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Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry warns COVID-19 threatens US energy sector This is about national security, says former Energy Secretary Rick Perry.

Renowned neurosurgeon dies of COVID-19 complications Dr. James Goodrich, gained world renown for separating conjoined twins; reaction from Dr. Emad Eskandar, chair of the department of neurosurgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Some US health officials still deny effectiveness of face masks amid coronavirus pandemic U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams continues to downplay need for general public to wear masks; reaction from Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel.

Tech company keeps tabs on how people socially isolate across the country A tech company is monitoring smartphone data and grading American counties on a “Social Distancing Scoreboard” as authorities across the United States urge residents to socially isolate and slow the spread of the coronavirus.

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Brit Hume says comparing Trump's daily coronavirus briefings to campaign rallies is absurd For Americans hungry for information about the COVID-19 crisis, the White House coronavirus task force briefings are an fountain of information, says Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume.

President Trump says war against coronavirus is a matter of life and death President Trump leads White House coronavirus task force briefing, warns nation will face tough two weeks.

Trump warns Americans to prepare for hard days ahead: We're going to go through a very tough two weeks President Trump leads the White House coronavirus task force briefing.

The Dow Jones and FTSE 100 have fallen more than 20% since the start of the year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39wrB3M

A woman surprised her fiancé for his birthday by organising a mass sing-along in their apartment building. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R0md2l

Countries are adopting movement restrictions ranging from the extreme to the relaxed to the creative. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R0coRY

Geoff Chutter is the founder of Whitewater West, the world's largest water park design firm. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39ysBEc

Thibault Fornier lives in an ex-French colony, but is enamoured with all things British. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2w7CGuq

Coronavirus is throwing many birth plans up in the air and leading some health trusts to increase home births. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bFTEPt

As the outlook for Mexico's economy gets gloomier during the coronavirus crisis, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has driven home the message that his government is ready to help the poor to weather the storm - but that the rich can forget it. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wT7uiH

Australian authorities will open a pop-up coronavirus testing clinic next to Sydney's Bondi Beach on Wednesday as health workers try to contain clusters of infections across the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ymlXEh

The Paris Club of creditor nations agreed on Tuesday to restructure Somalia's debt, including immediately canceling $1.4 billion owed by the impoverished Horn of Africa country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QXBLDN

Tokyo is considering keeping city-operated schools closed through early May, public broadcaster NHK and other local media reported on Wednesday, a day after coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital hit a daily record of 78. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QYL8TK