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German leader Angela Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for coronavirus

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was in quarantine Sunday after a doctor who administered a vaccine to her tested positive for the new coronavirus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dnyqYk via Latest News

Costa cruise resumes disembarking passengers in Italy; Ruby Princess guests to quarantine

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Costa Luminosa continued its disembarkation process in Savona, Italy Saturday. The ship was allowed to dock despite the country being under lockdown. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3abYLXx via Latest News

Italy coronavirus deaths jump by almost 800, government shuts most workplaces

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Italy recorded a jump in deaths from coronavirus of almost 800 on Saturday, taking the toll in the world's hardest-hit country to almost 5,000. "It is the most difficult crisis in our post-war period," Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a video posted on Facebook, adding "only production activities deemed vital for national production will be allowed". Conte did not specify which factories and businesses will be considered crucial to keep the country going. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ua52xp via Latest News

White supremacists discussed using the coronavirus as a bioweapon, explosive internal document reveals

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They suggested leaving "saliva on door handles" at FBI offices, spitting on elevator buttons, and spreading the virus in "nonwhite neighborhoods." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33FXXrb via Latest News

Huawei P40 and P40 Pro cameras and specs leak - Android Authority

Huawei P40 and P40 Pro cameras and specs leak    Android Authority Huawei P40 lineup - what to expect    GSMArena.com Huawei P40 and P40 Pro complete spec leak suggests Leica-branded Ultra Vision camera, and more    XDA Developers Huawei P40 Pro: New leak reveals more information on Huawei's upcoming flagship phones    Notebookcheck.net Huge Huawei P40 & P40 Pro 5G leak reveals almost every last detail    PhoneArena View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2xXL3Jr via Technology

Government launches Minecraft server so young people can stay inside and game during coronavirus - Mashable

Government launches Minecraft server so young people can stay inside and game during coronavirus    Mashable View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2xW4y53 via Technology

Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge 'pause' updates because of coronavirus - CNET

Programmers might have an easier time telecommuting, but they're still affected by the pandemic. from CNET https://ift.tt/2TZBimv via Mobiles

Coronavirus: Frozen birthday party held on Zoom video chat app

Thirty children took part in the virtual celebration for a self-isolated four-year-old. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3dkiXs5 via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Federal law enforcement document reveals white supremacists discussed using coronavirus as a bioweapon

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White supremacists discussed plans to weaponize coronavirus via “saliva,” a “spray bottle” or “laced items,” according to a weekly intelligence brief distributed by a federal law enforcement division on Feb. 17.  from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39cCtU2 via Latest News

Fact check: Were elderly Italians left to die? And is socialized health care to blame?

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Claims have surfaced that Italy, ravaged by coronavirus, would leave its elderly to die. And blame falls on Italy's socialized health care system. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UnWEsV via Latest News

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Justice Department emergency proposals 'abhorrent'

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The coronavirus pandemic should not be an excuse for the suspension of civil rights, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Sunday. During an appearance on CNN's State of the Union, host Jake Tapper asked Ocasio-Cortez to respond to the emergency proposals submitted to Congress by the Justice Department, including one which would give Attorney General William Barr the power to ask chief district judges to pause court proceedings when the court is overwhelmed by an emergency like the ongoing pandemic.That has set off some alarms because of what it could mean for habeas corpus, Politico reports. People have the constitutional right to appear before a judge after arrest and ask for a release, but there are fears the emergency proposal would allow the court to detain people indefinitely without trial during times of crisis.Ocasio-Cortez told Tapper she finds the idea "abhorrent" and said there's a "long history" of governments using emergencies to strip awa

Iran Releases French Scholar in Prisoner-Exchange Agreement

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38 positive for coronavirus at Rikers, NYC jails

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The board overseeing New York City’s jails urged officials to start releasing vulnerable populations and those being held on low-level offenses as the coronavirus outbreak hit the notorious Rikers Island complex and nearby jails — infecting at least 38 people. Another inmate, meanwhile, became the first in the country to test positive in a federal jail. “Fewer people in the jails will save lives and minimize transmission among people in custody as well as staff,” Board of Correction interim chairwoman Jacqueline Sherman wrote in a letter to New York’s criminal justice leaders this weekend. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QyvUVC via Latest News

