The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped four million as some of the hardest-hit countries readied to lift lockdown restrictions, despite concerns about a second wave of infections.

Governments around the world are trying to stop the spread of the disease while scrambling for ways to relieve pressure on their economies, which are facing a historic downturn with millions pushed into unemployment.

But with the death toll already past 277,000, nations are keen to avoid second waves of infections that could overwhelm their healthcare systems, with a new cluster of cases in South Korea raising fears about the virus hitting back rapidly.

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Olivia Palermo fashions scarf into face mask to walk dog in NYC... ahead of 6th wedding anniversary

The City alum Olivia Palermo braved the streets of Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood - the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic - to walk her beloved dog, Mr. Butler, on Wednesday.The Connecticut-born 34-year-old fashioned a striped beige scarf as a protective CDC-recommended face mask to help slow the spread of the fast-spreading respiratory illness.As of Wednesday, there have been an eye-popping 187K confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York City, which has led to over 20K deaths - according to Johns Hopkins University.

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Kendall Jenner flaunts midriff as Kylie's BFF Anastasia 'Stassie' Karanikolaou shows off derriere

Kylie Jenner and Anastasia 'Stassie' Karanikolaou, both 22, have been BFFs since they were in their early teens.But on Wednesday, with many people looking to keep busy while in quarantine due to the COVID-19 crisis, Stassie teamed-up with Kylie's sister Kendall Jenner for a workout with friend and fitness trainer Chase Weber.And both ladies used the session to flaunt their womanly curves to the delight of their millions of social media followers.

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Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner welcome their son Hayes Douglas

Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner's family has grown on Wednesday, with the couple welcoming their son Hayes Douglas.The child was born at 3:37 PM at the couple's New Jersey home, with the assistance of their midwife, according to People.Hayes was born at9 lbs., 4 oz. and measuring 21 inches, joining the couple's three-year-old daughter Henley "Gracie" Grace.

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Beyonce shares a new video from the COVID-19 testing site in her hometown of Houston

Beyonce is doing her part to make the people in her hometown of Houston are getting tested for COVID-19.The 38-year-old singer shared a new video on Instagram Wednesday night, featuring footage from the testing site, featuring an appearance from Houston rapper Paul Wall.'BEYGOOD MOBILE TESTING Houston, TX,' Beyonce said in the caption of her video, with Paul Wall seen in a mask greeting fans. Doing her part:Beyonce is doing her part to make the people in her hometown of Houston are getting tested for COVID-19 Testing site:The 38-year-old singer shared a new video on Instagram Wednesday night, featuring footage from the testing site, featuring an appearance from Houston rapper Paul Wall'What it do H-Town.

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Ariana Grande reveals she 'doesn't feel comfortable' releasing new album during quarantine

Ariana Grande has been on a creative high in recent years, releasing two full-length studio albums in successive years in 2018 and 2019.And with the recent release of her new song -- Stuck With U -- with Justin Bieber, many fans began to speculate and hope that another album could be on the horizon.With all the chatter seemingly growing by the day, the Grammy Award-winning singer squashed any notion of a new batch of songs hitting the airways anytime soon, due in part to the COVID-19 crisis.Scroll down to video Big reveal: Ariana Grande said she won't be releasing a new studio album anytime soonDuring an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s At Home series, Grande revealed she has been writing new music, which is music to the ears of

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When will dentists re-open in the UK? Here's what we know so far

With talks of loosening lockdown measures underway, will dental practices be in the first wave of re-openings?

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Megan Thee Stallion strips down to nude string bikini... after making Billboard Chart 'her-story'

Hot Girl Summer rapper Megan Thee Stallion gave her 28.7M social media following quite an eyeful on Wednesday with her latest thirst trap.The 25-year-old twerk queen stripped down to a nude-colored $39.99 Fashion Nova 'Brazilian Beach' bikini in her paid partnership post captioned: 'Whewwwwww!'The California based fashion brand - founded in 2006 by Richard Saghian - is said to pay powerful influencers and celebrities between $20K-$50K to promote their products.

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Ashley Olsen stops by her office in NYC as she is seen for first time after twin Mary-Kate's divorce

Mary-Kate Olsen is in the process of getting a divorce from husband of five years Olivier Sarkozy.And twin sister Ashley Olsen has been supporting her through the process, recently departing for a girls trip.She cut a boss look Wednesday in a navy blue suit duster as she stopped at her office in New York City before heading out of town with Mary-Kate and friends.

