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A routine question about menstruation led Julian Peter to discover she had no vagina, womb or cervix. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2w7rEVW

The Indian businessman behind the Tata empire has formed an unlikely friendship with a 27-year-old. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QgC7W6

Sanitizing your smartphones amid COVID-19 Kurt 'The Cyber Guy' Knutsson on the most commonly overlooked source of virus transmission.

The number of new coronavirus cases that came to mainland China from overseas surpassed the number of locally transmitted new infections for the second time on Saturday, data released by the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TPVdnP

Spain and France imposed stringent measures to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak, the death toll kept climbing in China and the United States extended a travel ban. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TRyM1R

Estonia will stop foreign traveler from entering the country from March 17, in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the country's government said in a statement on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/38UnHkK

Australia's new national cabinet is set to meet Sunday as the country’s cases of coronavirus topped 250 and the government faced questions about the possible closure of schools and tighter border controls. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IPgUhL

Tom Holmes, a 34-year-old British primary school teacher living in Poland, had expected to welcome home his twin babies and his wife in Warsaw on Monday upon their return from a holiday in Britain. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33hnDKC

Britain's food retailers appealed to shoppers on Sunday to stop panic buying during the coronavirus outbreak, saying purchasing more than they need would mean others will be left without. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/39T7EVD

Congo Republic on Saturday confirmed its first case of the coronavirus, a 50-year-old man who had traveled to the country on March 1 from Paris, the government said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33hwvA9

Spain's government on Saturday announced a nationwide, 15-day state of emergency to fight the coronavirus, ordering bars, restaurants and most shops to close, as well as restricting transport. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3b0nsG7

France heads to the polls on Sunday for local elections, but the rapid acceleration of the coronavirus across the country has led to officials fearing the vote could see mass abstentions with some politicians demanding a last minute postponement. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/38UnBto

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Some UK retailers have started rationing products such as pasta and hand gels to stop them selling out. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/39XJIAI

The first non-British governor to lead the Bank in its 325-year history steps down this weekend. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2TPS9bj

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Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown on Saturday as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus epidemic in Europe's second worst-affected country by the disease after Italy. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2U1tCPC

Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez, has tested positive for coronavirus, the prime minister's office said, adding that both were doing fine. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IOQb4Y