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FDA may approve emergency use authorization of Ebola drug remdesivir TODAY

The FDA may announce its decision allowing emergency use authorization of an antiviral remdesivir for coronavirus patients as early as Wednesday.




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US may approve emergency use of Ebola drug remdesivir TODAY

Remdesivir, an antiviral made by California-based Gilead Sciences, was shown to slash recovery times in a global trial of more than 1,000 patients, including Britons.




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Two police officers rushed to hospital after P-plater slams into them during roadside breath test

The police pulled over a car to conduct a roadside breath test on Hawkesbury Road near Springwood, in Sydney's west, about 5.30pm Thursday night.




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Gunman on the loose following double shooting in Merrylands in Sydney's west

Emergency services arrived at a home in Merrylands in Sydney's west following reports of a shooting about 9.30pm.




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Bundesliga's return is put back until at least May 16 

There had been hopes that the German leagues would be given approval to play again as early as May 9 this week as the country continues its battle against the coronavirus crisis.




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PSG are 'crowned as champions of France' despite Ligue 1 season being ended prematurely

Paris Saint-Germain have been crowned champions of France despite the season being ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic. Lorient have been promoted as champions of Ligue 2.




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'It is what it is.' Donald Trump brushes off unemployment claims passing 30 million

President Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off the 30 million unemployment claims that came in the wake of the coronavirus, saying 'it is what it is.'




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Remdesivir trial data 'offers hope,' says Gilead CEO

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O'Day wrote in an open letter obtained by Fox News that early results on his company's drug remdesivir's benefits for coronavirus patients offer 'hope' that's badly needed.




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Heated war of words 'escalates to punches before a GUN is pulled outside a Sydney home'

Riot police and the bomb squad stormed a home on Wangee Road in Lakemba, in south-west Sydney, at about 4.05pm on Thursday.




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Joe Biden to break silence on staffer's sexual assault claims

Joe Biden will break his silence on a sexual assault accusation Friday morning on 'Morning Joe,' NBC News announced on Thursday.




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Gilead can make enough remdesivir to treat 'several million' next year

Gilead Sciences said Thursday in an earnings report that it is ramping up production of its antiviral remdesivir, and could make 'several million' 10-day treatment courses of the drug for 2021.




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Bomb squad seize gun in Lakemba locking down Australia's biggest mosque

Riot police and the bomb squad stormed a home on Wangee Road in Lakemba, in south west Sydney, on  Thursday afternoon.




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Police seal off Tower Bridge in London after discovery of 'suspect package'

London's Tower Bridge has reopened after it was sealed off today at around 12.20pm by armed police as they examined a package, which has since been found to be non-suspicious.




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'This never happened': Joe Biden denies sexual assault allegation by former Senate staffer

Joe Biden denied on Friday the sexual assault allegation made against him by a former member of his Senate staff, Tara Reade. 'They aren't true. This never happened,' Biden said in a statement




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Kieran Trippier faces a BAN from football after being charged with breaching FA betting rules

England defender Kieran Trippier is facing a lengthy ban and a fine after being charged by the Football Association with breaching betting rules.




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Nicholas John Crilley: Sadistic Bulimba bank worker jailed over torture

A twisted bank worker who sadistically tortured a 21-year-old for 23 days, lit her on fire and left her for dead has been jailed for life.




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Nicholas John Crilley: Friend's gobsmacking letter to sentencing judge

The friend wrote in a character reference to the court that he believed Crilley was an 'honourable person and a good human being'. The judge chose other words.




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Gilead CEO promises to make remdesivir affordable

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O'Day told Stat News that his company understands its responsibility to make its antiviral drug affordable after it showed promise for treating coronavirus.




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FDA has APPROVED experimental drug Remdesivir for emergency use for coronavirus patients

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the FDA has approved the drug remdesivir for emergency use in hospitalized coronavirus patients. 




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Dean Laidley is arrested in St Kilda as AFL great doesn't apply for bail, according to report

Dean Laidley, 53, was arrested in St Kilda on Saturday night and charged with a string of offences including stalking.




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Dean Laidley dressed as a woman while being questioned by police after arrest in St Kilda

The images emerged as the North Melbourne Kangaroos AFL legend was arrested in St Kilda on Saturday night and charged with a series of offences including stalking.




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AFL Dean Laidley broken before St Kilda arrest dressed as a woman police mug shot

AFL great Dean Laidley was a tormented soul who never fully recovered from the death of a footy fan he clashed with in 2006. 




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Senate official says she cannot search records for complaint Tara Reade said she made against Biden

The secretary of the Senate said on Monday that her office cannot comply with Joe Biden's request to search for and release any complaint made against him by former staffer Tara Reade.




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NBC News chairman Andy Lack is stepping down

NBC News chairman Andy Lack will leave the company at the end of the month and will be replaced by Telemundo chief Cesar Conde, NBCUniversal announced on Monday.




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President Trump says Democratic nominee Joe Biden fumbled his denial of Tara Reade sex assault claim

President Trump said Joe Biden's 'choice of words' were not good during his televised denial of an assault allegation by a former Senate staffer. Tara Reade accused Biden of sexual assault.




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John Barilaro blows up at Michael McCormack in vicious text tirade after Eden Monaro decision

New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro has unloaded on Nationals leader Michael McCormack in a leaked text message tirade.




