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Coronavirus: Living with children 'no increased risk' - BBC News - 0 views

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  • Living with children is not linked to a greater risk of severe coronavirus in adults, a study has found.
  • Sharing a house with under-18s did not increase the risk of getting seriously ill or dying from Covid.
  • In fact, they were about 25% less likely to die of Covid-19 than people living without children, which the researchers think may be linked to healthier living habits previously identified in those who care for children.
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  • "We know that people who live with kids are generally more healthy and have a slightly lower risk of dying of anything.
  • Researchers also took into account other factors such as smoking, socioeconomic deprivation, ethnicity and chronic health problems.
  • "Many would agree if we can keep schools open, that's really important for this generation of young people, and this study contributes one part of that equation: that there's no net harmful effect to living with children."
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Whale Tail Sculpture Catches Dutch Train 30 Feet Above Ground : NPR - 0 views

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  • A Dutch train burst past the end of its elevated tracks Monday in the Netherlands.
  • But instead of crashing to the ground 30 feet below, the metro train was caught — held aloft by an artist's massive sculpture of a whale's tail. Despite some damage, no injuries or deaths were reported.
  • It's unclear why the train didn't stop.
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  • The architect who created the sculpture, Maarten Struijs, was shocked it held u
  • "I am amazed that it is so strong," Struijs said, according to The Guardian. "When plastic has stood for 20 years, you don't expect it to hold up a metro train."
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Why Blue Places Have Been Hit Harder Economically Than Red Ones - The New York Times - 0 views

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Politics US pandemic economics

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  • The coronavirus recession has been more severe in Democratic-leaning places than in Republican-leaning ones.
  • steeper job losses, higher unemployment and bigger drops in job postings
  • It turns out that most of this partisan gap in economic suffering is because of the different mix of jobs in red and blue places.
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  • The consistency of the partisan jobs gap contrasts with a shifting pattern of infections and deaths.
  • Furthermore, local economies are struggling in places where more people can work from home.
  • In other words, redder places had milder job losses, and the relationship is strong.
  • Other factors that are correlated with partisanship are also systematically related to job losses during the pandemic.
  • So that means more than two-thirds of the partisan gap can be explained by local job mix, size of the population, and cost of living.
  • The coronavirus recession is unusual in that services employment (like at restaurants) has declined more than goods-sector employment (like at factories). All other recent recessions have hit goods-related industries worse, which tend to be more concentrated in Republican-leaning places.
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As Election Day Arrives, Trump Shifts Between Combativeness and Grievance - The New Yor... - 0 views

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  • President Trump arrives at Election Day on Tuesday toggling between confidence and exasperation, bravado and grievance, and marinating in frustration that he is trailing Joseph R. Biden Jr., whom he considers an unworthy opponent.
  • Trailing in most polls, Mr. Trump has careened through a marathon series of rallies in the last week, trying to tear down Mr. Biden and energize his supporters, but also fixated on crowd size and targeting perceived enemies like the news media and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government’s infectious disease expert whom he suggested on Sunday he might try to dismiss after the election.
  • It is not clear, however, precisely what legal instruments Mr. Trump believes he has at his disposal.
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  • perhaps the hope that everything will work out for him in the end, the way it did four years ago when he surprised himself, his advisers and the world by winning the White House.
  • Seldom far from Mr. Trump’s thoughts, however, is the possibility of defeat — and the potential consequences of being ejected from the White House.
  • He is concerned not only about existing investigations in New York, but the potential for new federal probes as well, according to people who have spoken with him.
  • He has also mused about prematurely declaring victory Tuesday night, but if there’s any organized plan to do so his top lieutenants are not conveying it to their allies.
  • Mr. Trump’s advisers do continue to believe he has a realistic chance of besting Mr. Biden, but they concede it would take a last-minute breakthrough in one of the Great Lakes states where he is currently trailing.
  • Though Mr. Trump has reconstituted parts of his 2016 inner circle in the waning days of the race, the operation lacks a figure who is both willing and able to force the president to stick to a script.
  • Some Republicans appear to be looking past the end of the Trump era, whether that comes on Tuesday night or in another few years.
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Federal judge rejects Texas Republicans' bid to toss 127,000 drive-thru ballots - 0 views

