If the Government doesn’t move to ease the lockdown measures soon the country will find itself in the worst of all possible worlds: ever increasing damage to the economy and society accompanied by mass disobedience that will make a mockery of the rules in any case. Already it is clear from cursory observation that public…
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Stringr, a video-focused startup that says it can help news organizations adapt to the challenges of COVID-19, is announcing that it’s raised $5.75 million in new funding. When I wrote about the the company at the end of 2015, it was creating a marketplace that connected news organizations with videographers who could provide them with news…
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The spread of COVID-19 will "dwarf" Australia's aid resources and force a rethink of how to help and maintain a strategic presence in the region, according to a new government strategy. Key points:Australia's aid money will need to be redistributed because of COVID-19Australia's focus will be more directly aimed at the Pacific, Timor-Leste and Indonesia$280…
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Armed with positive antibody tests for Covid-19 and a history of related symptoms, some Americans think they had the disease as early as fall 2019. Last November, New Jersey dental hygienist Judy Abram suffered a severe illness that left her gasping for air. She tested positive for antibodies to the new coronavirus last month. “They…
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FILE PHOTO: A handful of pedestrians walk through Times Square as streets remain relatively quiet due to the continuing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York U.S., May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits held above 2 million last week…
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President TrumpDonald John TrumpJustice says it will recommend Trump veto FISA bill Fauci: Nominating conventions may be able to go on as planned Poll: Biden leads Trump by 11 points nationally MORE’s plans to attend a historic space launch were spoiled Wednesday by bad weather, causing him to return to Washington without giving a planned…
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Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Tax due from those who are in receipt of the weekly €350 Covid-19 unemployment payment could be collected by…
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Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Confidential Health Service Executive figures obtained by The Irish Times show for the first time the precise impact of…
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Toronto and its surrounding cities account for a disproportionately high number of Ontario's new cases of COVID-19, according to a CBC News analysis of provincial data on novel coronavirus infections.Nurses conduct COVID-19 testing at the William Osler Health System's drive-thru assessment centre in Toronto. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Toronto and its surrounding regions account for a disproportionately high…
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