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Liverpool news: One OVERLOOKED player predicted to star against Man City

LIVERPOOL midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum will be pivotal for Jurgen Klopp at Manchester City..






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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

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CLAIM: Photo shows Joe Biden posing with former ...




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Coronavirus: No easy fix for problems in Canada’s nursing, retirement homes

For years, those living and working in nursing and retirement homes across the country have struggled as overburdened caregivers tried to maintain a basic level of care and dignity for aging and ailing Canadians.




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Coronavirus: Ontario government to prop up child care providers with financial supports

Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the government will cover fixed operating costs and waive all fees related to licensing applications, renewals and revisions.




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Controlling quantumness: Simulations reveal details about how particles interact

A recent study has described new states that can be found in super-cold atom experiments, which could have applications for quantum technology.




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COVID-19 live updates: People defying public health orders a concern in north

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in La Loche is being attributed to citizens who've ignored physical distancing measures.




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Siemens prepares for COVID-19 trough to last 6-9 months: CNBC

Siemens is preparing for a prolonged economic trough triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Executive Joe Kaeser told CNBC on Friday after releasing fiscal second-quarter results.




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U.S. small business rescue program ignored Congress: watchdog

The U.S. government's $660 billion program to rescue small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic thwarts the intention of Congress by making it hard for some borrowers to convert loans to grants and failing to prioritize the right businesses, a government watchdog said on Friday.




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Donald Trump tells American public to wear scarves as face masks in fight against coronavirus: They would be very good

"You can use a scarf," the US Leader said as he addressed the demand for face masks. "A lot of people have scarves... scarves would be very good.




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Netflix's The Innocence Files: The true cases of Levon Brooks, Kennedy Brewer and more

Netflix has just launched another true crime docuseries - albeit this time with no tigers in sight - called The Innocence Files, which uncovers terrifying flaws in the American criminal justice system.




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Cats and coronavirus: Vet chiefs urge people to keep pets indoors and avoid hugging them to prevent Covid-19 spread

Follow our live Covid-19 updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms




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Debenhams store closures: Seven UK branches to shut and hundreds of jobs lost due to coronavirus crisis

Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE




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Nova Scotia shootings: Gunman 'dressed as policeman' kills 16 in deadliest ever attack in Canada

At least 16 people have been killed and more injured after a mass shooting in Canada.




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Rent, mortgage and bills: How to manage your finances during the coronavirus crisis




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Prince Louis birthday photos: New pictures show ruby-cheeked royal playing in garden of Norfolk home

Adorable new photographs of Prince Louis taken by his mother Kate have been released ahead of his first birthday.




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Ilford stabbings: Mother's horror as 'her baby and toddler die from knife wounds'

A mother ran into the street screaming "help me…it's my children" after a baby and a toddler suffered fatal knife wounds at the family home, neighbours said today.




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Coronavirus: Latest advice on testing and how it can help in Covid-19 battle

As the Government ramps up testing this is all you need to know about getting tests and what they could mean in the battle against coronavirus.




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Coronavirus: Expert's view on comparing the UK to other countries

With coronavirus spreading rapidly in countries across the world, we look at how the situation in the UK compares to that in other countries.




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Coronavirus: Who is now eligible for a test?

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Tuesday that testing across the UK is being massively ramped up. But who is now eligable for a test?




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Boris Johnson urges Brits: 'I must ask you to keep going in the way that you have kept going so far'

Boris Johnson has urged Brits to "keep going" during the coronavirus lockdown in a series of posts on Twitter.




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Pilbara stabbings: Man shot dead by police after knife attack at shopping centre in Western Australia

"He pushed one of the police officers on the ground and I think he was about to lunge at another one of the police with the knife, that's what it looked like to me.




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The Londoner: Shock of eggheads: now it's cool to get quizzical

In today's Diary: pub quizzers celebrate online surge / Mel Giedroyc's nightmare day / Boris Johnson on how many children he has / Peers show off their Zoom backgrounds




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Canada's PM Justin Trudeau bans assault-style guns: You do not need an AR-15 to take down a deer

Canada has banned the use and trading of 1,500 assault-style guns.




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Food For London Now faces: 'The biggest challenge is unlocking more food'

Damien Conrad from The Felix Project shares his story You can donate here virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Food For London Now faces: 'Children can't learn if they're hungry'

Gary Kynaston from Hammersmith Academy shares his story You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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London's back to work strategy emerges: Teachers to be given coronavirus face masks and two-metre rule 'to be modified'

Military-style discipline will be needed from every individual to get the country safely back to work, the Defence Secretary said today as ministers started preparing to modify the two-metre social distancing rule.