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  • A federal judge Monday ruled against Texas Republicans who sued to toss out more than 127,000 ballots cast in drive-thru voting booths in Harris County, declaring that the plaintiffs didn't have standing to sue.
  • a group of state Republicans sued the county clerk claiming that the process violated the legislature’s authority over elections and Texans' equal protection rights.
  • The county argued that the voting method had been approved by the secretary of state and their plans had been public for months but were only challenged recently.
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  • Democrats and national voting rights advocates quickly moved to defend the ballots this weekend, but there’s also been some high profile Republican opposition to the suit.
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US election 2020: Three election headlines you could wake up to - BBC News - 0 views

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  • There are three possible scenarios, and I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if any of them came to pass (actually there's a fourth scenario, but I'll get to that later).
  • The first is that the polls are right and Joe Biden gains a comfortable victory on Tuesday night.
  • When we report polls we normally say there is a 3% +/- margin of error. Only a 0.1% change over several weeks is incalculable
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  • It is that like 2016 (although I could bore on for some time about why this is not quite true) the polls are wrong and Donald Trump wins a second term.
  • Likewise Pennsylvania, where in the west of the state white working-class voters could be what pushes the president over the line.
  • The one other reason that a Trump victory would not surprise me in the least is that Joe Biden is hardly an inspiring campaigner.
  • And this is the possibility that not only does Biden win, he wins big
  • Unlike 2016, when Donald Trump had a very clear message to the American people - he wanted to build a wall, he wanted to keep Muslims out, he wanted to renegotiate trade deals, he wanted to bring back manufacturing - in 2020 he's struggled to articulate what a second term would be about.
  • And after billions of dollars spent, you end up in total gridlocked, legal quagmire, America divided hell.
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Australia fires: 'Apocalypse' comes to Kangaroo Island - BBC News - 0 views

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  • Kangaroo Island in South Australia has been likened to a Noah's Ark for its unique ecology. But after fierce bushfires tore through the island this week, there are fears it may never fully recover.
  • The fires on Kangaroo Island have been shocking for their speed and extreme behaviour.
  • Driving through the fire trail in Kangaroo Island, there are rows upon rows of blackened trees, some still burning from inside.
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  • It's an ecological disaster so big, the army have been called in.
  • But scientists are now worried about many endangered species - including the Kangaroo Island dunnart, a mouse-like marsupial, and the glossy black-cockatoo.
  • "We're struggling to look for remnants of intact vegetation where some species may still be present," says Caroline, tearfully.
  • "A lot of the flora and fauna there are distinctive because a lot of the island's habitats remained fairly pristine. It's like stepping back in time when you cross to Kangaroo Island.
  • Kangaroo Island is one of Australia's most important wildlife sanctuaries, renowned for its biodiversity. Now it's feared that half of the island (more than 215,000 hectares) has been scorched.
  • "They are likely to have perished in the flames and for those who've survived, their habitats are gone," says Prof Dickman.
  • "We have no way of knowing exactly what has been lost. [But] if you don't have habitat, you don't have species."
  • It's estimated that half of the Kangaroo Island's 50,000 koalas have perished in the fires - a huge loss for a population that was thriving here.
  • A section of the outside grounds has been turned into a makeshift clinic. Volunteers race to treat as many animals as possible.
  • And, says Sam, the worst may not be over.
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Grey Wolves: Far-right group to be banned in France - BBC News - 0 views

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nagorno-karabakh conflict international france politics turkey terrorism

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  • France is banning the far-right Turkish group Grey Wolves after a memorial to the Armenian genocide near Lyon was defaced with pro-Turkish slogans.
  • The Grey Wolves, an international organisation, is seen as allied to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
  • It comes amid growing tensions between France and Turkey over a territorial dispute in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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  • The ban will mean that any activities or meetings by the group could lead to fines or imprisonment, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
  • Tensions between France and Turkey also intensified recently after French President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to defend secular values and fight radical Islam.
  • It came after French teacher Samuel Paty was murdered after showing his students controversial images of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Indians asked to eat more sugar to tackle oversupply - BBC News - 0 views

