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Healthcare worker outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Centre in the Brooklyn borough of NYC

20:41 GMT 04 April 2020 / updated: 23:08 GMT US

Trump Says Ordered 1000 Medical Military Personnel Deployed to New York City Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Coronavirus Puts Nations on Lockdown

Worker at the Mongstad oil refinery in western Norway. (File)

Norway Can Cut Oil Production Unilaterally if Global Output Deal Agreed

U.S. President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 4, 2020

Trump Says 'Doesn't Care About OPEC', Will Put Tariffs on Oil Imports If He Has to

Military officials work around a Russian transport aircraft, carrying parts of the S-400 air defense systems, after it landed at Murted military airport outside Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019.

US Envoy to NATO Floats Idlib Aid ‘Package’ to Turkey in Exchange for Dropping Russia’s S-400s

At Least 19 Killed in Clashes Between Armed Groups in Mexico

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155 Crewmembers of US Aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt Have Covid-19 After 44% of Crew Tested
The testing of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier's crew for COVID-19 is being conducted after an coronavirus outbreak aboard the ship was revealed through the efforts of the vessel's captain, Brett Crozier, who has since been relieved of his command.
Last update: 04:41 GMT 04.04.2020
04:41 GMT 04.04.2020
World
Live Updates: New York State Reports Record 10,841 New COVID-19 Cases, 630 New Deaths
As the number of COVID-19 cases confirmed globally has surpassed 1 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) is stressing the need for countries to shut their economies down to curb the spreading of the coronavirus, be patient, and give time for lockdowns to work.
Last update: 21:37 GMT 04.04.2020
21:37 GMT 04.04.2020
US
NYC Schools Not Allowed to Use Zoom for Distance Learning Due to Security Concerns - Reports
Previously, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation launched an investigation after receiving “reports of conferences being disrupted by pornographic and/or hate images and threatening language".
Last update: 22:59 GMT 04.04.2020
22:59 GMT 04.04.2020
US
Trump Says Fired Intelligence Community IG 'Did a Terrible Job', Calls Him 'Disgrace to IGs'
Fired IG Michael Atkinson was the one who alerted the US Congress of a whistleblower complaint that ultimately set off the impeachment proceedings against President Trump that lasted from September 2019 to February 2020.
Last update: 17:20 GMT 04.04.2020
17:20 GMT 04.04.2020
Viral
Call Me Maybe? Isolating Russian Ex-Tennis Star Sharapova Reveals Phone Number, Invites Fans to Chat
In February, five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova announced that she would be leaving tennis “to compete on a different type of terrain”. Since then, she has been staying in self-isolation in one of her homes in the United States where she appears to be somewhat bored.
Last update: 13:35 GMT 04.04.2020
13:35 GMT 04.04.2020
Tech
"Poisonous Comet" That Witnessed the Construction of Egyptian Pyramids Returns to Our Solar System
By the end of April, the comet is expected to become as bright as the stars of Ursa Major and thus visible to the naked eye.
Last update: 15:32 GMT 04.04.2020
15:32 GMT 04.04.2020
Tech
The Hidden Goddess: Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus Uncovered by Scientists
Researchers now intend to further study what they found within the sarcophagus in a bid to learn more about the history of the coffin's occupant.
Last update: 15:24 GMT 04.04.2020
15:24 GMT 04.04.2020
Tech
Terrifying ‘Red Sign’ of Doom Etched in Japan’s Sky 1,400-Years Ago Finally Explained
A bright scarlet fan-like shape spilled across the skies in Japan nearly a millennium and a half ago, striking fear into people’s hearts and presenting astronomers with a puzzle they were at a loss to crack.