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Biden and Trump had 'really wonderful, warm' phone call about coronavirus response after tweets
Yahoo Daily News 07 Apr 2020
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spoke over the phone on Monday about the coronavirus response, days after Trump said he would “absolutely” take Biden's call. "Vice President Biden and President Trump had a good call," Biden spokesperson Kate Bedingfield said in a statement ... Lasted probably 15 minutes ... “Mr ... Mr ... ....
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U.S. Entering 'Peak Death Week' in Coronavirus Pandemic
Newsweek 07 Apr 2020
A member of the White House coronavirus task force has warned the U.S. is set to reach its "peak death week," with the number of people needing to be hospitalized or placed in intensive care to increase over the coming days. "It's going to be the peak hospitalization, peak ICU week and unfortunately, peak death week," Adm ... PollRead more ... The U.S ... ....
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Donald Trump says WHO is China-centric, 'really blew it' on coronavirus
Toronto Sun 07 Apr 2020
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the coronavirus outbreak. “The W.H.O. really blew it,” Trump said in a Twitter post ... We will be giving that a good look ... The W.H.O ... ....
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Body of Kennedy family member found in Chesapeake Bay
Gulf News 07 Apr 2020
Washington. The body of one of two Kennedy family members who went missing last week when their canoe capsised in the Chesapeake Bay was recovered on Monday, the authorities said. The Maryland Natural Resources Police said Monday night that it had found the body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, a granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy ... Joseph P ... Gov ... ....
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China outraged after Brazil minister suggests Covid-19 is part of 'plan for world domination'
The Guardian 07 Apr 2020
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Pope decries 'unjust sentences' after Cardinal Pell acquitted of sex abuse
Independent online (SA) 07 Apr 2020
Vatican City - Pope Francis, speaking just a few hours after Australia's highest court acquitted Cardinal George Pell of sexual abuse, on Tuesday offered his morning Mass for those who suffer today from unjust sentences ... Francis did not mention Pell by name ... Last year, the pope named a successor, Spanish Jesuit priest Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves....
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UN inquiry stops short of directly blaming Russia over Idlib attacks
The Guardian 07 Apr 2020
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N.J. to postpone June primary elections to July due to coronavirus outbreak
Lehigh Valley 07 Apr 2020
New Jersey will postpone its June 2 primary election — which includes closely watched races for president and Congress — to July 7 because of the coronavirus pandemic, three officials familiar with the action confirmed to NJ Advance Media. Gov ... Murphy last week said “I’ll be stunned if we stay" at June 2 primary date ... House of Representatives ... ....
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Rwandans mark genocide anniversary under nationwide lockdown
Stars and Stripes 07 Apr 2020
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription ... How else can one explain why a country that always comes together for the anniversary of the killings is now confined at home? ... .......
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Grisham leaving as White House press secretary after holding no formal briefings
ABC7 07 Apr 2020
After less than a year on the job, White House press secretary and communications director Stephanie Grisham is stepping down, according to senior Trump administration officials. Grisham is returning to the East Wing to start immediately as first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff and spokesperson, her office announced Tuesday ... ....
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WhatsApp to limit message forwarding to stop spread of disinformation
Belfast Telegraph 07 Apr 2020
WhatsApp has introduced new stricter limits on message forwarding in a bid to spot the spread of disinformation. Now, when users receive a message that has already been frequently forwarded they will only be able to forward it to one chat at a time. Previously, such messages could be forwarded to five different chats at once ... ....
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Taliban halts negotiations with Afghan government over release of prisoners
Khaama Press 07 Apr 2020
The Taliban group announced that it has stopped negotiations with the Afghan government over the release of Taliban prisoners with effect from today ... Shaheen further added “But, unfortunately, their release has been delayed under one pretext or another till now ... Speaking to reporters in Kabul, Mr ... .......
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China reports no new coronavirus deaths as cases decline
Dawn 07 Apr 2020
Mainland China reported no coronavirus deaths for the first time since the pandemic began, and a drop in new cases, a day before the central city of Wuhan — where the virus emerged late in December — is set to lift its lockdown. China had 32 new infections by Monday, down from 39 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said ... ....
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Spain death toll rises but downward trend continues
RTE 07 Apr 2020
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll shot up to 743 on Tuesday after falling for four straight days, lifting the total to 13,798, the health ministry said. However, it emphasised that the rise was due to weekend deaths being tallied and that the overall "downward trend" is continuing ... The number of new cases had risen by 3.3% on Monday....
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Australia Cardinal freed after child sexual abuse convictions quashed
The Times of India 07 Apr 2020
CANBERRA. Cardinal George Pell was freed from prison on Tuesday after the High Court of Australia overturned his convictions for the sexual abuse of two boys in the 1990s ... It was Pell's last legal avenue to have his convictions overturned and he said he held no "ill will" ... (local time) ... I see you. I hear you. I believe you". Download ... ....
