amazon Prime documentary into her murder for showing the grisly crime scene photos of the model's dead body




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Outrage as 'Blade Gunner’ Oscar Pistorius Halloween outfit allows men to dress as the killer athlete

Online joke store Jokers' Masquerade is selling the sickening Oscar Pistorius ‘fancy dress’ attire for £24.99 five years after he shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa.




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Oscar Pistorius has become a spiritual leader within his South African prison

The former Paralympic gold medallist, who is serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of his model girlfriend Reva Steenkamp, 29, is now the leader of a bible group at the Pretoria jail - his father claims.




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Ex-South Africa football star is 'assassinated by two hitmen you shot him as he arrived home'

Police said they have opened a murder investigation after Mark Batchelor was gunned down as he was driving into his home in Olivedale, Johannesburg at around 6pm.




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions - Dec 16, 2019

After 22 years, my husband has told me our marriage is over. He says that there is no one else but that my bullying and controlling nature have killed his love for me




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions - Dec 20, 2019

My husband doesn't want me to look after my granddaughter  




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions 

Our eldest daughter is a lesbian and is moving in with her girlfriend, and I am dreading telling my parents.I'm scared they will reject her




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions - Jan 06, 2020

My girlfriend wants us to settle down… but I'm not sure 




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions

We haven't had sex for 25 years 




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationship expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions 

I'm the only one who knows about my father's affair




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions 

I love my husband but I hate having sex with him  




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationship expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions

Their bitter divorce is affecting the children




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions

Why does my bitter mother blame me for everything?   




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions

He's lied: can I ever trust him?     




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions

Did my ex use me for sex? 




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions

She's 35 but still acts like a child  




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions

Can we be friends… and have sex?   




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ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions

I had no idea that my wife fancies other women