Month: May 2020

FILE PHOTO: A woman with a protective mask and gloves is taking a picture, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Munich, Germany, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert BERLIN (Reuters) – The reproduction rate for the coronavirus pandemic in Germany is currently estimated at 0.71, the head of public health authority RKI
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Marshawn Lynch, who came out of retirement to rejoin the Seattle Seahawks late last season, might not be done playing. FILE PHOTO: December 29, 2019; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) during the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The 34-year-old
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LONDON (Reuters) – Around a quarter of employees in Britain have been furloughed and companies have claimed 8 billion pounds from the government to sustain their wage bills during the coronavirus lockdown, tax authorities said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: People walk through the Canary Wharf financial district of London, Britain, December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts nearly 135,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by early August, almost double previous projections, as social-distancing measures for quelling the pandemic are increasingly relaxed, researchers said on Monday. The ominous new forecast from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
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FILE PHOTO: Taika Waititi, director of “Jojo Rabbit” and nominee for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film category, attends the 72nd Annual DGA Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning “JoJo Rabbit” screenwriter Taika Waititi will direct and co-write a new “Star Wars” feature film
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have solved a lingering mystery about koala behavior – how these tree-dwelling marsupials native to Australia consume enough water to live. A female koala licks water off the smooth trunk of an eucalyptus tree after a rainfall in the You Yangs Regional Park, Little River, Victoria, Australia in this undated photo
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. women’s national soccer team co-captains Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe said they were shocked after their team’s claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Women’s World Cup Final – United States v Netherlands – Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France – July 7, 2019 Megan
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FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 11th Democratic candidates debate in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (Reuters) – Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign on Monday unveiled a broad policy targeted toward helping reduce racial wealth and health gaps among new policies
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will start testing its own COVID-19 tracing app on the Isle of Wight from Tuesday, hoping that the technology in combination with more testing and tracking will help limit transmission of the coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: Tube tests are pictured pictured as media visit the Microbiology Laboratory of the University Hospital (CHUV)
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