Man charged with alleged murder of woman in Sydney's west

Police found the body of a 69-year-old woman in a garage in Woodcroft, about five kilometres west of Blacktown, on Saturday.

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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Intensive care and other key terms explained

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Man charged with alleged murder of woman in Sydney's west

Police found the body of a 69-year-old woman in a garage in Woodcroft, about five kilometres west of Blacktown, on Saturday.

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One new COVID-19 case in Queensland, almost 95 per cent patients recovered

The state total sits at 1035, but 976 of those patients have since recovered.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Albert Pujols on Playing Past 2021: 'I Haven't Closed that Door'

Angels veteran Albert Pujols said he has not yet decided on when he will retire.

Albert Pujols' 10-year contract is set to expire after the 2021 season, but he has not yet decided on when he will retire. 

In a discussion with ESPN's Alden Gonzalez, the 40-year-old Angels veteran said that it is not guaranteed that he will retire once his contract is up in Los Angeles. Pujols added that he is taking the situation "day by day." 

"I don't think about it that way," Pujols told ESPN in Spanish. "It's my last year under contract, but that doesn't mean I can't keep playing. I haven't closed that door. I'm taking it day by day, year by year, but you haven't heard from my mouth that I'm going to retire next year, or that it's going to be my last year, or that I'm going to keep playing. I haven't said any of that. When that time comes, we'll see. Just because you have one year left on your contract doesn't mean it's your last year. It could be, but it could not be. God hasn't put that in my heart yet." 

In his 19-year MLB career, Pujols has totaled 656 home runs and 3,202 hits. He is close to joining Hank Aaron as the only players in league history to record both 700 home runs and 3,500 hits in their careers. 

As MLB play has remained suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pujols said he has continued to work out in his basement but has refrained from hitting until a potential start date for the season is set. He also mentioned his worries in regards to COVID-19, citing the unknown of the 2020 season, his home of the Dominican Republic and his oldest of five children, Isabella, who has Down syndrome and is considered to be at a higher risk. 

Despite his concerns, Pujols said he has enjoyed spending the extra time with his family at his home in Irvine, Calif.

"I'm a human being—I want to be at the ballpark, I wanna be doing my thing," Pujols said. "But at the same time, what's most important right now? My relationship with my kids, the health of my kids, and trying to enjoy this time with my kids. I know that in the future, they're going to look back on this time and they're going to appreciate it a lot."

MLB has reportedly mulled a plan to start the 2020 season in late June with realigned divisions. 

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Love Bug's creator tracked down to repair shop in Manila

Two decades after the world's first major computer virus, an author finds the perpetrator in Manila.

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US journalist Daniel Pearl's parents challenge freeing of his convicted killers

"We're standing up for justice, not only for our son, but for all our dear friends in Pakistan so they can live in a society free of violence and terrorism," Pearl's father Judea said.

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One new COVID-19 case in Queensland, almost 95 per cent patients recovered

The state total sits at 1035, but 976 of those patients have since recovered.

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De Bruyne warns he could leave Man City if ban is upheld

Kevin de Bruyne has admitted he may have to consider his future at Manchester City if the club's two-year Champions League ban is upheld.

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Queensland COVID-19 fines now exceed $2 million

Queensland's first day of 'freedom' was not without its problems with police issuing more than 30 infringement notices for breaches of COVID-19 directions.

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FIFO worker shot dead by police inside Pilbara shopping centre identified

The asphalt worker had reportedly had an altercation with his work supervisor and been driven back to his motel by a colleague shortly before he began stabbing people at random.

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BBC NEWS : Coronavirus coffee farmer: 'We're definitely scared'

Many small coffee producers fear they will go under, as Covid-19 has shut down their usual buyers.


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BBC NEWS - Kim Jong-un: Trump 'glad' about reappearance of North Korean leader

The reported appearance came after weeks of speculation over the North Korean leader's health.


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BBC NEWS - Mystery 'poison plot' sends Czech mayors into hiding

A Czech mayor tells the BBC he fears for his life after allegations of a Russian poisoning plot.


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BBC NEWS - Love Bug's creator tracked down to repair shop in Manila

Two decades after the world's first major computer virus, an author finds the perpetrator in Manila.


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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Yemen medics braced for 'unspeakable' crisis

"You can see the fear in their faces," says medic as health workers in Yemen brace for Covid surge.


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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: What global travel may look like ahead of a vaccine

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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus lockdown: Can nature help improve our mood?

How the outside world can be good for body and mind - with expert tips on making the most of it.


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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Three acts of kindness that won hearts in India

Stories of three people who encountered small acts of kindness amid the pandemic.


