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South Korea advises facilities suspension, experts warn of 'long battle' against coronavirus
South Korea on Saturday advised its public to close facilities and forgo socialising for 15 days, keeping to its policy of voluntary social distancing but warning of consequences if the rules are not followed to slow the coronavirus outbreak. The country reported 147 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, jumping from the previous day's 87, and experts noted the need to prepare for a "long battle" as concerns of imported cases and new outbreaks around small clusters persisted. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said in a televised address the government strongly recommended religious, indoor sports and entertainment facilities such as nightclubs suspend operations, and people avoid socialising and travel for the next 15 days. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3a6PkZq via Latest News
Coronavirus: FAA briefly suspends all flights bound for NYC, Philadelphia airports
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a "ground stop" for all flights to New York City airports including John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark due to staffing issues related to Coronavirus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QAbLy6 via Latest News
Coronavirus: Has America ever been this humbled?
The outbreak has exposed US weaknesses and shaken its bravado - but its entrepreneurial spirit gives hope. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2U9ovOK via Latest News
Warning of long battle as Africa's virus numbers rise
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded its second coronavirus death on Friday as infections rose in South Africa, where the government warned bluntly of a long haul in the fight against the disease. Despite stringent restrictions ranging from flight bans to school closures, countries south of the Sahara have recorded two deaths in three days, and the case tally on Friday had more than tripled in the space of a week. The central African state of Gabon announced its first fatality from coronavirus -- a 50-year-old man, whose death followed that of a 62-year-old woman in Burkina Faso on Wednesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vDcSWG via Latest News
Gaetz Slams Thom Tillis for ‘Low-Energy’ Response to Insider Trading Allegation against Fellow N.C. Senator
Representative Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) slammed Senator Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) for “a low-energy establishment Senate response” to news that his state’s senior Senator Richard Burr (R., N.C.) quietly sold large portions of stock ahead of the coronavirus market crash following a private January briefing on the impending coronavirus pandemic.“‘Self-referral’ to ‘Senate Ethics’ is the safe space where Senators can judge their own w/o real culpability. You, Senator Tillis, referring Burr to the DOJ for prosecution would evidence a sincere concern for North Carolinians,” Gaetz tweeted at Tillis, who is up for reelection in 2020. He then directed more fire at Burr.> Crazy thought: Instead of watching @CNBC and then deciding to "get yours" and selloff hotel stocks, why not *go on* TV and share your insights with all Americans?BurrFirstAmericaLastselfishwheresMitch https://t.co/J8jmMrFGs3> > -- Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) March 20, 2020In a statement, Tillis said “Burr owes
Best cheap gaming laptop under $1,000 to get in 2020 - CNET
Better entry-level graphics means terrific performance for less money. from CNET https://ift.tt/2WALaVE via Mobiles
The best toaster oven is the one you'll hate the least - CNET
Toaster ovens are bulky, inefficient and outdated. There, I said it. Now here's how to find one that's actually worth it. from CNET https://ift.tt/37jCTrs via Mobiles
Apple to donate 2 million masks to US coronavirus response, Pence says - CNET
Apple to donate 2 million masks to US coronavirus response, Pence says CNET View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2J2z27Z via Technology
[Update: US rollout] Samsung releases another Galaxy S20 update to fix camera issues - 9to5Google
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How the coronavirus has disrupted education for one California family — my own
As a reporter and editor at Yahoo News who has written often about the impact the growing coronavirus outbreak is having on American life, my assignment to investigate how education was being impacted took me to a not-so-exotic location — my own kitchen table. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vBTzNo via Latest News
Defense Department ready to test civilians for coronavirus, but hasn't been asked yet, general says
The director of the Defense Health Agency said Thursday that while Defense Department labs can perform “tens of thousands” of tests per day for civilians, so far nobody has asked them to do so. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/396QiTW via Latest News
Sen. Lindsey Graham Says Government Could Underwrite ‘70 Percent’ of U.S. Payroll if Coronavirus Containment Continues
Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) on Friday warned that federal and state governments could be forced to support a large segment of the American workforce if measures designed to contain the Wuhan coronavirus remain in place."I talked with [Treasury Secretary Steve] Mnuchin this morning. Here's the challenge, and we've just got to tell the public the truth: we're going to be floating probably 70 percent of the nation's payroll," Graham told reporters on Capitol Hill. "The federal government in some form, working with the states and the private sector, but mostly the federal government is going to underwrite 70 percent of the payroll in this country if the containment policies continue to be this aggressive."Graham said the economic stimulus currently being hashed out by senators in conjunction with the White House will be much more expensive than originally thought."It's going to be a hell of a lot more than $1 trillion," Graham said. O
Remains of missing Colorado boy, 11, found in Florida
