Microsoft Corp is closing down Mixer, its live streaming service for games, and shifting users to Facebook Gaming, the technology giant’s Xbox division said on Monday.Starting on July 22, all Mixer sites and applications will redirect users to Facebook Inc’s gaming app, Xbox said in a blog post.Microsoft bought Mixer in 2016, hoping to rope in millions of paying subscribers looking to watch live streams of their favorite gamers competing in e-sports or playing popular video games such as Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto.However, despite online streaming viewership booming under coronavirus lockdowns, Mixer has struggled to leave the shadow of market leader Twitch, owned by Amazon.com Inc.

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Operational Considerations for Immunization Services during COVID-19 in Non-US Settings Focusing on Low-Middle Income Countries

Hemophilus influenza type b, pneumococcus, and rotavirus infections 1. As of June 1, 2020, approximately 125 mass vaccination campaigns against polio, measles, meningitis A, yellow fever, typhoid, cholera, and tetanus had been postponed.In many countries, immunization services have been disrupted as a result of:The purpose of this document is to provide operational considerations for the implementation of immunization services during the COVID-19 pandemic in non-US settings.

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Amid coronavirus spikes, COVID-19 testing demand is outpacing capacity, major test providers warn

LOS ANGELES - The number of novel coronavirus cases confirmed in a single day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast.

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Martin Lewis sparks coronavirus concerns as he battles health issues on live show

Money expert Martin Lewis, who regularly appears on programmes including This Morning, has sparked fears he is suffering from COVID-19.

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Man who posted regret for attending party dies 1 day later of coronavirus

California man died of COVID-19 just a day after expressing his regret for attending a party.Thomas Macias, 51, went to a party once quarantine restrictions were lifted in his area. Up until then, his brother-in-law Gus Lopez told CBS News, he’d been carefully isolating.“He had diabetes, so he was doing everything he could to stay isolated; he would wear his mask if he had to go out,” Lopez told the publication.“Then when he heard restrictions were being lifted, things were becoming more lenient, a friend of his put together a barbecue.

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Redman, Stallings take early lead at Rocket Mortgage Classic

DETROIT – Doc Redman took a step toward remaining among those to make the cut in every event since the PGA Tour resumed, opening with a 7-under 65 to share the early lead Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.Redman closed with four straight birdies and seven over the last eight holes. Scott Stallings birdied his last two holes.

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WATCH LIVE: Osceola County leaders hold coronavirus news conference

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – County officials in Osceola County are expected to hold a news conference Thursday to address concerns fro the coronavirus.On Thursday, the Florida Department of Health reported a record-breaking 10,109 new cases of COVID-19.According to the FDOH, Osceola reported 185 additional cases since Wednesday. bringing the overall total of cases to 2,349.In addition to the positive cases, the County has had 201 hospitalizations and 26 deaths.RELATED: Florida reports record-breaking 10,109 new cases of COVID-19The Osceola County School Board approved a plan to reopen schools on Aug.

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Major incident declared as Public Health England issue warning over 'very toxic' materials thought to be circulating in Greater Manchester

Blackley on Wednesday.The chemical is commonly used to control vermin, and can be 'very toxic' if swallowed.

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Watch live as future of Manchester Airport as it recovers from effects of Covid-19 is debated in parliament

You can watch the debate using the live stream at the top of this page.Navendu Mishra will say: "Manchester Airport is a core part of Greater Manchester’s economy, employing tens of thousands of people. It is central to everything we do in the North West, and will be a major catalyst for kickstarting the regional economy as we emerge from the first phase of the coronavirus crisis.“It is vital that the Government does all it can to save Manchester Airport, its airlines and all of the businesses that rely on it as a key hub.