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Tim McGraw reveals daughter Maggie, 21, is helping provide free meals to healthcare workers

He shares three daughters with his wife Faith Hill.And on Wednesday, Tim McGraw shared his pride at how middle daughter Maggie, 21, is helping others during the coronavirus pandemic.The country music star revealed Maggie is volunteering with Feed The Front Line in Nashville, helping to raise donations that are used to pay restaurants to provide meals to frontline healthcare workers for free. Proud father: Tim McGraw has revealed that his daughter Maggie, 21, is volunteering with a nonprofit in Nashville to help provide free meals to frontline healthcare workers'It’s a really great project.

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Russell Crowe will play mob gangster in American Son which is based on French film A Prophet

Russell Crowe will lead the way in American Son, a mafia-driven thriller from Paramount, derived from the French movie A Prophet.The 56-year-old actor in the movie is set to portray a prison bound mobster who assembles his own multiracial empire while carving out a spot amid the Italian and Russian mob families,Varietyreported Wednesday.Andrew 'Rapman' Onwubolu will direct and Dennis Lehane is penning the script for the motion picture. The latest:Russell Crowe, 56, will lead the way in American Son, a mafia-driven thriller from Paramount, derived from the French movie A Prophet.

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James Corden and wife Julia Carey enjoy a stroll in the Pacific Palisades amid the COVID-19 pandemic

James Corden enjoyed a laid-back stroll with his wife Julia Carey in LA's Pacific Palisades neighborhood after undergoing eye surgery.For his secondpublic outing since the procedure, the Cats actor, 41, appeared in high sprits, while sporting a navy polo shirt and jeans on Tuesday.The TV producer, who shares son Max, nine and daughters Carey, five, and two-year-old Charlotte with the comedian, put her toned legs on full display in a pair of white shorts by her husband's side.

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Recovered coronavirus patients 'develop antibodies' as research raises immunity hope

A new study has revealed most recovered coronavirus patients have antibodies in their system – meaning they may have some level of immunity to the disease.

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Owen Hargreaves makes Jadon Sancho to Manchester United transfer prediction

Manchester United will still have the financial muscle to pull off a big signing like Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund, despite the impact of coronavirus on football.

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US likely to get first access if Sanofi’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson has said that the US will likely have first access to its Covid-19 vaccine if it succeeds.

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Big-brand Covid-19 essentials being sold for TEN times supermarket price on eBay and Amazon, says Which? report

Hand sanitiser, toilet roll and cleaning products are still being flogged at inflated prices on online marketplaces, according to Which?

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For booking online train tickets, IRCTC wants your destination address as well

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Govt releases truncated WPI for April; wholesale food inflation down 3.6%

NEW DELHI: After the National Statistical Office (NSO) suspended the release of headline retail inflation print for April due to disruption in data collection amid the nationwide lockdown, the industry department on Thursday followed suit, releasing only price movement of selected sub-groups for wholesale price inflation.

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Tender loving self-care

India on Wednesday banned global tenders for government procurements worth up to ₹200 crore. This was in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call a day earlier to be “vocal about local", and was part of the first tranche of special measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the country’s effort to mitigate the impact of covid-19 on the economy.

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For 2nd day, India has more coronavirus recoveries than active cases

For two days in a row, the India saw more coronavirus recoveries than the rise in active covid cases. In the past 24 hours, 1,849 patients were cured of Covid-19 while active cases went up by 1,739, show the latest figures from Health Ministry. The death toll from coronavirus complications rose by 134 to 2,549.

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Health care officials warn against non-essential travel over May long weekend

Although the latest COVID-19 numbers for B.C. are good, health officials are warning once again against travelling this long weekend. Keith Baldrey reports

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Coronavirus: Japan expected to lift state of emergency, but not for Tokyo

Japan is expected to lift a state of emergency across a large part of the country on Thursday but the capital Tokyo will likely remain under restrictions until there is a convincing containment of the coronavirus.

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IRCTC new ticket refund rules explained as Indian Railways cancels all trains till June-end

The Indian Railways said that the passenger trains will remain suspended till further notice. However, the Sharamik Special train services and 30 special train will continue to run. All the train tickets booked till June 30 were cancelled and full refund would be issued to all passengers, the national transported said. The railways also revised the guidelines for cancellation of tickets and refund of fares due to COVID-19.

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Railways keeping record of destination address of passengers for contact tracing

New Delhi: The railways has started keeping records of destination address of all passengers booking their tickets on the IRCTC website to help facilitate contact tracing in case COVID-19 infections are detected among them later, officials said Thursday.

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US says China trying to steal Covid-19 vaccine research

US authorities have claimed that Chinese hackers are trying to steal Covid-19 vaccine research.

