Sun 15 March 2020: You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus, but what about washing that extension of your hand and breeding ground for germs – your phone? In a study by Dscout, the average person touches their phone over 2,600 times per day. To make matters […]
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Sun 15 March 2020: Tech giant Apple is closing its stores outside of China for two weeks and will only sell online as part of efforts to fight the global viral pandemic. “In our workplaces and communities, we must do all we can to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” CEO Tim Cook tweeted Saturday. “Apple […]
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Sun 15 March 2020: US President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the White House physician said Saturday. Trump submitted to the test after coming in contact with several members of a Brazilian presidential delegation visiting his Florida resort who have since tested positive for the virus. “This evening I received confirmation […]
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Sun 15 March 2020: (Reuters) – Malaysia reported 41 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, most linked to a religious event on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur that was attended by about 10,000 people from several countries. The new cases bring the total number of infected people in the Southeast Asian country to 238, the health […]
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Sun 15 March 2020: US President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the White House physician said Saturday. Trump submitted to the test after coming in contact with several members of a Brazilian presidential delegation visiting his Florida resort who have since tested positive for the virus. “This evening I received confirmation […]
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Sun 15 March 2020: (AFP) Spain and France have imposed sweeping restrictions to fight the spread of coronavirus, as US President Donald Trump tested negative for the disease that has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide. Following Italy, Spain on Saturday imposed a near-total nationwide lockdown, banning people from leaving home except to go to […]
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Sat 14 March 2020: RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority suspended prayers in mosques and churches in the occupied West Bank on Saturday to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The Authority’s Religious Affairs Ministry asked Palestinians to worship at home. “In light of the Health Ministry’s recommendation to minimize contact between […]
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Sat 14 March 2020: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has been tested for coronavirus and he is waiting for the result. Trump said he took coronavirus test Friday night, had temperature taken on Saturday, and defended shaking hands with people. He added that his temperature was “totally normal.” President Trump was […]
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Sat 14 March 2020: As COVID-19 goes global, China’s plan to turn the tide of negative press. Plus, apartheid South Africa’s B-scheme movie. On The Listening Post this week: as COVID-19 goes global, China’s propaganda plan is to turn the tide of negative press in their favour; plus, the B-scheme movie of apartheid South Africa. Controlling the […]
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Sat 14 March 2020: Approximately 6,000 Iranians get tested per day for the novel coronavirus, an official said on Saturday. Speaking to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, Director of Pasteur Institute of Iran Dr. Alireza Biglari said over 220,000 of coronavirus test kits have been donated to Iran, about 80,000 of them already used. Biglari […]
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