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What you need to know before streaming ‘Hamilton’ on Disney+ over the weekend

The major hype around “Hamilton” may have happened five years ago, when it won all the Tony awards.Do you remember, back in 2015? Getting a ticket was nearly impossible.But it seems that people are excited to be able to finally watch the theater masterpiece at home, thanks to Disney+.The streaming service is releasing the highly anticipated film version of the stage production, and for creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, the release has been a long time coming.Miranda pushed up the release of the film due to the coronavirus, hoping it could bring some happiness and joy to fans of the musical, as well as those who have heard of the hype but have never seen the show or listened to the cast album.Since there’s likely to be a good chunk of

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Covid-19 Pharma major Mylan gets nod to make remdesivir for 'restricted emergency use'

New Delhi: After Hetero and Cipla, another pharmaceutical major Mylan was given permission by India's drug regulator on Thursday to manufacture and market the anti-viral drug remdesivir for "restricted emergency use" on hospitalised COVID-19 patients, official sources said.Written informed consent of each patient is required before the use of the drug while active post-marketing surveillance data and reporting of serious adverse events have to be submitted.On June 21, Hetero and Cipla were given permission to manufacture and market the drug on the same conditions.The Union Health ministry in its 'Clinical Management Protocols for COVID-19' recommended the use of the drug in COVID-19 patients with moderate stages of the illness (those on

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TUI set to close kids' clubs at some holiday resorts due to coronavirus safety measures

TUI are set to close kids' clubs at some holiday resorts as a result of coronavirus safety measures.

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How NASA’s new rover will search for signs of ancient life on Mars

Kelso Harper, Joel GoldbergIf NASA realizes its midsummer dream, a spacecraft will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sometime between 22 July and 11 August, destined to ignite the next generation of Mars exploration. The mission, which NASA has dubbed Mars 2020, aims to deliver the space agency’s latest rover, Perseverance, to an uncharted crater known as Jezero—an ancient lake bed that could offer a window into Mars’s climatic history.Perseverance will haul an abundance of technology, including a small helicopter and a novel array of 43 sample tubes, robotic arms, and multiple drills, which will bore into the martian surface for chalk-size cores of rock and soil.

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Over a million people still on state income support due to Covid-19

Over a million people continued to depend on the state for income support in June, according to the latest Live Register figures from the Central Statistics Office.

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Armed St. Louis protesters broke iron gate, threatened couple before they drew their own guns, attorney says

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A Missouri couple under fire for brandishing guns in the front yard of their home as protesters passed told police the group broke a gate to get onto the private street, and the pair say they only retrieved their firearms when they spotted “multiple” people who were already armed, department records show.Al Watkins, an attorney for Mark McCloskey, 63, and his 61-year-old wife, Patricia, said the protest was largely peaceful and the pair did not bring their guns outside of the home until two men in particular, both of whom were white, started menacing them.The McCloskeys, he said, were hesitant to come forward with the full story out of fear that they would "disparage the importance of Black Lives Matter.""At the time, their

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Bars are ‘perfect place to break’ coronavirus distancing rules and should close: experts

COVID-19 infections — a move backed by sound science about risk factors that go beyond wearing or not wearing masks.In the words of one study, it comes down to the danger of “heavy breathing in close proximity.”Crowded indoor spaces filled with people yelling, leaning close to hear one another and touching the same sticky surfaces are “the opposite of social distancing,” said Dr. David Hamer of the Boston University School of Medicine.“Can you do social distancing at a bar? Can you wear a mask while drinking?” Hamer said.

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Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update live as First Minister to announce more dates for Phase 2 reopening

infection near Dumfries shows the virus is still a major public health risk.

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McDonald’s halts dine-in service reopening plans due to spike in US COVID-19 cases

People wear protective face masks outside McDonald's in Brooklyn as New York City moves into Phase 2 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

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Newsom: Restaurants, bars, movie theaters must close again in 19 California counties

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday tightened coronavirus restrictions for most of California, as a COVID-19 surge and more deaths have been reported ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. Newsom told 19 counties to close their indoor operations, like bars, wine tasting rooms, zoos, restaurants and movie theaters for at least three weeks. The list includes Contra Costa County, Santa Clara and Solano counties in the Bay Area, as well as Los Angeles County.