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  • A glut of sugar has prompted India’s industry body to start a campaign to encourage Indians to eat more.
  • The Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said it wants to bust myths about sugar and its health effects.
  • At the launch of the website, India’s food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey told local media that sugar’s reputation is not deserved.
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  • The campaign takes a distinctly different approach to campaigns in other countries, which have pushed to reduce sugar consumption.
  • The government has taken an interventionist approach, using subsidies to help sell Indian sugar overseas, an approach that has been opposed by other sugar-producing nations.
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Vladimir Marugov murder: Russian 'Sausage King' killed in sauna with a crossbow - BBC News - 0 views

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  • A Russian oligarch, nicknamed The Sausage King, has been murdered with a crossbow, investigators say.
  • Vladimir Marugov and his partner were in an outdoor sauna cabin when they were attacked, reportedly by two masked assailants.
  • Police have detained a male suspect in connection with the murder. The suspect has not been named.
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Slovakia's Weekend Project: Test The Whole Country For Coronavirus : NPR - 0 views

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Politics international pandemic slovakia testing

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  • Slovakia undertook a massive effort over the weekend: to test nearly all adults in the country for the coronavirus.
  • Amid a steep spike in cases, more than 3.6 million Slovaks were tested for the virus, according to Prime Minister Igor Matovic – that's about two-thirds of the population.
  • For all others, the test is optional – but a strict 10-day quarantine is required for those who choose to not get tested, The Lancet reports.
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  • The tests were free, and conducted at some 5,000 testing sites around the country, with assistance from Slovakia's military.
  • One goal of the program is to keep the nation's hospitals from becoming overwhelmed.
  • Some have been critical of the government's plan.
  • "This could undermine public trust towards testing and all other pandemic containment measures," she told The Lancet.
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Voters Are Motivated To Keep Protections For Preexisting Conditions : Shots - Health Ne... - 0 views

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  • A Nevada judge has rejected a lawsuit by President Trump's reelection campaign and state Republican officials seeking to halt mail-in ballot counting in Clark County.
  • In the lawsuit, Trump's campaign and the Nevada GOP alleged that they could not observe all aspects of the ballot-counting process closely enough, and wanted to install cameras to record the process.
  • There is no evidence that any vote that should lawfully be counted has or will not be counted. There is no evidence that any vote that lawfully should not be counted has or will be counted. There is no evidence that any election worker did anything outside of the law, policy, or procedures
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  • Nevada's Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, a Republican, told legislators earlier this year that there were no cases of fraud during the state's primary election in June, which was conducted almost entirely by mail.
  • The lawsuit had also asked for an immediate halt to counting and verification of mail ballots, but Wilson rejected that request shortly after the suit was filed last month.
  • The GOP lawsuit was filed on Oct. 23, just 11 days before the general election.
  • Slovakia undertook a massive effort over the weekend: to test nearly all adults in the country for the coronavirus.
  • Amid a steep spike in cases, more than 3.6 million Slovaks were tested for the virus, according to Prime Minister Igor Matovic – that's about two-thirds of the population.
  • The tests were free, and conducted at some 5,000 testing sites around the country, with assistance from Slovakia's military.
  • For all others, the test is optional – but a strict 10-day quarantine is required for those who choose to not get tested, The Lancet reports.
  • One goal of the program is to keep the nation's hospitals from becoming overwhelmed.
  • Matovič said that the government's scientific advisory team had recommended a three-week lockdown for all, rather than the testing program, but he said a lockdown would cause too much economic pain, according to The Lancet.
  • Some have been critical of the government's plan.
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Bail set at $2M for teen accused in Wisconsin shootings - ABC News - 1 views