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Government back to work guidelines for businesses: What your workplace could look like after lockdown

Draft proposals for how to return to work safely have been leaked and they paint a very different picture of the workplace post lockdown.​




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Food For London Now faces: 'Beyond the pandemic the need for food is unquantifiable'

Anne Elkins from The Felix Project shares her story You can donate here virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Now hear this: Celebs' messages asking people to stick to lockdown broadcast from car cruising streets

Coronavirus warning messages from celebrities including Jamie Redknapp are being broadcast from cars driving around the streets of east London to get people to respect the lockdown.




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Food For London Now faces: 'The opportunities to support those in need are endless'

Felix Project volunteer Lauren Graham shares her story You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Brandon Lewis tries to calm expectations ahead of coronavirus lockdown review as he warns: don't get carried away

The Government has cautioned the public against overexcitement at the prospect of the coronavirus lockdown being eased.




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Food For London Now faces: 'So much stress is alleviated when people have access to food'

Tam Carrigan from the Haringey Play Association shares his story You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Clap for our Carers: Boris Johnson leads applause for healthcare heroes as 150 NHS staff die from Covid-19

Brits across the country have erupted in applause in tribute to healthcare workers during the seventh week of the Clap for our Carers initiative.




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Food For London Now faces: 'The Felix Project directly helps counter malnutrition and poor health for people of all ages'

Felix Project volunteer Carrie Hogan shares her story You can donate here virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Uzbekistan's magnificent cities: where Soviet style meets Islamic heritage

From Tashkent to Samarkand and Bukhara, travel writer Caroline Eden believes Uzbekistan offers a dazzling mix of traditional style and a modern outlook

Twenty five years after the fall of the USSR, it’s interesting how the Soviet-era hangover lingers in Uzbekistan. Hulking apartment blocks are gradually being upgraded, and while you won’t spot statues of Lenin (they’ve been replaced by the nomadic conqueror Tamerlane and celebrated medic Ibn-Sina) you will see plenty of samovars (Russian kettles) and Soviet military medals for sale in the markets. But you will also see master ikat weavers reviving weaving traditions, and many musicians and artists are now turning to their Islamic heritage for influence. This mix of Soviet legacy and Uzbek Islam is one of the things that makes the country so fascinating.

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Alive with artisans: Cairo’s al-Darb al-Ahmar district – a photo essay

Amid the historic quarter’s busy streets, a thousand workshops maintain centuries-old craftmaking traditions. These workers’ ancient skills are celebrated in a new exhibition at London’s Royal Geographical Society

“Whatever manufactured items there are in the world,” wrote the Ottoman traveller Evliya Çelebi in 1671, “the poor of Cairo get hold of them, set them out and trade in them.” Nearly 350 years later, this tradition lives on in al-Darb al-Ahmar. This neighbourhood of 100,000 people, south-east of central Cairo, is said to be home to a thousand workshops. The place teems with artisans crafting everything from tents, books, boxes and brass lanterns to glass bowls and silk carpets.

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Nature crisis: 'Insect apocalypse' more complicated than thought

The health of insect populations globally is far more varied than previous research suggested.





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Lawyers: Investigators recommend whistleblower is reinstated

Federal investigators have found “reasonable grounds” that a government whistleblower was punished for speaking out against widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for COVID-19, his lawyers said. Dr. Rick Bright headed the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, a unit of Department of Health and Human Services that focuses on countermeasures to infectious diseases and bioterrorism. The OSC is an agency that investigates allegations of egregious personnel practices in government.





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'Fear kills:' WWII vets recall war, reject panic over virus

On the 75th anniversary of the allied victory in the World War II, The Associated Press spoke to veterans in ex-Soviet countries and discovered that lessons they learned during the war are helping them cope with a new major challenge — the coronavirus pandemic. As they recalled the horrors of the war, they also talked about how strength and tenacity were key to survival both then and now. For Russian World War II veteran Valentina Efremova, the coronavirus pandemic is like going through the war all over again.





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Artemis Accords: Trump to draft legal space pact to allow mining on the moon

The agreement would be the latest effort to cultivate allies around NASA’s plan to put humans and space stations on the moon within the next decade, and comes as the civilian space agency plays a growing role in implementing American foreign policy.






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Coronavirus: Summer heat cannot be expected to slow spread of outbreak, report finds

Received wisdom doesn't hold up in pandemics, experts say




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Coronavirus: Researchers 'a few weeks away' from concluding clinical trials of treatment

Australian scientists also working to evaluate extent of immunity to virus among public




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Coronavirus: Stray dogs eating bat meat could have sparked pandemic, scientist claims

Other researchers have rejected the findings and say dog owners do not need to be concerned




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Coronavirus: Nasa using 50s-style 3D glasses to control Curiosity rover on Mars while team is working from home

The remote working stakes have just gone up a notch




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Coronavirus: Oxford University to begin human trials of Covid-19 vaccine next week

More than 500 people enrol to test jab following trials in animals




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Comet Atlas: New photos show object breaking apart as it heads towards Earth

Comet had prompted excitement as astronomers expected it to be visible to the naked eye – but it has since broken up and is getting dimmer