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Queensland COVID-19 fines now exceed $2 million

Queensland's first day of 'freedom' was not without its problems with police issuing more than 30 infringement notices for breaches of COVID-19 directions.

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FIFO worker shot dead by police inside Pilbara shopping centre identified

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Urgent search for missing 66-year-old Coodanup man continues along the Serpentine River

MThe search for a missing 66-year-old Coodanup man will continue today, with Water Police and dozens of volunteers deployed to search the banks of the Serpentine River.

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Trump asks Michigan governor to cut deal with 'very good' protesters

Trump's tweet came a day after armed demonstrators entered Michigan's parliament to demand an end to the state's stay-at-home order.

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Victoria's weather: How long will this cold blast last?

If we can hunker down and see out the next few days of cold wind and showers, there is some sunshine in store mid-week.

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Coronavirus: Coping with lockdown on poor broadband

Slow wi-fi under lockdown and how to speed it up.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emerges after 3-weeks absence

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Elderly people being discriminated against during crisis, says UN

NEW YORK, New York - Elderly people are at risk of being sidelined by the broader community, in the wake of the coronavirus.

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In First Briefing, Trump's Press Secretary Pledges Not to Lie

WASHINGTON - Recently appointed White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany gave her first briefing Friday, pledging to reporters that she would tell the truth.

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North Korean State Media Report Kim Jong Un Appearance Friday

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NKorea’s Kim Jong Un Appears in Public Amid Health Rumors

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an absence that had triggered global rumors that he may be seriously ill.

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BBC NEWS - Week in pictures: 25 April - 1 May 2020

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.


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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: The foster dad home-schooling 10 North Korean boys

As millions of parents grapple with the challenge of home-schooling, one has a very tough task.


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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Trump is selling coronavirus coins and other claims fact-checked

Fact-checking claims about coronavirus coins, a Nobel Prize winner's fake quote and a bot network exposed.


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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: A toast to my cancelled wedding

Today was going to be my big day until Covid-19 intervened. But that won't stop me delivering my speech.


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BBC NEWS - My Money: 'With love on my side, I can get through today'

As part of a BBC blog series, Leena Yousefi in Canada talks us through one week during the coronavirus pandemic.


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BBC NEWS - Gods in face masks: India's folk artists take on Covid-19

India's folk artists are producing art promoting hygiene and social distancing in lockdown.


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New on Sports Illustrated: Sources: MLB Umpires Reach Deal With League for Pay Cuts

MLB and its umpires have reached an agreement on a new contract in an effort to account for the financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

MLB and its umpires have reached an agreement on a new contract for this season in an effort to account for the financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale and the New York Daily News' Kristen Ackert, umpires will see about a 30% percent decrease in pay, one umpire confirmed.

Per the Daily News, MLB had originally asked for a 35% cut to the umpires' salaries.

Sports Illustrated's Stephanie Apstein confirmed news of the cut on Friday and reported that while MLB wanted the 76 umpires to take an additional pay cut, the umpires instead offered to waive their right to various scheduling restrictions. Waiving scheduling restrictions gives MLB more flexibility as it attempts to squeeze as many games as possible into as few days as possible.

“Umpires sometimes get portrayed as people that have lost touch with reality and that’s not the case at all,” Bill Miller, the head of the umpires’ union, told Sports Illustrated on Friday. “We wanted more and I’m sure [MLB] wanted more, but we all wanted to do the right thing here. … We’re very grateful we can potentially go back to work.”

Apstein notes that the umpires are also concerned over the idea that COVID-19 can have the strongest effect on older people. Umpires, Apstein writes, are generally older (they range from 31 to 68) and in poorer health than the players and coaches.

According to the Associated Press, replay reviews could vanish as a result of the new deal as it gives MLB the right to not use instant replays of umpires' decisions during the 2020 season.

Per the AP, umpires are guaranteed 50% of their salaries for May, but would be paid no additional money if this season is canceled 2020.

MLB's suspend its operations indefinitely in mid-March. Its potential start date remains unknown.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Judge Rules in Favor of U.S. Soccer in USWNT Wage Discrimination Lawsuit

The ruling states that the women's team has been paid more—both in totality and on a per-game basis—than the men's team.

On Friday, a judge ruled against the United States women's soccer team in its lawsuit against U.S. Soccer for wage discrimination. The ruling states that the women's team has been paid more—both in totality and on a per-game basis—than the men's team.

In addition to the judgment on wage discrimination, the court found insufficient evidence for discrimination with regards to the women's team's playing conditions. The women's team had argued that its disproportionate number of games played on artificial turf was pretext for unlawful discrimination.