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Accused Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards's expletive-laden reaction at arrest airs in court

Footage of Bradley Robert Edwards, a former Telstra technician hearing the allegations against him for the first time in December 2016 was played at Supreme Court of Western Australia trial on Tuesday.




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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, is hospitalized with a gallbladder infection

Ginsburg, 87, underwent 'non-surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis, a gallbladder condition' on Tuesday afternoon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, the Supreme Court said in a statement.




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Donald Trump says he is preparing to wind down coronavirus taskforce

The coronavirus task force that has been meeting amid the outbreak will be 'winding down' in the coming weeks, according to a report.




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Bundesliga given the GREEN LIGHT to go ahead in the second half of May

A leaked document on Wednesday said Germany football's return would be delayed with suggestions that the first fixtures could only be held after a two-week quarantine of all teams.




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US hostage Luke Denman is paraded on Venezuelan TV

Former U.S. special force soldier Luke Denman was paraded on Venezuelan TV on Wednesday as he 'admitted to a plot to capture President Nicolas Maduro'. 




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Donald Trump ABANDONS plans to disband coronavirus taskforce

President Donald Trump  has said that the coronavirus outbreak was the worst 'attack' the U.S. has ever seen, saying that it it worse than Pearl Harbor during World War II (inset).




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Another 3.2 million Americans file new claims for unemployment benefits

There were 3.1 million new claims for unemployment benefits filed in the week ending May 2, according to a Labor Department report released on Thursday.




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Second US ex-Special Forces soldier Airan Berry, 41, is paraded on Venezuelan TV

Airan Berry, 41, who was arrested in Venezuela Monday for his role in an failed coup on President Nicolás Maduro was shown in video clips Thursday being interrogated about his role.




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911 call of white ex-cop who killed of unarmed black jogger

Two calls were made before the shooting in Brunswick, GA. Arbery, 25, was shot by Gregory McMichael and his son Travis who claim he was a burglar. Outcry has erupted over the killing.




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Rapper Ty dies aged 47 after contracting coronavirus 

The rapper's death was confirmed by his team on Thursday after he was hospitalised and placed in a medically-induced coma following 'complications' surrounding the virus.




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Donald Trump's White House Navy valet tests POSITIVE for coronavirus

President Donald Trump and the entire White House staff will be tested daily for the coronavirus after a Navy valet who worked in the West Wing tested positive for the disease. 




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Coronavirus US: At least 33 million file for unemployment

JP Morgan's Bob Michele has said it will take between 10 to 12 years for US employment levels to get back to where they were before the coronavirus outbreak




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US unemployment rate hits 14.7% as more than 20.5 million lose jobs

The US unemployment rate has skyrocketed to 14.7% - the highest rate since the 1930s Great Depression as more than 20.5 million Americans suffer job losses amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Ahmaud Arbery murder: Ex-cop and son arrested for killing jogger

Exclusive photos show the moment Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, were arrested at their home in Brunswick, Georgia, on Thursday.




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'This president is the jobs president' declares Kayleigh McEnany

'This president is the jobs president,' White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday, as U.S. unemployment his a record since the Depression.




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Donald Trump calls record official job losses of 20.5 million in April 'fully expected'

'It's totally expected, there's no surprise," President Donald Trump said during a call-in interview on 'Fox & Friends' Friday when asked about April unemployment figures.




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Ahmaud Arbery murder: Arrested ex-cop investigated him before

Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson blocked police from arresting a father and son for the murder of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery, 25, because one of them used to work on her office.




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Attorney who leaked Ahmaud Arbery 'lynching' video thought it would CLEAR his friends

Alan Tucker told Inside Edition Friday that he was responsible for releasing the vision, which showed his pals Gregory and Travis McMichael shooting Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick on February 23.




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ROBERT HARDMAN: Harry and Meghan are being peevish and tin-eared... just who IS advising them? 

ROBERT HARDMAN: Like every Sandhurst cadet, Prince Harry had the age-old maxim drummed in to him throughout his military training: time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted.




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Greta Thunberg's Green Disciples: ROBERT HARDMAN watches on as school's out in Bristol

ROBERT HARDMAN: The crowd went bonkers, giving her a proper A-list, rock star welcome. Among a tearful few - Greta's most ardent devotees - this was nothing short of a Second Coming.




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Prince Harry signs off from all he has known

ROBERT HARDMAN: It was a case of grin and bear it. Meghan beamed away all afternoon to the point of facial exhaustion. The duke's mind frequently appeared to wander at Westminster.




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Britain's cornerstone: ROBERT HARDMAN says our defiant smaller stores still have all we need

ROBERT HARDMAN: As we confront the gravest national and global crisis since World War II, it is our shopkeepers who are rapidly emerging as one of the principal bulwarks against downright anarchy.




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ROBERT HARDMAN: Log on all ye faithful... Justin Welby has made an online call for unity 

ROBERT HARDMAN: Yesterday, churches up and down the land stood empty on what should have been one of the busier days of the year - Mothering Sunday.




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ROBERT HARDMAN: Miraculous British ingenuity that will help save lives - and make your spirits soar 

ROBERT HARDMAN: In the coronavirus crisis, we need ventilators. Nick Grey - founder of Worcester-based appliance manufacturer Gtech - has invented a prototype.