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Dimension of virus 'massacre' in Italy nursing homes grows

Saturday, 18 April 2020, 06:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The World Health Organization has called it a “massacre.” The Health Ministry sent in inspectors. Prosecutors are investigating, and an appalled mayor said the managers of a residential...

France finds more than 1,000 virus cases on aircraft carrier

Saturday, 18 April 2020, 06:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The French navy is investigating how the coronavirus infected more than 1,000 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, amid growing pressure on government leaders to explain how it could...

Britain's Coronavirus death toll reaches 14,500

Friday, 17 April 2020, 16:01 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The U.K. has recorded another 847 coronavirus deaths in hospitals, raising the overall total to 14,576. The increase is slightly down on the 861 released on Thursday. Last week, a daily high...

'Tip of the iceberg:' Nations struggle to count virus toll

Friday, 17 April 2020, 15:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

China acknowledged Friday that the coronavirus death toll in the one-time epicenter city of Wuhan was nearly 50% higher than reported, underscoring just how seriously the official numbers of...

Brian Dennehy, sheriff who chased Rambo, dies at 81

Friday, 17 April 2020, 08:21 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O’Neill and...

Facebook to warn users who 'liked' Coronavirus hoaxes

Friday, 17 April 2020, 07:01 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Facebook will soon let you know if you shared or interacted with dangerous coronavirus misinformation on the site, the latest in a string of aggressive efforts the social media giant is taking to...

Some people turn to herbal medicine for virus without proof

Friday, 17 April 2020, 06:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

With no approved drugs for the new coronavirus, some people are turning to alternative medicines, often with governments promoting them. This is most evident in India and China, densely populated...

UK government extends virus lockdown by at least 3 weeks

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 19:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The British government announced Thursday that a nationwide lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus will remain in place for at least three more weeks, as health officials said the...

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