In the summary decision, the judge cited the women's team's collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Soccer that prioritized guaranteed money over a "pay-to-play" structure favored by the men's team. According to the summary, the sides had negotiated for a pay-to-play structure for the women's team beginning in May 2016, and reached a compromise in 2017 that meant the women's team would have 20 contracted players for the year, each receiving a base salary of $100,000. The deal also included bonuses for friendlies.

"The history of negotiations between the parties demonstrates that the WNT rejected an offer to be paid under the same pay-to-play structure as the MNT, and that the WNT was willing to forgo higher bonuses for other benefits, such as greater base compensation and the guarantee of a higher number of contracted players," the summary reads. "Accordingly, Plaintiffs cannot now retroactively deem their CBA worse than the MNT CBA by reference to what they would have made had they been paid under the MNT’s pay-to-play structure when they themselves rejected such a structure."

The women's team's spokeswoman, Molly Levinson, said in a statement that they plan to appeal this decision.

"We are shocked and disappointed with today’s decision, but we will not give up our hard work for equal pay," Levinson said. "We are confident in our case and steadfast in our commitment to ensuring that girls and women who play this sport will not be valued as lesser just because of their gender. We have learned that there are tremendous obstacles to change; we know that it takes bravery and courage and perseverance to stand up to them. We will appeal and press on. Words cannot express our gratitude to all who support us."

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New on Sports Illustrated: Gary Bettman Says NHL Will Consider December Start for 2020-21 Season

The NHL suspended its season on March 12 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The NHL will consider a December start to the 2020-21 season, commissioner Gary Bettman told NHL Network on Thursday. 

"We have a great deal of flexibility in terms of when we can start," Bettman said on Thursday. "There's no magic for next season of starting in October as we traditionally do. If we have to start in November or December, that's something that will be under consideration. We're going to try to make good, prudent, careful judgments. This isn't a race to be first back."

The NHL suspended its season on March 12 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, the league sent a memo to its teams stating that it hopes to move ahead to "Phase 2" and begin opening team facilities for small group workouts in mid-to-late May.

"While the precise date...remains tentative and as yet undetermined, we do feel that we may be able—provided we continue to trend favorably—to move to ‘Phase 2’ at some point in the mid-to-later portion of May,” the league wrote in a statement.

Like the NBA, each NHL team is facing different local government restrictions, though travel could be especially difficult for professional hockey. The U.S.—Canada border remains closed amid the coronavirus pandemic and players currently at home in Europe may not be able to travel until June, at the earliest, per TSN's Frank Seravalli.

Bettman said Thursday there is no firm timeline or target dates for a possible return.

"We're going to have to take things one step at a time, because the health and well-being of our players is paramount to anything we're focused on," he said.

"Our health concerns for the players really fit into two categories: One is obviously COVID-19, and two, whatever we're going to do, we don't want them playing games until they're back in game shape. We don't want anybody getting injured."

In early April, he said there was "there's too much uncertainty" surrounding the league's situation to make predictions about when games would return.

He added that while the "best thing, and the easiest thing" would be to complete the regular season and playoffs as usual, the league is currently looking at a number of different ways to finish the season.

Throughout the global health crisis, the NHL has decided not to mass test its players.

"We said, very definitively, that our medical experts, including governing health authorities, aren’t recommending mass testing—in part because the resources aren’t available, in part because it’s of limited utility at this point," deputy commissioner Bill Daly told Sports Illustrated's Alex Prewitt.

Daly told Sports Illustrated that the NHL does, however, keep a “master list” of tests obtained by anyone “associated with the league or our clubs,” players included. Teams are also asked to alert the league if any staffer becomes symptomatic.

The scouting combine and NHL draft, originally scheduled for June 1–6 and June 26–27, respectively, have also been postponed.

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Premier stands by besieged deputy chief health officer over tweet

Premier Daniel Andrews says he has bigger things to worry about than a controversial tweet by deputy Chief Health Officer Annaliese van Diemen.

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Manila Rejects China's Designation of Two New Sea Districts

The Philippines on Thursday "strongly" protested China's creation of two districts in the disputed South China Sea, saying Beijing's move violated the Southeast Asian nation's territorial sovereign

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Bauer completes $40m takeover of Seven's magazines

The completion marks the end to a tumultous six months, in which both publishers waited for regulatory approval of the deal and Bauer tried to renegotiate a lower price in the coronavirus downturn.

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Premier stands by besieged deputy chief health officer over tweet

Premier Daniel Andrews says he has bigger things to worry about than a controversial tweet by deputy Chief Health Officer Annaliese van Diemen.

