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Coronavirus
Tuesday
31 March 2020
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Global cases pass 750,000; Moscow locks down 12m people; Isis prisoners riot in Syria. Follow the latest updates
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President’s press event features leaders from Honeywell, Procter & Gamble, and My Pillow as US cases climb
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President of Holland America Line berates countries refusing to help passengers trapped onboard two ships amid coronavirus crisis
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City says parking lot marked to distance residents from each other was best option after virus forced another shelter to close
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Huge medical ship docks in New York harbour and medical tents pitched in Central Park as officials scramble to secure supplies
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While isolation may protect older people in the coronavirus pandemic, it is exposing them to another, less understood challenge: loneliness
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There are now more than 162,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the United States
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People earning less than $75,000 will receive a one-time cash payment – but data shows the money won’t last very long
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as China’s economic activity surprisingly returns to growth
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Capital’s population told to avoid bars and restaurants for two weeks as coronavirus cases rise
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Number of cases may far exceed official figures amid claims of quarantining by non-state actors
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German researchers studying how lockdown restrictions could be lifted for some people
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People assume that we’re vulnerable to false information. But even in times of crisis, common sense usually prevails, says cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier
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The high turnover rate in the nation’s more than 3,100 city and county jails renders them particularly susceptible to contagion
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For years there has been a stubborn reluctance to adopt a more multidisciplinary approach
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Social isolation from coronavirus is fuelling a rise in domestic abuse cases - and leading charities to shift their support online, says the writer and activist Sian Norris
CV explained thrasher
Headlines
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President dismissed Democratic-led push for voter reforms amid coronavirus pandemic during Fox & Friends appearance
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Covid-19 is threatening the critical door-to-door operations that it takes to pull off the decennial count of the US population
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Couple reveal plans as they prepare to officially cease working duties later this week
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Thieves have stolen the £5m Parsonage Garden at Neunen in Spring by the famous artist from the Singer Laren museum
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Spotlight
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The long read: Times of upheaval are always times of radical change. Some believe the pandemic is a once-in-a-generation chance to remake society and build a better future. Others fear it may only make existing injustices worse
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Global growth was already slowing but not enough to save the Earth from disaster. Hopefully we will be shocked out of our complacency
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Antarctica’s weather has worldwide impacts and can be a ‘canary in the mine’ for patterns of change elsewhere
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David Geffen and the world’s second-home owners need to stop with their social media smugness. Not everyone can ride out the crisis like them
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The Trump administration’s unprecedented indifference, even willful neglect, forced a catastrophic strategic surprise on to the American people
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When Noé Álvarez joined an extraordinary ultramarathon he tested himself physically and mentally, while also connecting with his heritage
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The Red Bull motorsport chief Helmut Marko has revealed he suggested the team’s drivers should try to become infected with coronavirus
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The board of USA Rugby has voted to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy as a result of ‘insurmountable financial constraints in the wake of the coronavirus crisis
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Wimbledon organisers will announce the cancellation of the 2020 tournament on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the German Tennis Federation vice-president
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Science writer and journalist Laura Spinney discusses the outbreak of Spanish flu, one of the worst virus outbreak of modern times
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Last Week Tonight dissects Trump’s mishandling of the crisis and dismantles arguments pitting seniors against the economy
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Cohen was inspired by married writers George Johnston and Charmian Clift when he visited the Greek island of Hydra in 1960. But their golden age came at a price
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In the first of her weekly columns, Heather Chaney describes preparing for a course of chemo and radiotherapy that will compromise her immune system
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The president was aware of the danger from the coronavirus – but a lack of leadership has created an emergency of epic proportions
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Report says plastic from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Unilever products could cover 83 football pitches every day
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Online fashion chain hits back at staff claims of safety issues at Barnsley warehouse
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He is one of Japan’s most renowned photographers, a giant of the Provoke movement whose compelling images take a disturbing view of city life and the chaos of existence
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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Photographs taken in Berlin before and since the coronavirus outbreak began reveal an increasingly familiar emptying of urban social spaces
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