No bipartisan coronavirus bill yet, Pelosi warns

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her fellow Democrats plan to introduce their own bill aimed at limiting the coronavirus outbreak's toll on the American economy even though she still hopes to agree upon a deal with Republicans. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UGp9lV via Latest News

New York's governor just warned that coronavirus closures could last for as long as 9 months, and up to 80% of the population might get the virus

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"This is not a short term situation," Cuomo said. "It is going to be, four months, six months, nine months." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2xVnK2U via Latest News

Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak

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Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned. The American disease expert, a medical epidemiologist embedded in China’s disease control agency, left her post in July, according to four sources with knowledge of the issue. The first cases of the new coronavirus may have emerged as early as November, and as cases exploded, the Trump administration in February chastised China for censoring information about the outbreak and keeping U.S. experts from entering the country to help. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33CUolL via Latest News

Democrats alarmed by Biden's young voter problem

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The party's presidential front-runner is taking the vulnerability seriously. Some say it reminds them of Clinton in 2016, and won't be easy to overcome. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ab12SM via Latest News

Italy sees signs of hope in 651 new virus deaths

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Italian health officials voiced cautious hope Sunday after the coronavirus death toll edged down from the previous day's world record and the rate of infections slowed. The Mediterranean country's world-topping toll from its month-long crisis approached 5,500 and the number of COVID-19 infections neared 60,000. The number of new infections rose by a relatively modest 10.4 percent. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33KJQ4c via Latest News

Powerful earthquake puts Croatia in a coronavirus conundrum

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The Croatian capital Zagreb experienced its strongest earthquake in 140 years Sunday, when a 5.3-magnitude tremor was felt in the city and across the Western Balkans.Buildings were damaged, fires broke out, and multiple people were injured, including a teenager who is reportedly in critical condition, Al Jazeera reports. While the challenge of an earthquake on its own is difficult enough, Zagreb is also dealing — like the rest of the world — with the coronavirus pandemic, which left its citizens in a state of confusion and highlighted the fact that the outbreak doesn't prevent other crises from arising and could indeed exacerbate seemingly unrelated problems.Initially, Croatia's Interior Minister Davor Božinović told people to remain on the streets out of concern for any aftershocks, but keep a safe distance from each other to avoid any spread of the virus.Croatia currently has 206 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one death. "We have two parallel crises that contradict each

State Department charters flights to evacuate Americans stranded in Guatemala by coronavirus pandemic

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U.S. State Department has chartered flights to evacuate hundreds of Americans stranded in Guatemala after airport closes amid coronavirus outbreak. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Uesfyt via Latest News

Smartphone shipments saw their largest drop ever in February - Engadget

Smartphone shipments saw their largest drop ever in February    Engadget Forget Trump And Google—Huawei Now Has A Serious New Threat In China    Forbes Coronavirus outbreak drops smartphone industry into worst-ever plunge    Digital Trends Coronavirus led to the biggest smartphone shipment decline in history    BGR Smartphone users advised to disinfect devices amid COVID-19 outbreak    ARIRANG NEWS View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2QzBqav via Technology

How To Customize Your Mouse or Trackpad on iPad with iPadOS 13.4! - AppleInsider

How To Customize Your Mouse or Trackpad on iPad with iPadOS 13.4!    AppleInsider Apple iPhone users hope that Tuesday's release of iOS 13.4 fixes a key feature    PhoneArena How to Download iOS 13.4 Right Now Ahead of Next Week’s Release    Wccftech Apple internally acknowledges Personal Hotspot problems in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13    BetaNews Apple Acknowledges Personal Hotspot Issues Affecting Some iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 Users    MacRumors View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2QFzZHA via Technology

Week 12 in review: Nokia 8.3 5G is here, Apple brings out new iPad Pros

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HMD unveiled four devices this week, most interesting among them being the globe-trotting Nokia 8.3 5G, which packs a Snapdragon 765G, quad camera, 6.81-inch LCD and will go on sale at €599 this summer. HMD also resurrected yet another old classic - the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic, with an MP3 player, stereo speakers and a price tag of just €39, when it launches later this month. We also heard of Realme's new phone family Narzo. There will be two phones under the new branding - the Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A. The Narzo 10 looks like a regional variant of the Realme 6i, also unveiled this... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2QBUqoM via IFTTT