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$3.9 million gold armed heist one of the biggest in Victoria's history

A man who allegedly held up a CBD gold dealer while wearing a surgical mask has been charged with staging one of the biggest armed robberies in Victoria.

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BBC NEWS - Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen dies aged 79

Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created Afrobeat with Fela Kuti, dies aged 79, his manager says.


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$3.9 million gold armed heist one of the biggest in Victoria's history

A man who allegedly held up a CBD gold dealer while wearing a surgical mask has been charged with staging one of the biggest armed robberies in Victoria.

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Roma Street Station's walls are tumbling down as 'new' replaces 'old'

Within the next fortnight expect big changes around Brisbane's Roma Street Station as the 12-month demolition program accelerates.

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Fewer COVID-19 intensive care patients in Victoria but another three cases confirmed

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BBC NEWS : Coronavirus: 'I'm being penalised because I took maternity leave'

Self-employed women say they are missing out on government support as they've recently taken leave.


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BBC NEWS : Debt warning over car finance payment holidays

Families say they have been trying for six weeks to secure a lockdown car finance payment holiday.


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BBC NEWS : Coronavirus lockdown: Boots offers safe space for domestic abuse victims

People living with abuse will be able to use the pharmacy's consultation rooms to contact helplines.


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NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro to decide Eden-Monaro gamble over the weekend

Mr Barilaro's federal ambitions would set up a three-way showdown with the Liberal Party and Labor for the marginal seat.

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'Ready, willing, able': LaMelo Ball waits for NBL word on Hawks purchase

American teenage basketball prodigy LaMelo Ball is still keen on buying the Illawarra Hawks and is just awaiting word from the NBL.

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Baby bump: Players cold on 20-week hub lock-up

The partners of up to 40 AFL players are due to give birth during the time the AFL has proposed to put clubs inside quarantine hubs to play games.

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Fewer COVID-19 intensive care patients in Victoria but another three cases confirmed

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House prices slow as sellers and buyers desert the market

CoreLogic estimates settled sales plunged by 40 per cent in April as buyers retreated from the market and sellers stopped putting up their homes.

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Day of reckoning for brave new world

Acclaimed Australian explorer Jon Muir spent four months alone in the desert and says there are lessons to be learnt from our enforced social isolation.

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A running joke: Vicky Jones steps out of the shadow of her best friend

The "shy" best friend and long-time professional collaborator of Phoebe Waller-Bridge unveils her own TV series, inspired by an old pact.

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What good is philosophy right now? A dabbler's guide to lockdown

Classical philosophy might be about as useful as cow dung.

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Dressed for unisex: how celebrities are stepping up – and out – for fashion fluidity

Sick of his-and-her approaches to dressing, a growing number of young people are joining celebrities in embracing non-binary style with fun and flair.

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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Armed protesters enter Michigan statehouse

Several senators reportedly wore bulletproof vests as armed demonstrators looked on from the gallery.


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Players must 'suck it up' on AFL hubs, says Lions coach

Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan says players need to "suck it up" and do what's right for the game as the AFL attempts to reboot the premiership season in quarantine hubs.

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Irrfan Khan: Mira Nair Remembers Her ‘Namesake’ Star

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After aggressive mass testing, Vietnam says it contains Covid-19 outbreak

HANOI - Businessman Phan Quoc Viet was making his usual prayers at a pagoda in Tay Ninh, a province in southern Vietnam, when the government official's call came.

It was late January, just after the Lunar New Year. Vietnam had detected its first two cases of the new coronavirus days earlier, and the government was contacting companies with experience of medical testing for urgent help.

"The official said Vietnam needed to act quickly," said Viet, whose medical equipment company, Viet A Corp, makes test kits and has been central to Vietnam ramping up its testing programme in response to the outbreak.

Vietnam, a country of 96 million people which shares a border with China, is signalling that it has succeeded where many wealthier and more developed countries have not by containing the new coronavirus.

The government is officially reporting a relatively small 270 cases and zero deaths. That puts the country on course to revive its economy much sooner than most others, according to several public health experts interviewed by Reuters.

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'Twiggy' Forrest's Fortescue eyes export growth as China recovers

Billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest-backed mining giant Fortescue Metals has hiked its iron ore shipments target for the June quarter.

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'Twiggy' Forrest's Fortescue eyes export growth as China recovers

Billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest-backed mining giant Fortescue Metals has hiked its iron ore shipments target for the June quarter.

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Britain's fund-raising hero promoted to 'Colonel' Tom for his 100th birthday

British World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore, the national hero who raising almost £30 million ($55 million) for the health service, celebrates his 100th birthday on Thursday with an honorary promotion and two military fly-pasts.

