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Your Hourly COVID-19 News Feed - Drill Down by Source: All BBC Hacker News
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| 2020-08-26 |
Adult industry workers surviving the pandemic Sex industry workers from Taiwan, Argentina and India share their struggles because of Covid restrictions. |
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| 2020-08-26 |
India NEET, JEE exams: 'Conducting these exams will be a giant mistake' Indian students are demanding that competitive college exams be postponed due to the pandemic. |
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| 2020-08-26 |
Rowley Shoals: The bleached Australian reef and a Covid challenge When coral bleaching was suspected in a pristine reef, scientists turned to some unlikely surveyors. |
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| 2020-08-26 |
EU Commissioner Hogan to resign over Covid breach EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan was under pressure over his attendance at a golf dinner. |
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| 2020-08-26 |
Usain Bolt: Jamaican sprinter tests positive for coronavirus Jamaica's eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus, his agent confirms. |
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| 2020-08-26 |
Kim Jong-un warns over North Korea typhoon and coronavirus Despite rumours over his health, the North Korean leader appears well and in charge. |
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| 2020-08-26 |
Carnival and coronavouchers: Brazil’s economic struggles The disruption caused by coronavirus means that Brazil's samba schools now face an uncertain future. |
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| 2020-08-25 |
FDA chief apologises for overstating benefits of plasma on Covid-19 Stephen Hahn had heralded the treatment as potentially lifesaving for Covid-19 patients. |
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| 2020-08-25 |
Covid: Woman in Australia jailed for six months over quarantine breach Asher Faye Vander Sanden arrived secretly in Western Australia to avoid a 14-day quarantine. |
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| 2020-08-25 |
Covid-19: South Korea closes Seoul schools amid rise in cases Almost all students in the greater Seoul area, home to 25 million people, will now take classes online. |
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| 2020-08-25 |
KFC drops Finger Lickin' Good slogan amid coronavirus The fast food giant says the slogan will be paused as it "doesn't quite fit" during the pandemic. |
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| 2020-08-25 |
Coronavirus restrictions 'severely hampering' South Asia flood relief Humanitarian agencies warn that coronavirus restrictions are slowing down Monsoon relief efforts. |
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| 2020-08-25 |
Coronavirus: Bali closed to foreign tourists until end of 2020 The Indonesian island scraps plans to open up to foreigners next month, over virus concerns. |
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| 2020-08-25 |
Africa to be declared free of wild polio in 'milestone' Nigeria is now rid of wild polio having had more than half of global cases less than 10 years ago. |
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| 2020-08-25 |
Coronavirus: Dr Anthony Fauci warns against rushing out vaccine US President Donald Trump reportedly is considering skipping regulatory steps to get out a vaccine. |
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| 2020-08-25 |
Coronavirus in Kenya: How it turned classrooms into chicken coops Some Kenyan private schools have found new sources of income after they were forced to close. |
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| 2020-08-24 |
‘Black people have been through a lot this year’ How the combination of lockdown and all the events surrounding Black Lives Matter have affected the mental health of African Americans. |
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| 2020-08-24 |
Man who believed virus was hoax loses wife to Covid-19 A couple from Florida did not follow health guidelines after believing lies about the virus online. |
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| 2020-08-24 |
Hong Kong reports 'first case' of virus reinfection Experts say no conclusions on immunity can be drawn from one patient - and larger studies are needed. |
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| 2020-08-24 |
Alexei Navalny: Putin critic 'probably poisoned' - doctors The Russian opposition figure is being treated in Berlin after falling ill on a flight on Thursday. |
