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Italians won’t eat ‘smooth’ pasta. Westerners won’t eat Chinese food. Coronavirus panic spreads to culinary preferences

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020By Editor

With global panic buying in full swing, Italians have set up a fanpage to defend the one item still not flying off shelves: ‘Smooth’ pasta. Meanwhile, panicked Westerners are snubbing Chinese food — but pizza is still on the menu. … Read More >Italians won’t eat ‘smooth’ pasta. Westerners won’t eat Chinese food. Coronavirus panic spreads to culinary preferences

Global markets crash as US bans European flights over CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020By Editor

Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on the world’s financial markets after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a pandemic, and the US banned all European flights. … Read More >Global markets crash as US bans European flights over CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

World

Plane advice: Pilot takes drastic measures to warn fellow Aussies of coronavirus threat (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020By Editor

While Australian politicians are calling for ever more “draconian” social-distancing measures to tackle Covid-19, including school closures and axing public gatherings, a message in the sky provides a somewhat calmer suggestion. … Read More >Plane advice: Pilot takes drastic measures to warn fellow Aussies of coronavirus threat (VIDEOS)

Health

Coronavirus will fade away by June if countries take urgent action, China Covid-19 adviser predicts

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020By Editor

The deadly outbreak may be over by the start of summer, provided that all countries mobilize themselves against the pandemic, said Chinese government adviser in charge of tackling the coronavirus. … Read More >Coronavirus will fade away by June if countries take urgent action, China Covid-19 adviser predicts

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Actor Tom Hanks announces he & wife test positive for coronavirus in Australia

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020By Editor

Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has become the latest high-profile victim of Covid-19, announcing on social media that he and his wife were feeling under the weather before they tested positive for the virus in Australia. … Read More >Actor Tom Hanks announces he & wife test positive for coronavirus in Australia

USA

This Is a Test: How Will the Constitution Fare During a Nationwide Lockdown?

Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020By Editor

This is not a test of our commitment to basic hygiene or disaster preparedness or our ability to come together as a nation in times of crisis, although we’re not doing so well on any of those fronts. … Read More >This Is a Test: How Will the Constitution Fare During a Nationwide Lockdown?

‘Lethal Weapon’: Palestinian Authority Arrests Locals for Spreading Fake Coronavirus News

Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020By Editor

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is clamping down on Palestinians suspected of spreading fake news about the COVID-19 virus in the West Bank. … Read More >‘Lethal Weapon’: Palestinian Authority Arrests Locals for Spreading Fake Coronavirus News

USA

Money for wars but not vaccines? Bernie panel ladles harsh truths as Americans face paying out-of-pocket for coronavirus treatment

Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020By Editor

A panelist who took part in a coronavirus roundtable hosted by presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders scoffed at the idea that free vaccines to combat the illness would be untenable, noting that there’s always cash to fund US wars. … Read More >Money for wars but not vaccines? Bernie panel ladles harsh truths as Americans face paying out-of-pocket for coronavirus treatment

Health

WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic

Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020By Editor

According to the WHO Director-General, the number of cases outside China has increased 13-fold in the past two weeks. … Read More >WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic

EU

Merkel is stirring up panic by warning that up to 70% of Germans could contract Covid-19 – Czech PM Babis

Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020By Editor

The German chancellor’s sinister prediction that most Germans are likely to be infected with coronavirus – if nothing is done – has unnerved the Czech premier who warned that statements like this are spreading panic. … Read More >Merkel is stirring up panic by warning that up to 70% of Germans could contract Covid-19 – Czech PM Babis