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Sarnia, Ont., hot sauce company supports national fight against coronavirus

novel coronavirus pandemic, one bottle at a time.Joshua Lines from Top Shelf spoke with 980 CFPL’s Mike Stubbs Friday to explain their most recent initiative.

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Millie Mackintosh shares beautiful picture from daughter Sienna’s birth as she admits nerves about welcoming baby during coronavirus pandemic

Millie Mackintosh and her husband Hugo Taylor, 33, welcomed their daughter Sienna on 1 May.The 30 year old former Made In Chelsea star has now opened up on welcoming her daughter via C-section and how she was nervous about giving birth during the coronavirus pandemic. However, the new mum admitted that despite her nerves, Sienna’s arrival into the world was a "smooth and positive" experience, with Hugo by her side throughout.

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Elton John Launches YouTube ‘Classic Concert Series’ To Raise Money For COVID-19 Relief

It’s good news for Elton John fans!

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Strictly Come Dancing 2020 major scheduling shake-up amid Covid-19 lockdown

Strictly Come Dancing 's 2020 series will reportedly run for nine weeks instead of its usual 13 this year. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, many TV shows and bosses have had to make mega shake-ups to its shows in a bid to stop a second wave of the potentially fatal virus.

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6 members of FC Dallas soccer team test positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – The FC Dallas Major League Soccer team released a statement Wednesday saying two members of the team had tested positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival in Orlando.pic.twitter.com/yTdNjMKtgXAccording to the tweet, FC Dallas player, coaches and staff departed for Orlando on June 27 and every member of the traveling party had tested negative for COVID-19.

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Trump blasts de Blasio for plans to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of Trump Tower

Trump Tower (File Photo) President Trump on Wednesday blasted New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for his plans to paint “Black Lives Matter” in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan, urging the city to instead spend its money on the New York Police Department.“NYC is cutting Police $’s by ONE BILLION DOLLARS, and yet the @NYCMayor is going to paint a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury Avenue,” Trump tweeted Wednesday.“This will further antagonize New York’s Finest, who LOVE New York & vividly remember the horrible BLM chant, ‘Pigs in a Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon,’” he continued.

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Millie Mackintosh admits she was ‘terrified’ about giving birth during Covid-19 pandemic

Millie Mackintosh has opened up about giving birth to her first child amid the coronavirus pandemic.The former Made In Chelsea star, 30, welcomed baby daughter Sienna, who she shares with husband Hugo Taylor, last month.Sharing a sweet photo on Instagram showing her and Taylor with their newborn shortly after the birth, Mackintosh said that Sienna’s arrival was a “hugely positive experience” despite initial fears leaving her “terrified” of contracting Covid-19 in hospital.“Despite my final trimester landing smack bang in the middle of a global pandemic, I feel very lucky that Sienna’s arrival into the world was a hugely positive experience for me,” she wrote.“The usual fears around the birth of my daughter were magnified by not knowing if

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New physical distancing guidance for third class pupils upwards

Students from third class upwards should maintain at least one metre physical distance from each other during class time when schools reopen in September, according to the latest public health advice.

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Crieff Clydesdale bank branch to close after temporary reprieve due to COVID-19

Perth and Kinross school pupils to all be back at school on August 17Perthshire South and Kinross-shire MSP Roseanna Cunningham said she was “disappointed, though not surprised,” by the decision.She added: “There is no doubt that while the coronavirus pandemic may have temporary slowed down the closure of this branch it has also accelerated a shift in customer behaviour that was already moving very fast indeed away from the use of cash and in-branch banking.“My immediate concern is for three particular groups – elderly and vulnerable customers, small businesses and, of course, the bank’s employees.

