Tuesday, March 31, 2020

An Easter Egg From Beverly Hills


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For Your Quarantine Pizza Cravings


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Tempting Pastas and Sauces From Sicily


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A Knife to Add Flash to Your Kitchen


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A Haggadah for Seders Near and Far


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South Korea reports 125 new coronavirus cases, total 9,786: KCDC

South Korea reported 125 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections to 9,786, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.


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Mexican coronavirus cases pass 1,000, health ministry says

Mexico's health ministry on Monday confirmed 1,094 cases of coronavirus in the country, up from 993 the day before.


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China reports rise in new coronavirus cases due to imported infections

Mainland China reported on Tuesday a rise in new confirmed coronavirus cases, reversing four days of declines, due to an uptick in infections involving travellers arriving from overseas.


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Ecuador struggles to collect the dead as coronavirus spreads

Ecuadorean authorities said on Monday they would improve the collection of corpses, as delays related to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus has left families keeping their loved ones' bodies in their homes for days in some cases.


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U.S. renews sanctions waivers allowing Iran nonproliferation work

The United States has allowed Russian, Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites to make it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.


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Coronavirus: Italy extends lockdown amid hopes of turning corner

The number of new daily coronavirus infections is 1,648, down from 3,815 on Sunday.

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Best of BS Opinion: Unemployment rate, coronavirus outbreak, and more

Business Standard opinion pieces for the day talk about various aspects of the pandemic

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Virus Prompts Workplace Protests Over Health Concerns


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Trump to Governors: I’d Like You to Do Us a Favor, Though


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Alison Roman’s Seder Table


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Coronavirus live: Total cases in India rise to 1251

The govt has said there is no plan to extend the lockdown beyond 21 days, and trashed media reports hinting at such a possibility. Meanwhile, the number of positive cases in India has crossed 1200 and the death toll stands at 32. Stay with TOI for the latest developments.

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Banks yet to act on EMI relief, spark confusion

With just two days left for the next EMI cycle to begin, most big lenders are unprepared to follow the Reserve Bank of India’s blanket order allowing borrowers to hold back from paying instalments for the month. Top lenders such as State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank and Axis Bank have not activated any channel for customers to exercise an option.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro urges no more coronavirus quarantine, says jobs being lost

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that there can be no more quarantine measures imposed on the country than those already in place to combat coronavirus because jobs are being destroyed and the poor are suffering disproportionately.


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In scrappy Cambodian casino town, Chinese plan future beyond coronavirus

When casino owner Kang Qiang looks out the window of his 20th floor office in this city on the remote Cambodian coast, he sees construction cranes sitting idle.


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Trump’s Virus Defense Is Often an Attack, and the Target Is Often a Woman


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Listen to the Call: Bullock and Trump Discuss Testing


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Keep It Simple, Albany. This Is No Time for Budget Games.


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Congress Just Spent $2 Trillion on Coronavirus Relief. It’s Eying More.


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Monday, March 30, 2020

Coronavirus Live Updates: 200,000 Americans Could Die, Warns Top Health Officials


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'No farewells, no ceremonies': China's Hubei cremates coronavirus dead

Whatever the cause of death, China’s bereaved families have not been able to hold funerals since February 1, even as the nation’s outbreak eases, including in Hubei where the virus erupted in December. Not only are funerals banned across China, in places like Jingzhou bereaved relatives who are stuck in their homes must wait even to retrieve the remains of their loved ones.

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Coronavirus: How Dubai, Saudi returnees slipped under radar

Many of those who returned from Gulf countries to India in February and early March were neither screened at airports nor advised to quarantine themselves. The focus then was on passengers from China, South Korea, Iran, Spain, Italy and Germany. Dubai and Saudi Arabia weren’t even on the radar.

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South Korea coronavirus cases rise steadily, more financial aid expected

South Korea reported 78 new coronavirus cases on Monday, keeping the rate of infections fairly steady, as President Moon Jae-in held an emergency meeting with economic policymakers to discuss financial support for the public.


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Coronavirus: China reports 4 deaths, 31 new cases

China has reported 31 new cases of coronavirus including 30 imported ones while the death toll reached 3,304 with four more fatalities. A new domestic case was reported in Gansu province. The four deaths were reported from the virus epicentre Hubei province.

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Coronavirus: Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid

Thousands of the devices, which deliver oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator, could be made.

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Message from president who led Ebola battle

Liberia's ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the world must conquer fear to deal with coronavirus.

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‘Westworld’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: Predators and Prey


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Vietnam PM asks major cities to prepare for lockdown to stop virus

Vietnam's prime minister on Monday asked major cities to prepare for possible lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country reached nearly 200.


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