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  • Bail was set at $2 million on Monday for a 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two men during an August protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after the father of one victim told the court the teen “thinks he's above the law" and would disappear if freed before the trial.
  • Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, is charged with fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber during a protest over a police shooting in August.
  • In addition to the homicide charges, Rittenhouse faces counts of attempted homicide, reckless endangerment and being a minor in possession of a firearm.
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  • Police later explained that they didn't arrest him at the scene because it was chaotic.
  • “The defendant doesn't want to be here and if released won't come back,” Binger said.
  • A legal defense fund for Rittenhouse has attracted millions of dollars in donations.
  • “Kyle Rittenhouse thinks he's above the law,” Huber said. “He's been treated as much by law enforcement. For him to run wouldn't surprise me.”
  • President Donald Trump has said Rittenhouse's actions might have been warranted, suggesting that the protesters might have killed him.
  • Grosskreutz's attorney, Kimberley Motley, asked for $4 million bail, calling Rittenhouse's behavior “inexcusable.”
  • Keating set bail at $2 million, saying Rittenhouse has no ties to Kenosha, he fled the state after the shootings and he faces life in prison if convicted.
  • The shootings happened two days after a white police officer trying to arrest Jacob Blake shot the 29-year-old Black man seven times in the back, paralyzing him from the waist down. Video of the shooting sparked several nights of protests in Kenosha, a city of about 100,000 on the Wisconsin-Illinois border.
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America's reality TV president relies heavily on 2016 script for 2020 campaign - ABC News - 0 views

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  • The episode was one more reminder that, as he has sought reelection in 2020, Trump has relied heavily on the playbook he drew up to win the White House once before.
  • He's trying to re-create that full out warfare he created in 2016, and in part so many of his actions are because Trump himself is superstitious.
  • Most presidential candidates have followed a time-honored path -- focusing on their base of support in the primaries and pivoting to more centrist rhetoric during the general election to win over independent voters. Trump never made the pivot, Conant said.
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  • In tactics, message and approach, Trump has not strayed far from his last campaign.
  • This year may look different, Dowd said. But Trump "basically has not changed since he came down the escalator."
  • Though the state of the nation and the mood of the electorate is far different than in 2016, that has not stopped Trump or his team trying to recreate the moments they believe helped him win four years ago.
  • he can see Trump is benefiting from more organic movement by his supporters.
  • The adviser said the campaign should have been focused more on Biden's early efforts to attract support from the progressive wing of his party.
  • Once again, President Trump is scheduled to close out his campaign with a stop back in Michigan Monday night.
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Barrett speaks in first Supreme Court oral arguments since joining court | Fox News - 1 views

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  • Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked her first questions during oral arguments on Monday, in a remote hearing on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case. 
  • The first case Barrett and the rest of the justices heard Monday morning was U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services v. Sierra Club.
  • Barrett on Monday is also hearing arguments -- along with the rest of the court -- in another low-profile case, Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Board.
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  • Things will heat up Wednesday and into next week, however, as the court gets into cases on more hot-button issues.
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New Zealand Appoints First Indigenous Female Foreign Minister : NPR - 0 views

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  • New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced parliament's newest ministers Monday, including the appointment of Nanaia Mahuta to the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs; the nation's first Indigenous woman to hold the position.
  • At the moment, more than half of those representatives are women and about 10% are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
  • New Zealand's government is also shifting gears by bringing in younger members of parliament.
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  • Professor Paul Spoonley, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Massey University, believes New Zealand's parliament is the most diverse in the nation's history in terms of gender, ethnic and indigenous representation.
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After Bitter Election, Can Americans Find A Way To Heal Their Divides? : NPR - 0 views

