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Saudi-led coalition declares 2-week virus ceasefire in Yemen
The coalition said the pause in fighting will begin at noon on Thursday and also gives Houthi rebels a chance to join UN-sponsored talks on a peace settlement. Why it matters: There's little to show for five years of war in Yemen beyond one of the world's most dire humanitarian crises, which would only deepen in the event of a coronavirus outbreak. [Full Article...]
TMZ: Linda Tripp, Clinton-Lewinsky whistleblower, dies at 70
Linda Tripp died Wednesday, April 8, according to her family, TMZ reported, noting reports she'd been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, although the family has not confirmed that . She also said that had Clinton been truly censured, "we'd be in a different place today". Upon hearing the news of Tripp's condition, Lewinsky expressed "hope for her recovery" and sympathy for Tripp's family. [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson taken to intensive care
He is conscious and has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him. Johnson was initially taken to hospital for routine tests after testing positive for coronavirus 10 days ago. Mr Raab said he had last spoken to the PM on Saturday - nearly 48 hours before being sent to brief the nation his well-being and efforts to tackle Covid-19. [Full Article...]
U.K. truck driver pleads guilty in deaths of 39 Vietnamese
Among the men, women and children were 10 teenagers, two of them 15-year-old boys. He admitted the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in the truck near the Dartford Crossing in October a year ago. Robinson appeared alongside four other people on virtual technology today and he had already pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration with others and acquir... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump: Black Community Getting Hit ‘Very, Very Hard’ by Coronavirus
Dr Fauci said it is not that the African Americans are getting infected more often, but when they get infected their underlying medical conditions like diabetes , hypertension, obesity , asthma that wind them up in the ICU and ultimately give them a higher death rate. [Full Article...]
India eases malaria drug export ban after Trump threat
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs recommended by President Donald Trump to treat the coronavirus. [Full Article...]
Bridge collapses in Italy, newest crumbling infrastructure
A spokesman for the fire brigade said the 260 metre bridge on the SS330 road near the town of Aulla, roughly midway between Genoa and Florence, in the northern tip of Tuscany, collapsed at 10:25 a.m. According to the Tiscali News , he said: "It's a sheer stroke of luck that a collapse hasn't turned into a tragedy - because of a lack of traffic caused by the coronavirus emergency". [Full Article...]
14 more confirmed COVID-19 in Jackson County
United Kingdom government and 5G industry officials have slammed the disinformation , stating that there were no links between 5G and the spread of the disease, with telecom workers noting they have faced abuse and assault in recent weeks, according to reports. [Full Article...]