Category Archives: Headlines

Why do some people get very sick, while others show no symptoms? Dr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down one of the biggest questions about the virus. 

We’re now more than seven months into the coronavirus pandemic that has upended the lives of most of Earth’s inhabitants. And while it is true that the scientific community has learned many things about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, Covid-19, there are also many gaps in our understanding.

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Acting DHS Secretary Wolf on Portland: ‘DHS remains in Portland until we can be assured that courthouse is safe and secure’ 

Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf  appeared on “Justice” with host Jeanine Pirro to discuss the latest in Portland after the Oregon State Police took over guarding the federal courthouse.

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Coronavirus study: Young Germans hit hardest in pocket 

Germany’s under-30s have been particularly hard-hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. The research also found that women were suffering mentally more as a result of the pandemic than men.

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Virginia Woolf and hot fudge sundaes for lunch 

My great aunt Marie helped shape my understanding of the world and my place within it without me even realising it.

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‘Coronavirus has stolen our future’: young people’s despair as jobs evaporate 

New graduates and school leavers across the UK have paid the price of lockdown, says surveyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYoung people across Britain believe their future has been “stolen” as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, with more than half fearing it has damaged their prospects.Amid growing evidence that the pandemic is […]

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US counts 61,262 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins 

The United States counted 61,262 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm Saturday (0030 GMT Sunday), according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. It was the fifth consecutive day with more than 60,000 infections recorded, according to the Baltimore-based university. There were also 1,051 deaths in the 24-hour period.

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Siemens Healthineers set to buy US cancer specialist Varian 

Medical technology group Siemens Healthineers has said it plans to buy the US oncology specialist Varian for $16.4 billion. The German firm says it aims to create a leading force in the fight against cancer.

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Cocoon’ Actor Wilford Brimley Dies At 85 

The actor, who became an Internet sensation for his pronunciation of “diabetes” in a Liberty Mutual ad, died Saturday morning at a Utah hospital.

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Portland, America’s ‘whitest’ big city, is an unlikely hub of Black Lives Matter 

Portland, Ore., where more than 72% of the population is white, has been transformed into a national center of the movement for racial justice.

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Body Bags and Enemy Lists: How Far-Right Police Officers and Ex-Soldiers Planned for ‘Day X’ 

Germany has woken up to a problem of far-right extremism in its elite special forces. But the threat of neo-Nazi infiltration of state institutions is much broader.

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Column One: How scientists revived an old-school treatment for a 21st century pandemic 

Scientists searching for a medicine to treat patients with COVID-19 are looking for it in the blood of people who have already survived the disease.

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France starts testing travellers from 16 nations for virus 

Travellers entering France from 16 countries where the coronavirus is circulating widely are having to undergo virus tests upon arrival at French airports and ports. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced last month that the tests would be required starting Aug 1 for the arriving passengers France is allowing in from the listed countries unless they pre […]

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The Math Behind Why Microsoft Will Kill Xbox Live Gold For Game Pass 

The end seems nigh for Xbox Live Gold, the industry standard paid subscription service that motivated both Sony and Nintendo to offer their own paid offerings in the years after it debuted.

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Global report: Philippines ‘losing battle’ as WHO records biggest jump in Covid-19 cases 

Filipino medics plead for lockdown as health system teeters; US suffers deadliest month; South Korea arrest sect leaderU-turns and chaos: a terrible week for Boris JohnsonCoronavirus latest updatesSenior doctors in the Philippines have pleaded with the government to impose a strict lockdown in the capital Manila or risk losing the battle to contain the sprea […]

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President Trump Says He Will Act to Ban TikTok in the U.S. as Soon as Saturday 

Trump said he could use emergency economic powers or an executive order to enforce the action, insisting, “I have that authority”

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