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WA principal stood down after urging parents to keep children home

A Mandurah school principal has been stood down pending an investigation overnight after urging parents to keep their children home despite the state government's decision to reopen schools this week.

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US Warns China on 'Erosion of Hong Kong's Freedoms'

STATE DEPARTMENT - With the State Department soon to release its report assessing Hong Kong's autonomy, the United States has expressed concern about what it sees as China's heavy hand in Hong Kong

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Cruise ship identified as source of a Tasmanian outbreak as the state records another death.

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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus kills 70 veterans at Massachusetts care home

Officials are investigating if residents received proper medical care at the Massachusetts home.


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BBC NEWS - Irrfan Khan: The Bollywood star loved by Hollywood

Irrfan Khan's biographer, Aseem Chhabra, writes about the life of one of Bollywood's biggest stars.


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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Searching for truth behind Spain's care home tragedy

Families want to know why so many of their elderly relatives have died.


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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Japan's low testing rate raises questions

Japan's relatively low rate of virus testing raises questions about how it has tackled the pandemic.


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BBC NEWS - Training AI 'to translate mum's phone messages'

How African researchers are using the continent's languages to help spur innovation in Artificial Intelligence.


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BBC NEWS - Staging a 'socially distanced' boxing match

Inside the Nicaraguan boxing event that caught the world's attention during the pandemic.


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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Why the fashion industry faces an 'existential crisis'

"No-one wants to buy clothes to sit at home in," as Next's chief executive Simon Wolfson puts it.


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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Why so many US nurses are out of work

At a time when many healthcare workers are risking their lives, some face pay cuts and job loss.


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BBC NEWS - How will airlines get flying again?

When passenger planes start flying again, the world of air travel will be very different.


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WA principal stood down after urging parents to keep children home

A Mandurah school principal has been stood down pending an investigation overnight after urging parents to keep their children home despite the state government's decision to reopen schools this week.

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BBC NEWS : Will thermal cameras help to end the lockdown?

Thermal cameras can spot people with a temperature. Will they help to end the lockdown?


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BBC NEWS : Coronavirus: Why the fashion industry faces an 'existential crisis'

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BBC NEWS : Coronavirus: 'My cafe's going bust before it's even opened'

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Private schools say they're being used as a 'wedge' in COVID-19 fight

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The Morrison government has placed staff, students and parents at independent schools "in an extraordinarily difficult and unfair position," the chief executive of Independent Schools Victoria says.

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Twenty20 World Cup a 'logistical nightmare' amid pandemic

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Lawrence Ho's Melco makes full retreat from Crown Resorts

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Lockdown life from Syria to Sydney

Twenty years old Ahmad al Daki and his Syrian family can relate to the challenges brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Australia urged to plan for coronavirus mental illness wave

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Lawrence Ho's Melco makes full retreat from Crown Resorts

Hong Kong casino tycoon Lawrence Ho has sold his remaining stake in Crown Resorts, ending a disastrous year-long attempt to gain a foothold in the James Packer-controlled gambling giant. 

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Crown Resorts block trade hints at Melco exit

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BBC NEWS - Refugee camp image wins food photo contest

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BBC NEWS - Jumia: The e-commerce start-up that fell from grace

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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Two million Bangladesh jobs 'at risk' as clothes orders dry up

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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Wild animals enjoy freedom of a quieter world

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BBC NEWS - India coronavirus: The man giving dignified burial to Covid-19 victims

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Players' decisions have jeopardised NRL restart: Berejiklian

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Australia urged to plan for coronavirus mental illness wave

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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Families foster pets during outbreak

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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Florida pastor continues in-person services

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New on Sports Illustrated: USA Swimming Unveils Tentative Schedule After Coronavirus Hiatus

USA Swimming events are slated to begin in August, with national meets first held in November.

USA Swimming is planning a return to the pool.

Though, no one is quite sure how it will all play out during the coronavirus pandemic.

The national governing body unveiled a tentative schedule Monday that begins with a series of regional events in August before a national lineup of meets kicks off in early November — all leading up to next summer's Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebraska and the Tokyo Games.

"It gives us a little bit of hope," Hali Flickinger, a 2016 Olympian who trains in Arizona, told The Associated Press. "Everything is kind of stale right now. I have no idea what’s going to happen — nobody does — but at least we have something to look forward to in the future."

Tentative is the key word, for sure.

"I think everything is taken with a grain of salt and maybe even more than one grain of salt," said Mike Unger, USA Swimming's chief operating officer. "We're trying to bring normalcy back when it's not normal, and we know that. But we have to have a Plan A, a Plan B and even a Plan C."

