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Stock markets around the world took a few tentative steps into the green on Friday, the second positive day in a row after the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 walloped equities for weeks. CBC | World News
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How the shutdown after 9/11 paved the way for the new Canada-U.S. border response to COVID-19
When the U.S. border shut down on Sept. 11, 2001, in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, Canada didn’t even get a heads-up. What followed was chaos. The lessons learned will now be pressed into service as the border gets set to close to non-essential travel to try to stop the spread of COVID-19. CBC | World News
Read More »Coronavirus POLL: Are you worried about your food supply as Britain locks down? VOTE
CORONAVIRUS panic has swept through the UK, with chaotic scenes as millions of people rush to supermarkets to sweep shelves clean of vital supplies – but are you worried about your food supply as Britain locks down? Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »British Army condemns Sturgeon’s SNP for ‘spreading panic’ with ‘scaremongering’ claims
THE BRITISH ARMY has slapped down the SNP, accusing it of spreading “misinformation” after one of Nicola Sturgeon’s MSPs claimed that military soldiers were patrolling public parks in Scotland during the coronavirus pandemic. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Barcelona Airport ATTACK: Car drives through terminal doors in botched ‘Islamist attack’
TWO men have been arrested after ramming a car through the doors of Barcelona’s El Prat airport in an apparent botched Islamist attack. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Air pollution drops as countries shut down amid spread of COVID-19
Countries around the world are restricting gatherings, closing public venues and encouraging people to work from home in the battle against COVID-19. Italy is under lockdown. All of these actions are having quantifiable consequences, particularly in our environment, scientists believe. CBC | World News
Read More »Coronavirus map LIVE: FORTY MILLION issued ‘stay home’ notice – ‘Make tough decicions’
CORONAVIRUS has continued to spread across the world and now California has ordered 40 million people to stay behind doors. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Dog dies in Hong Kong after release from precautionary coronavirus quarantine
A 17-year-old dog in Hong Kong that had been cleared of the coronavirus after initial suspicions of infection were proven unfounded has died two days after it was released from quarantine, authorities said on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Cannes Film Festival postponed due to coronavirus
The Cannes Film Festival in May has been postponed due to the spread of the coronavirus, organizers of the annual event in southern France said Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »India executes 4 men convicted in 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
India hanged four men on Friday who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a case that shocked the world and shamed the country over its appalling record for crimes against women. CBC | World News
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