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  Last update: 08:57 GMT 01.04.2020

  08:57 GMT 01.04.2020

  UK

  Boris Johnson’s Photographer Who Visited NHS Hospital Contracts Coronavirus – Report

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last Friday that he had tested positive for coronavirus. A photographer who was in close contact with Johnson went to a new temporary hospital in London before falling sick himself.

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  Last update: 07:01 GMT 01.04.2020

  07:01 GMT 01.04.2020

  UK

  Kate Middleton Ditches Iconic Engagement Ring During COVID-19 Pandemic

  The UK royal family has not been spared from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic; the heir apparent to the throne Prince Charles tested positive for the virus earlier this year, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Minister Matt Hancock also similarly diagnosed and self-isolating.

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  Last update: 07:57 GMT 01.04.2020

  07:57 GMT 01.04.2020

  Europe

  Economic Recovery From COVID-19 Pandemic Will Take Several Years – Swedish Government

  Unemployment is expected to rise to nine percent this year alone, whereas GDP growth will turn negative, the government's forecast has predicted.

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  Last update: 05:46 GMT 01.04.2020

  05:46 GMT 01.04.2020

  Opinion

  French Suspected of Having Coronavirus Can't Get Tested for Three Weeks

  Sputnik talked to a Frenchwoman with suspected COVID-19 that hasn’t got a chance to get tested and confirm the diagnosis for three weeks.

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  Last update: 06:59 GMT 01.04.2020

  06:59 GMT 01.04.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Bomb Blast in Afghanistan's Helmand Province Leaves 7 People Killed - Police Chief

  KABUL (Sputnik) - A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nahri Saraj District, left seven people killed and two injured, local police chief Mohammad Ismail Khpalwak said on Wednesday.

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  Last update: 07:29 GMT 01.04.2020

  07:29 GMT 01.04.2020

  Europe

  Coronavirus Shoos Foreign Beggars From Helsinki Streets

  Self-isolation and social distancing have wiped away the crowds from the streets, depriving panhandlers of their income.

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  Last update: 08:51 GMT 01.04.2020

  08:51 GMT 01.04.2020

  US

  Let’s Have Christian 'Woodstock'! US Pastor Says Despite Anti-Coronavirus Quarantine Orders

  Despite more than 188,000 coronavirus cases in the United States and thousands of deaths, some spiritual leaders have chosen not to follow strict quarantine measures and continue to hold public religious gatherings. This has already led to some arrests of pastors across the United States.

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  Last update: 06:58 GMT 01.04.2020

  06:58 GMT 01.04.2020

  Viral

  Does New York Governor Cuomo Pierce His Nipples? A Celebrity Piercer Says It's Most Likely

  It has been just ten days since Andrew Cuomo issued a statewide “stay at home” order, and New Yorkers have already developed a bizarre obsession with their governor’s nipples.