Olympic champion Ryan Murphy, who won three gold medals at the Rio Games, welcomed news of a revamped schedule but said he's not ready to celebrate just yet.

"I'll be ready to adjust," Murphy told the AP in a telephone interview from his training base at Cal-Berkeley. "Until we get out of this thing, I'm going to stay in a flexible mindset."

USA Swimming canceled all national events in July and early August, most notably the Speedo Summer Championships. The regional events would be held in mid to late August, with an eye toward limiting the need for travel and promoting a safer environment for athletes, coaches, officials and families.

Unger said the organization is talking with pools all over the country to assess potential availability, but also recognizes that any plans would be subject to health guidelines and the approval of local officials. USA Swimming is considering anywhere from 12 to 16 meets, divided equally between four geographic regions that are already set up for lower-level meets.

"We're not trying to rush into anything, but we've got to be methodical," Unger said. "With these regional meets, we would not be forcing someone from, say, Boston to go to Atlanta for a meet. Hypothetically, they could go to Long Island instead."

The first meet of the TYR Pro Swim Series is set for Richmond, Virginia from Nov. 5-8, followed by events in Knoxville, Tennessee (Jan. 13-16); San Antonio (March 3-6); Mission Viejo, California (April 8-11, 2021); and Indianapolis (May 12-15).

Also, the Toyota U.S. Open in Atlanta would be held from Dec. 2-5.

The U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha have already been rescheduled for June 13-20, about a month ahead of the new 2021 dates for the Tokyo Summer Games.

There are some changes from this season's Pro Swim Series, with Richmond replacing Greensboro, North Carolina as the leadoff event in November and San Antonio taking Des Moines' spot on the schedule in March.

Des Moines was the last TYR meet this year before the pandemic largely shut down live sporting events around the world and forced a one-year postponement of the Olympics.

Even if swim meets are able to resume, they may look different than they have in the past. USA Swimming will consider everything from competing without fans to maintaining social distancing on pool decks that are usually jammed with athletes, coaches and officials.

"From an optics standpoint, we need to be smart and wise about how we gather when we are able to gather," Unger said.

After getting an unexpected break when the Olympics were officially postponed last month, most swimmers have returned to some form of training.

Murphy said he's been able to get in occasional pool training at private facilities in the Bay Area, but the main training pool at Cal-Berkeley remains closed. The bulk of his training is on dry land, mostly in the garage of the house he shares with five roommates since gyms have yet to reopen in California.

"No one is really leaving the house, so we're all just working out together," Murphy said. "We pull the cars out of the garage and work out there. We have a boxing bag, some ropes. I got a stationary bike. We've got a 30-pound dumbbell and a 50-pound kettlebell. We're making it work. We don't need all the fancy bells and whistles to stay in shape."

And now, at least, he has a series of meets to look forward to — assuming they actually take place.

"I'll be there for sure if they do," Murphy said. "But I'm also going to be ready if potentially everything gets pushed back again."

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New on Sports Illustrated: Colts' Flexibility With Eason, Who Eagles Would've Taken Besides Jalen Hurts, Draft Notes

We're not done looking back at the draft, and today's notes explain why the Colts like their Jacob Eason pick, who the Eagles might have taken instead of Jalen Hurts in the second round, some thoughts on the Trevor Lawrence Derby and more.

Some more wrap-up work with the draft in the rear-view mirror …

• The round the Colts took Jacob Eason in is important in the grand scheme of their future quarterback plans. Why? Because getting the Washington product in the fourth allows them to throw a dart at the position without any opportunity cost. Eason will get a year to develop under Frank Reich and Nick Sirriani, Philip Rivers and Jacoby Brissett will play out contract years, and then Indy can reassess after the 2020 season. Eason’s shown over the last few years, at two different schools, that he has plenty of growing up to do, something that led NFL teams to question how much he really loves football. That said, his potential is immense, and getting to learn to be a pro should be easier alongside Rivers and Brissett. And putting Eason in that environment should also help the Colts get answers quicker on whether the light will turn on for the 22-year-old.