Investigators want to know if anyone saw suspect Leticia Staunch in the Panhandle in early February from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WwCJul via Latest News
Italy's virus toll tops 4,000 after new one-day record
Italy reported a record 627 new coronavirus deaths Friday and saw its world-topping toll surpass 4,000, despite government efforts to stem the pandemic's spread. "There are so many people walking around who have the virus and who are at risk of infecting others," Bassetti told Italy's AGI news agency. "The 40,000 cases we are talking about (in Italy) could actually be 100 times higher." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Wzo6Xu via Latest News
New Jersey cops had to break up 2 weddings within one hour that violated the coronavirus rules against large gatherings
One of the weddings drew a crowd of roughly 75 people, despite new rules from New Jersey's governor banning gatherings larger than 50 people. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33FRGMf via Latest News
Jordan goes on virus lockdown as Iran's death toll mounts
Air raid sirens echoed across Jordan's capital Saturday to mark the start of a three-day curfew, the latest mass lockdown in the Middle East aimed at containing the coronavirus, which has claimed another 123 lives in Iran, home to the region's worst outbreak. The latest deaths bring Iran's overall toll to 1,556 amid 20,610 confirmed cases, according to figures released by the Health Ministry. Iran has faced widespread criticism for its lagging response to the outbreak, which has even infected and killed some senior officials. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QyxqXK via Latest News
Emirates Airlines suspends flights to dozens more cities
Dubai carrier Emirates Airlines announced Saturday it would suspend flights to dozens more cities, taking its total route closures past 100, in a bid to forestall the spread of coronavirus. The United Arab Emirates on Friday announced its first two deaths from the disease. Total recorded infections in the UAE stood at 153, of which 38 have recovered. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3aaqK9R via Latest News
China's new imported coronavirus cases at record; no domestic transfers for second day
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's imported coronavirus cases have risen to a record 228, data showed on Friday, as infected travellers spread to ever more provinces, adding pressure on authorities to toughen entry rules and health protocols. For a second day in a row, China found no domestically transmitted cases of the virus that emerged in its central province of Hubei late last year, according to new daily figures registered on Thursday. Fears of a second wave of infections are growing just as China brings its epidemic under control, with the spread of the virus in Europe and North America spurring a rush homewards by Chinese expatriates, many of them students. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33DIEPV via Latest News
Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing
The Senate’s newest member sold off seven figures’ worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks after a private, all-senators meeting on the novel coronavirus that subsequently hammered U.S. equities.Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) reported the first sale of stock jointly owned by her and her husband on Jan. 24, the very day that her committee, the Senate Health Committee, hosted a private, all-senators briefing from administration officials, including the CDC director and Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on the coronavirus. “Appreciate today’s briefing from the President’s top health officials on the novel coronavirus outbreak,” she tweeted about the briefing at the time.That first transaction was a sale of stock in the company Resideo Technologies valued at between $50,001 and $100,000. The company’s stock price has fallen by more than half since then, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average overall has shed approximately 10,000 points, d
US tourists stranded abroad desperate as they try to return
Linda Scruggs and Mike Rustici trained for months to hike the winding trails leading to Machu Picchu's complex of Inca ruins. Scruggs texted Saturday that they were finally boarding a chartered flight from Lima back to the U.S. and their plight illustrates the desperation people stuck abroad experienced as the COVID-19 pandemic spread. Peru confirmed its first case of the virus on March 6. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2xfH62i via Latest News
Trump Rejected Strikes on Iran-Backed Militias Due to Iran’s Coronavirus Epidemic: Report
President Trump last week rejected an aggressive response to attacks by Iran-backed militias on U.S. forces in Iraq, because he thought an attack on Iranian forces would look bad while the country and the world are fighting the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, NBC reported on Thursday.On March 11, Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah killed two American service members and a British military medic in a rocket attack on Camp Taji, an Iraqi military base. On Friday the U.S. responded with airstrikes on Kataib Hezbollah positions, but on Saturday the militia responded with further rocket attacks on Camp Taji, seriously wounding three American troops and two Iraqi troops. The U.S. has not struck back since."We recognize that there's an ongoing threat," a senior Trump administration official told NBC. "We don't always have to be counter-punching."Iran has the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East with 18,407 confirmed cases and 1,284 deaths according to the Ne
The gang-rape and murder that shocked India
Four men were hanged Friday, more than seven years after a gang-rape and murder that stunned India. Jyoti Singh, 23, was returning home from the cinema with a male friend when they boarded a private bus on the evening of Sunday December 16, 2012. The five adults and one juvenile were charged with 13 offences in February 2013 by a fast-track court. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WyqXzJ via Latest News