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WATCH LIVE: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer hosts mask awareness event

ORLANDO, Fla. – Health experts and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer agree it’s time to “mask up” to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the disease that continues to cause havoc across Florida and around the world.Dyer, along with Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, is asking residents to wear a face covering to protect themselves and others from COVID-19.Both leaders will host a “mask up” information event at 11 a.m. Wednesday.Face covers prevent droplets that carry the virus from spreading from your nose and mouth to others.Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties have all enacted mask ordinances that require face coverings while people are in public.

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Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as National Records of Scotland to release weekly figures

Nicola Sturgeon is set to release the latest coronavirus figures in Scotland after the death toll rose by three over the last 24 hours. Figures from the National Records of Scotland will also be released later today which will show the number of people who passed away when Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

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Depressed dad, 47, who lost IT job due to coronavirus pandemic takes his own life

A heartbroken wife found the body of her husband in their garage a few weeks after he lost his job due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Netflix and Gaming Stocks Gain, Many Hollywood Majors Fall Amid Pandemic

Big media and entertainment stocks rebounded in the second quarter — along with the broader market as investors overall seemed to shrug off concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic and the recession it has been expected to cause — but remain in negative territory for the year. Sector investors had already been concerned about cord-cutting, the continued rise of streaming giants like Netflix, and new services, such as TikTok, grabbing younger audiences' attention.

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Edmonton’s Celeigh Cardinal, Striker win first-time Juno awards

It was a big night for Edmonton artists at the Juno Awards this year. While the winners had to watch from home, there was certainly no lack of celebration.

Partial human remains found close to Leon River during search for Vanessa Guillen

BELL COUNTY, Texas - The US Army says partial human remains have been found close to the Leon River in Bell County, an area of interest in the search for missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen.Army CID says no confirmation of the identity of the remains has been made at this point.A news conference was held after a meeting with Ft. Hood officials to discuss the latest findings in the search for Guillen and what the family intends to do moving forward. According to CID, due to "extensive investigative work," agents had returned to the area to conduct more investigative work.

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Teams not able to disclose who goes on IL due to virus

Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies became the first Major League Baseball player known to have tested positive. According to reports, the All-Star outfielder was one of three Colorado players to have a positive test.Numerous other teams have said they have players who have tested positive for the virus without identifying any of them.

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TikTok is saving Judi Dench’s life during coronavirus lockdown

UK shuttered theaters over coronavirus concerns, that nation’s finest thespians have struggled to stay entertained. Fortunately, Shakespearean actress Dame Judi Dench has found an unlikely way to occupy herself during lockdown: filming viral videos on TikTok with her 22-year-old grandson, Sam Williams.“It [Tik Tok] saved my life,” the 85-year-old Oscar winner said in an interview with Channel 4 News about the various skits and dance numbers, which each regularly rack up more than 100,000 likes.

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Pools in the Mexican desert are a window into Earth’s early life

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega Valeria Souza Saldívar never planned to devote her life to a remote and ancient oasis more than 1000 kilometers north of her laboratory in Mexico City. But a call in early 1999 changed that.“It’s one of the best cold calls I’ve ever made,” says James Elser, a limnologist at the University of Montana.

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Love in the time of coronavirus: Use this calculator to see if your wedding will be impacted by COVID-19

Bri Volz, COVID-19 has thrown a major wrench in wedding planning. We both had to cancel and postpone our weddings due to the coronavirus pandemic, and while I’m hopeful my redo date will pan out, a new COVID wedding calculator isn’t inspiring much hope.[RELATED: Your wedding was canceled due to coronavirus. Now what? We asked a wedding planner]Online wedding planning tool With Joy has developed a wedding planning calculator to help brides and grooms determine how “at risk” their wedding plans are at the hands of the pandemic.The process is simple: log onto the site, enter your wedding date, answer a few questions about your wedding and guests who will be attending and the site will generate your results.“Joy’s COVID Wedding Calculator helps

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Coronavirus: Canada extends ban on most foreign travellers

new coronavirus, has been extended to July 31 and was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. ET Tuesday.“The CBSA has implemented travel restrictions across all ports of entry in all modes of transportation – land, sea, air and rail.

