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[ad_1] Sweden’s top virologist admitted that he “is not convinced at all” that the country’s free-blocking strategy is correct, as Sweden saw a sharp drop in its number of daily deaths and the number of new infections today. The Scandinavian country has become a closely watched case after keeping bars, …

[ad_1] A North Korean defector says he is ’99 percent certain ‘that Kim Jong Un is dead, saying Pyongyang may announce the news this weekend. Ji Seong-ho told South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency that he had been “informed that Kim died last weekend” after cardiovascular surgery. The defector said Kim’s …

[ad_1] April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every year, at this time, we talk about awareness, prevention, and the importance of women feeling they can step forward, say something, and be heard. That belief – that women should be heard – was the underpinning of a law I wrote over …

[ad_1] Three-fifths of new cases of coronavirus in China showed no symptoms of the disease when diagnosed, according to data that is likely to complicate movements by governments around the world to lift strict blockade measures. A Financial Times analysis of the most comprehensive data on Covid-19 that the Chinese …

[ad_1] Pelosi says state governments want up to $ 1 trillion from next federal bailout House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that state and local governments are seeking up to $ 1 trillion (£ 796 billion) for coronavirus costs, a surprising benchmark for the upcoming aid package that you …

[ad_1] Kim Jong-un is “sick” and North Korea has contingency plans in the event of a power struggle should the controversial leader die, an intelligence chief said. The director general of the Taiwan National Security Office (NSB), Chiu Kuo-cheng, kept his lips closed when he gave an update during a …

[ad_1] President Donald Trump said Sweden is “paying a lot” for not enforcing a coronavirus blockade, as the country confirmed an almost record number of new infections today. Schools, restaurants and beauty salons in Sweden have remained open amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has infected more than 3.2 million people …

[ad_1] Media playback is not supported on your device Media captionMichigan protesters denounce Covid-19 state of emergency Protesters armed against the Michigan coronavirus blockade have gathered in the state capitol building. Hundreds of protesters, some armed, gathered in Lansing, and many wore no masks or social distance. Police verified their …

[ad_1] President Donald Trump said he has seen evidence that the coronavirus started in the Wuhan virology laboratory, as he warned that it could impose $ 1 trillion tariffs on China in retaliation for the pandemic. The president made the explosive charge that the coronavirus that has caused millions of …

[ad_1] 1.24am BST01:24 Melissa davey Remdesivir: five Australian hospitals to receive experimental coronavirus drug The American pharmaceutical company Gilead is finalizing the location of five hospitals in Australia to receive the much-requested experimental drug remvidiv Covid-19. The only confirmed location is St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, a major tertiary hospital …