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  • As the nation careens into the 2020 presidential election amid a damaged economy and a surging pandemic that has infected more than 9 million people and killed more than 230,000, Americans are facing historic division
  • The divides have affected the country in myriad ways — even influencing who we choose to engage with.
  • This polarization has left many worried that the results of Tuesday's election will lead to conflict that risks spiraling into violence.
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  • So how can Americans move past their differences and find a way to heal their divides?
  • Healing is possible, they say, but people have to be willing to try.
  • "You have to uncover and acknowledge what has been done wrong before you can fully move forward."
  • Johnson says that the importance lies in teaching people the truth.
  • "Why do divides exist? I think they exist because people feel aggrieved, because they haven't felt seen and heard, because they feel as though their dignity has been stripped from them, that they feel trapped. And when people feel these things, they hunker down and protect themselves, build walls and form smaller and smaller groups that they belong to where they want to fight it out with other groups."
  • "It's going to take us taking small steps forward, rebuilding our trust, restoring our belief in ourselves and one another and knowing that we can get things done together."
  • "Love cures all of that," Head says.
  • He says there is a pervasive idea in society that if you open up conflict, it's going to disrupt a community and cause divisions, so it's best to keep quiet.
  • You have to talk about conflict in order to have a functional community.
  • O'Neil says that it's powerful for people to see that you can have a disagreement and still keep a relationship intact, and that the knowledge that this is possible brings "a sense of openness and willingness to engage and courage in future conversations with those who disagree with them."
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El Paso, Texas, Gets 4th Mobile Morgue As COVID-19 Deaths Rise : Coronavirus Updates : NPR - 0 views

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Politics US pandemic

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  • With new coronavirus infections surging and area hospitals already at capacity, medical examiners in El Paso, Texas, have received a fourth refrigerated morgue to temporarily store bodies, a county official says.
  • It is a stark reality for a city where coronavirus patients have been succumbing to COVID-19 at a rate faster than medical personnel can investigate their cases
  • "I think you're going to see tremendous more deaths coming up in the next two to three days," he said.
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  • This comes as Samaniego faces legal challenges from state officials who say he has no authority to impose a countywide shelter-in-place order that shutters nonessential businesses in El Paso and its surrounding areas.
  • Businesses considered essential can remain open, including child care facilities, polling sites and grocery stores, the order says.
  • As of Monday morning, El Paso health officials have reported 51,536 confirmed coronavirus cases and 605 virus-related deaths.
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Edward Snowden Says He's Applying For Russian Citizenship | NPR - 0 views

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  • Former National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden announced Monday he plans to seek Russian citizenship, while also maintaining his U.S. nationality.
  • Snowden said they are seeking Russian citizenship to ensure they will be able to live with their future son
  • Snowden fled the U.S. in 2013 after leaking classified information on domestic and international surveillance programs carried out by the NSA where he worked as a contractor. He previously worked for the CIA from 2006 to 2009.
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  • Snowden has lived in Russia since 2013, having initially been granted asylum
  • He faces criminal charges in the U.S. including espionage and theft of government property related to the leak.
  • Snowden also faces other legal repercussions.
  • The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia sided with U.S. officials who said that by not submitting the book for a pre-publication review, Snowden violated nondisclosure agreements he signed while working for the NSA and CIA.
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Britain's Boris Johnson: 'No Alternative' To Strict New Coronavirus Lockdown : Coronavi... - 0 views

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  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said there was "no alternative" to a new England-wide lockdown amid a spike in coronavirus cases that he warned could be "twice as bad" as anything seen in the spring.
  • In a statement to the House of Commons, Johnson sought to defend his government from sharp criticisms.
  • The prospect of a second lockdown has terrified Britons, Farage said.
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  • Over the weekend, the prime minister announced that pubs, restaurants, gyms, nonessential shops and places of worship would be closed starting Thursday.
  • Johnson, who has received heavy criticism for his handling of the crisis, had initially refused to consider a second lockdown, despite the advice of scientists who warned the country was risking a new spike in cases and deaths.
  • The decision from No. 10 Downing St. to renew extraordinary measures to control the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 comes as other countries in Europe are facing similar dilemmas.
  • France imposed a stricter lockdown on Friday
  • Germany also ordered the closing of restaurants, bars, gyms and theaters starting this week
  • Other European countries, such as Spain and Italy, have seen a surge in new cases as well.
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