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Chase Rice has no regrets over controversial live show during coronavirus

COVID-19 pandemic over the weekend, Chase Rice — the up-and-coming American country singer — neither apologized or expressed regret for the event in an Instagram response to the controversy on Monday.The concert in question took place on Saturday, June 27, at the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, small-town Tennessee, and completely avoided all social distancing regulations set in place to help mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus.Rice, 34, shared a video of the crowd to his Instagram story on the night of the gig with the caption “We back,” before he was bombarded with criticism all across social media.The highly contested concert took place only in the same week that health officials reported the biggest one-day jump

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WATCH LIVE: Governor makes ‘major announcement’ from marine center

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Further acknowledging that climate change is a growing concern in his state, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a measure requiring public coastal construction projects to first be reviewed for impacts on the state's fragile seashore because of rising sea levels.The signing was hailed by environmentalists as an important step in addressing the encroaching ocean in a state with more than 1,300 miles of shoreline and where two-thirds of the 22 million residents live along the coast.The bill was one of 28 signed into law by DeSantis late Monday, including one that undoes a ban on sunscreen imposed by Key West.

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Air Canada discontinues service on 30 routes across the country

Air Canada has announced it’s discontinuing service on 30 domestic routes and closing eight stations at airports across the country amid weakened demand for travel due to the novel coronavirus and measures put in place to limit its spread.Canada’s largest airline said in a statement Tuesday that most of the route suspensions will occur in the Maritimes, Ontario and Quebec, with a handful of closures affecting western routes between Saskatchewan and Ottawa.“Air Canada expects the industry’s recovery will take a minimum of three years,” the airline said in a statement.

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'A dark past': MVPs say time to pull Landis name off plaques

NEW YORK – Something still bothers Barry Larkin about his Most Valuable Player award.The other name engraved on the trophy: Kenesaw Mountain Landis.“Why is it on there?” said Larkin, the Black shortstop voted National League MVP in 1995 with the Cincinnati Reds.“I was always aware of his name and what that meant to slowing the color line in Major League Baseball, of the racial injustice and inequality that Black players had to go through,” the Hall of Famer said this week.Hired in 1920 as the sport’s first commissioner to help clean up rampant gambling, Landis and his legacy are “always a complicated story” that includes “documented racism,” official MLB historian John Thorn said.This much is true, in black and white, about the son of a

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Woman, 72, gored by bison at Yellowstone National Park after getting close to take photos

A sign in Yellowstone National Park warns visitors to not approach bison and other wildlife in the park.

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4 salons, long-term care homes forced to close in Kingston region over COVID-19 breaches

COVID-19 safety guidelines in six establishments in the region, a list that includes several nail salons and two long-term care homes as of Tuesday morning.The list has grown from one business fined on Sunday to a total of six businesses on Tuesday. 2nd Kingston, Ont., nail salon sees COVID-19 infection, 3rd fined for safety breaches Four businesses have been forced to close, the first of which was Binh’s Nail Salon, where an initial COVID-19 outbreak was declared last Thursday.

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Tiziana Life Sciences signs manufacturing deal with STC Biologics

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.UK-based biotechnology firm Tiziana Life Sciences has executed an agreement with STC Biologics for the manufacture of TZLS-501 for clinical studies in Covid-19 patients. TZLS-501 is an anti-IL-6 receptor (anti-IL-6R) monoclonal antibody (mAb) acquired from Novimmune in 2017.

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'The worst is yet to come': Coronavirus pandemic 'not even close to being over,' WHO official warns

GENEVA - This week marks six months since the World Health Organization was first notified of the coronavirus pandemic, and officials with the organization have given a stark warning that COVID-19 is “not even close to being over.”WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday during a media briefing that people should reflect on the progress made and lessons learned in the crisis.

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Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as Scotland marks 100 days since lockdown

First Minister will announce later whether Scotland has went five days in a row with no new coronavirus deaths.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Microsoft to close Mixer live streaming service, teaming up with Facebook Gaming

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