(Reuters) – European Union lawmakers said on Monday the coronavirus pandemic should not soften the bloc’s long-term climate goals, although some called for a “beefed up” fund to help coal-dependent regions move towards a greener economy. Europe is facing a recession and governments are pumping out cash to keep economies afloat. Still, the EU’s executive Commission has pledged not to…
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Covid-19 presents a new problem for sex workers. In-person sex work is intimate by its very nature, and workers are at heightened risk of contracting the virus if they keep working. But without work, as strip clubs close and clients dwindle, sex workers struggle to survive. In many countries in Europe, sex work is criminalized directly or indirectly through legal…
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s state premiers will agree on measures to further ease coronavirus restrictions in a teleconference with Chancellor Angela Merkel scheduled for Wednesday, two people familiar with the preparations told Reuters on Monday. The state premiers are expected to give the green light for large shops to reopen, probably from May 11, the sources said. Smaller shops are…
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apan reported 176 new coronavirus cases and 20 deaths on Monday. TOKYO (Kyodo) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday extended the nationwide state of emergency until the end of May to reduce new coronavirus infections in Japan amid nascent signs of the epidemic leveling off. Abe said extending the state of emergency that was due to expire Wednesday was…
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Coronavirus deaths in the United States climbed by 1,450 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities to more than 67,600. As the U.S. death toll tops 67,000, the strain the coronavirus pandemic is placing on ordinary Americans has started to emerge. Aging grandparents are being robbed of spending precious…
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Pop star Madonna has been active on social media during the pandemic, posting numerous videos for her fans, including “quarantine logs.” In a video dubbed “Quarantine Log 14” on Instagram, Madonna announced that she has coronavirus antibodies and that she’s looking forward to taking a joyride to catch a fresh breath of “COVID-19 air.” “Took a test the other day…
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Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday (May 4), with deaths nearing a quarter of a million, although the rate of fatalities and new cases has slowed from peaks reached last month, a Reuters tally shows. North America and European countries accounted for most of the new cases reported in recent days, but numbers were rising from smaller bases in…
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The bear hug in which the prime minister loves to smother Western VIPs might strike as theatrical, boastful and, above all, unhygienic, in these stricken times, observes Indianewscaster.com IMAGE: US President Donald J Trump, right, and Irish Prime Minister Dr Leo Varadkar say namaste to each other at the Oval Office last month. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters One aspect of the COVID-19…
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The number of people infected by the coronavirus in the United States crossed one million and the fatalities jumped to nearly 59,000, but several states initiated the process to reopen their economies amidst signs of decline in both new cases and deaths. IMAGE: Emergency Medical Services paramedics unload a patient at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, during the outbreak of the coronavirus…
View More CORONAVIRUS CASES IN USA CROSSES 1 MILLION: DEATH STANDS AT 58,000
Australia’s most populous state said on Tuesday it will relax some restrictions on movement, as beaches reopened amid hopes a policy of widespread medical testing will help sustain a decline in new cases of the coronavirus.People surf as Bondi Beach reopens to surfers and swimmers after it was closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with strict…
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