• I’ve got a couple of fun notes on the Eagles’ vetting of Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts, which provided the runway for his selection as the 53rd pick on Friday. One, VP of player personnel Andy Weidl actually got live exposure to Hurts in game action—he was on site for the Sooners’ 52–14 beatdown of West Virginia. Hurts threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns on 16-of-17 passing, and his only incompletion came on a drop by Drake Stoops (yup, Bob’s son); and he rushed for 75 yards and two more touchdowns on 10 carries. Two, pass-game coordinator Press Taylor was on site for Oklahoma’s pro day on March 12, which took place just before the scouting circuit was shut down, and gave Philly another data point to work off. Obviously, both of those guys had positive impressions. And again, I think the main argument here is how high Hurts was picked, given that the Eagles just gave their young franchise quarterback a top-of-the-market deal. Only time will tell us the rest of the story. And if you want something to track coming out of all this: Southern Illinois S/LB Jeremy Chinn (Panthers) and Ohio State RB J.K. Dobbins (Ravens) were two players I’d heard would’ve been under consideration, had Hurts not been the pick at 53. Gun to my head, I say Philly would’ve taken Chinn in that circumstance.

• For what it’s worth, I believe the Texans would’ve taken TCU DT Ross Blacklock—a twitchy, athletic force with strong character—at 26, had they not made the deal for Laremy Tunsil with that pick. As it was, he was clearly their top guy going into Day 2, ranked only behind Auburn’s Derrick Brown and South Carolina’s Javon Kinlaw among all the interior defensive linemen on Houston’s board, and they got him at 40, the pick acquired in the DeAndre Hopkins trade. Should that change how you view the Tunsil trade vs. the Hopkins trade? Maybe not. But I’d say if they got the same player at one spot (40) that they would’ve at the other (26) that contextualizes everything a little. Coach Bill O’Brien has said repeatedly that he sees this, because of the pandemic, as the sort of year where veterans are going to be important. He should hope so, given that the team used picks this year to acquire Tunsil, Gareon Conley and Duke Johnson (the latter two became new Patriots TE Devin Asiasi and new Browns LB Jacob Phillips, the 91st and 97th picks).

• The Chiefs’ drafting of Clyde Edwards-Helaire was, in fact, a convergence of a few different puzzle pieces coming together. First, there was the team’s quiet internal concession that it’s needed a bellcow back since losing Kareem Hunt 17 months ago. Second, the draft fell in a way where some other need spots were picked clean by the time the Chiefs got on the clock at 32 (linebacker would be one, with Kenneth Murray, Patrick Queen and Justyn Brooks gone). And third, and this was the most important part, Kansas City fell in love with Edwards-Helaire’s game. Before every draft, GM Brett Veach and his staff give coach Andy Reid and his staff pockets of players to assess at every position, in an effort to marry up scouting reports from both sides of the operation. What the scouts got back from the coaches, from Reid to offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy to RBs coach Deland McCullough, was unanimous, and lined right up with what the scouts were saying (Veach told Reid he believed Brian Westbrook was a fair comp just before Reid did the work on Edwards-Helaire). And that made it fairly simple picking Edwards-Helaire in front of about a half-dozen other guys the Chiefs would’ve been OK with at the position.

• One thing that made the Cardinals comfortable with Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons: The intel they got back from the school showed that Simmons would switch position-group rooms on a weekly basis during the season, depending on how DC Brent Venables planned to use him in a given game. That doesn’t sound like a huge deal, but it takes a certain mental capacity to toggle like that, and it sure made Arizona believe that Simmons’s transition to the NFL should be a smooth one. They see him as the ultimate matchup guy, big and physical enough to cover tight ends, fast enough to run with slots, and able to rush and play him off the hash. The one thing you got going into the draft was that pigeonholing him in one spot as a pro would be wasting his talent. Rest assured, he will not be strictly a box defender in Arizona.

• As the Trevor Lawrence Derby gets set to leave the starting gates, let’s try and remember one thing: No matter how much 2021 capital you compile, you’re almost certainly going to have to be the worst team in football to get him. Whoever has that pick is very close to a sure thing to take a player who’s been compared, as a prospect, to Peyton Manning. And that even goes for certain teams with good young quarterbacks, and I’ve actually got a story on that one. You may remember, the Rams were in the running to get the first pick right up until the end of Steve Spagnuolo’s last year in 2011, but wound up getting the second pick, which they dealt to Washington for three first-rounders and a second-rounder. Had they landed the first pick? I’ve been told consistently over the years they’d probably have kept it, taken Andrew Luck and traded Sam Bradford, who they had taken first overall two years early. Luck was a generational prospect, of course. So is Lawrence.

• Perhaps the biggest shocker of Round 1 was Las Vegas taking Damon Arnette 19th overall, with Arnette having been projected widely as a Day 2 player. And part of how this all went down was purely logistical. I talked with a couple of guys who’ve known and worked with Arnette over the years right before the draft, and one was adamant that the Raiders were smitten with the corner and would try and move down to position themselves to take him. Las Vegas, I’m told, did try. But a good enough offer never materialized and that put GM Mike Mayock in a weird spot. He could either draft Arnette higher than most valued him at 19 or, without another pick until the middle of the third round (80th overall), miss out on him altogether. So Mayock, as we’ve seen him do a number of times over his 15 months in charge, trusted his evaluation, gritted his teeth and took Arnette at 19.

