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Congressman virus fear delays prison stint

Former US congressman Chris Collins, involved in an insider trading scandal involving ASX-listed Innate, will begin his prison sentence in June.

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Jobs dive as global coronavirus cases grow

The figure of one million coronavirus cases around the world is thought to be an under-estimate of the scale of the epidemic, with severe economic consequences.

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NZ Health Minister in biking blunder

New Zealand is on track to record 1000 coronavirus cases by the end of the week.

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NZ Health Minister in biking blunder

New Zealand is on track to record 1000 coronavirus cases by the end of the week.

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Virus poses ‘existential threat’ to Africa

African health officials fear the coronavirus could destroy Africa, with the continent desperately short of medical equipment, and cases growing.

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Daniel Pearl’s accused killers to go free

The four men convicted of killing US reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002 have been acquitted in a Pakistani court, and are set to be released.

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Aust tourists set to leave horror cruise

Australians on the Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise liners will soon be on an evacuation flight, after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis allowed the ships to dock.

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World Bank approves $A3b in urgent funds

The World Bank has approved $A3.1 billion in emergency funding for operations in 25 countries to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

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EU apologises to Italy for virus response

The EU Commission has admitted it has been too slow to help Italy deal with the coronavirus pandemic, as another 760 people in the country died from COVID-19.

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Spanish virus toll up by 950 in 24 hours

Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has risen above 10,000 after a record 950 people died in 24 hours, but health officials see a glimmer of hope.

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UK govt promises 100,000 daily virus tests

In his first appearance since recovering from coronavirus, Britain’s health minister has promised 100,000 coronavirus tests per day by the end of the month.

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India in biggest single-day virus increase

India has reported its biggest single-day increase in coronavirus cases as the world’s second most populous nation goes under a three-week lockdown.

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China logs fewer coronavirus infections

China has logged fewer new infections of the coronavirus, with 355 new cases on April 1, all of which were imported.

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Coronavirus puts NZ magazines on the rack

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is “extraordinarily disappointed” to see a host of magazines closed because of the coronavirus-led downturn.

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02 Apr 2020

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China virus figures ‘on light side’: Trump

US President Donald Trump has questioned China’s coronavirus statistics amid claims the country has under-reported the total cases and deaths it has suffered.

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02 Apr 2020

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Global economy could sink by 1 per cent

The United Nations has warned the coronavirus pandemic could see the global economy contract by almost 1 per cent.

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02 Apr 2020

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US huddles indoors as virus deaths spike

Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Nevada have instituted sweeping stay-at-home directives on a day when the US death toll from COVID-19 passed 4800.

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02 Apr 2020

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Wall Street dives as virus fears intensify

New manufacturing data has reinforced fears the US economy has been pushed into recession by the coronavirus outbreak, prompting a sell-off on Wall Street.

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02 Apr 2020