• I asked Chargers coach Anthony Lynn how he and GM Tom Telesco came to a decision to spend the sixth pick on a quarterback, and I thought his answer was telling. “It just made sense,” Lynn said. “Losing a franchise guy, a guy that’s been the guy here for 15, 16 years, and picking sixth? Hell, I don’t want to ever be picking sixth again. So if I’m already picking this high, and there’s a quarterback we like, we might as well just get the quarterback now. We knew Phil was towards the end. And you say the end, Tom Brady’s 43—these guys are playing until they’re senior citizens. We felt like with the crop that was coming out this year, this would be the time to get a young quarterback in here, and even if Phil was here, he could sit behind Phil for a year or two and learn.” The important part? I don’t ever want to ever be picking sixth again. My sense is for both the Dolphins and Chargers, the time had to be now, because they believe they’ll be too competitive next year to be able to count on drafting the one they want in 2021.

• Here’s the cap space for 10 teams that’ll have trouble making many more changes: Rams ($419,169), Patriots ($1.077M), Falcons ($2.233M), Saints ($3.855M), Bucs ($4.364M), Chiefs ($4.912M), Seahawks ($5.257M), Steelers ($5.768M), 49ers ($6.767M) and Panthers ($7.008M). And the cap space for 10 teams who should be able to augment: Browns ($37.548M), Washington ($36.694M), Lions ($29.488M), Broncos ($24.249M), Colts ($24.068M), Eagles ($23.540M), Titans ($21.609M), Chargers ($20.995M) Bills ($20.596M) Dolphins ($20.174M). This is especially relevant now that free-agent signings no longer count against the comp-pick formula, which means teams that have been relatively dormant to protect their 2021 draft haul can now freely move about the market.

• I also would think we’ll see continued movement of some veteran players in the coming days. Some teams held back on cutting guys, thinking teams might make trades later in the process, given how hard it will be to assimilate rookies this year. But with the draft having come and gone, a lot of those players will now be cut. Seahawks linemen Justin Britt and D.J. Fluker would be two examples. And keep an eye on Bengals QB Andy Dalton in the coming days. He could be another.

• Question or comment? Email us.

April 28, 2020 at 05:20AM
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BBC NEWS - Stressed firms look for better ways to source products

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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus and climate: Australia's chance to shift to green energy

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NSW wants children back at school full time before end of term 2

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Small businesses like pubs and restaurants face issues with insurers not paying out over Covid-19.


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New on Sports Illustrated: Lightning Captain Steven Stamkos: 'I'll Be Ready' if NHL Season Resumes

Steven Stamkos said he has recovered from core muscle surgery and has been skating three times a week.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos has recovered from core muscle surgery and says he would be ready to play if the NHL season is cleared to resume. 

In a video posted by the Lightning, Stamkos detailed his status following the surgery. The Lightning captain said the suspension of the NHL season has allowed him time to recover. 

"With the timing of all this, it was devastating at the beginning, because I thought I would be possibly missing some [Stanley Cup] Playoff games," Stamkos said. "And the stoppage happened, we didn't know how long it was going to be, so the kind of silver lining in that was I'll be ready when we resume." 

Stamkos underwent surgery for a core muscle injury in early March and was expected to miss 6-8 weeks, which would have held him out of the rest of the regular season and potentially the first round of the playoffs. Now, Stamkos is skating again at Tampa Bay's facility.

"I've been able to still use this time to rehab," Stamkos said. "I've been going to the rink three times a week to skate, and just start feeling normal again. So I guess I have a chance to get out of the house and do that, obviously safely, with all the guidelines we have within our community."

Lightning coach Jon Cooper also weighed in on Stamkos' status, saying that he "improves every single day."

"I have no idea when things are going to get back together, but we have anticipated that all of our guys will be ready to go when that time comes," Cooper said on Friday. "We know it's not coming tomorrow and probably not next week, but when the time comes, we anticipate everyone will be ready. I know he's worked hard to get back. A lot of it had to do with rest, which he's been getting."

Stamkos missed seven regular-season games due to his surgery before the season was suspended. He has 29 goals and 66 points this season, both second on the team behind Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning hold a 43-21-6 record and stand in second place in the Atlantic Division. 

The NHL joined other professional leagues in halting games on March 12 due to the COVID-19 crisis. The league has reportedly looked to resume the season in two to four team arenas after exploring non-NHL neutral sites. 

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