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A strong typhoon roared toward the eastern Philippines on Thursday as authorities work to evacuate tens of thousands of people while avoiding overcrowding in shelters that could spread the coronavirus.

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Four stars Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea fans should look for on Bundesliga return

Football is BACK… almost.

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More than one in four of the most viewed videos related to Covid-19 on YouTube contain misleading or inaccurate information, a new study suggests.

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Dr Hilary Jones addresses fears coronavirus vaccine will never be found

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London: Vijay Mallya has once again offered to repay his loan amount dues to the government. Tweeting about the same he asked the government to accept his offer to repay 100 per cent of his loan dues and close case against him. The liquor baron also claimed that his repeated offers to repay his dues have been ignored.

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Indian-origin engineer charged in US with $10 million paycheck program fraud

An Indian-origin engineer in the US has been charged with fraudulently seeking more than USD 10 million in loans under a coronavirus relief programme set up to help small businesses.

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EPF relief to increase take-home salary, but you may end up paying higher taxes

In order to provide more liquidity in the hands of employees and ease the cash crunch that employers may be facing, the government on Wednesday reduced the monthly provident fund contribution for both employee and employer from 12% each to 10% each for the next three months.

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South Korea promises more privacy as it tracks contacts of new coronavirus cases

South Korean health authorities said on Thursday they would revise their practice of publicizing the travel routes of coronavirus patients due to fears of a backlash against people who attended nightclubs at the center of a new outbreak.

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'Survivor: Winners at War' Champion Reveals What He Plans To Do With $2 Million Prize

Tony Vlachos is opening up about his plans for the two million dollar prize he just won as the champion of Survivor: Winners at War.

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Hollywood Bowl Season Canceled for First Time in 98 Years

The Hollywood Bowl is canceling its 2020 summer season, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Wednesday. The move marks the first time in 98 years that the iconic amphitheater in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles has canceled its season.

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US military offers condolences over Iran accident killing 19

DUBAI – The U.S. military offered condolences Thursday to Iran over a friendly fire incident in the Islamic Republic that killed 19 of its troops, identifying the weapon used in the incident as an anti-ship cruise missile.

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Quarantine, managed isolation and exemptions

The Ministry of Health has today published updated figures relating to quarantine, managed isolation and exemptions.

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Health Canada approves first test for COVID-19 antibodies

Health Canada has approved the country’s first blood test to detect COVID-19 antibodies, to see if a person has been exposed to that virus, and possibly be immune.

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Man Utd still in position to land Jadon Sancho despite covid-19 crisis, says Hargreaves

Manchester United are still in pole position to sign Jadon Sancho this summer despite potential financial struggles amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Elton John has $1 MILLION donation to his AIDS foundation 'COVID emergency fund' MATCHED by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey amid the ongoing pandemic

© Global Citizen 2020 UNSPECIFIED LOCATION - APRIL 18: In this screengrab, Sir Elton John performs during "One World: Together At Home" presented by Global Citizen on April, 18, 2020. The global broadcast and digital special was held to support frontline healthcare workers and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, powered by the UN Foundation. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for Global Citizen ) Elton John has had his $1 million donation to his AIDS foundation's COVID emergency fund matched by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

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Twitter boss doubles up on Elton John’s $1 million pledge

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has given Elton John a big boost amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown by matching the rocker’s $1 million (£820,000) donation to his AIDS foundation’s COVID-19 emergency fund.

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Mint Covid Tracker: India’s coronavirus tally likely to surpass China’s count by Friday

Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Thane and Pune have accounted for half of all new cases in the country over the past two days. Mumbai’s tally has surpassed the 15,000 mark now.

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NPHET to discuss possible easing of Covid-19 restrictions

The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet today to discuss the possible easing of some Covid-19 restrictions.

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Covid-19, lockdown hit ABB India's Q4 results; misses estimates on all fronts

ABB India Ltd’s dismal March quarter (Q1CY20) results, which missed analysts’ forecasts by a wide margin, mirrors challenges across domestic industrial sectors. The stock, which already fell 33% since 1 January, traded 2% lower in Thursday’s morning deals.

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Haryana to restart bus services in select routes from tomorrow

NEW DELHI : To spur economic and other activities during the third phase of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the Haryana government has decided to resume public transport buses in the state from tomorrow in select routes. This will help people stranded within the state due to lockdown, an official said on Thursday.

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Railways suspends all passenger trains; to only run Shramik, special services

NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways on Wednesday said all passenger trains, barring the Shramik services and 30 special trains, will remain suspended till further notice. These include express, passenger, and suburban trains.

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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

Number of Covid-19 cases worldwide tops four million

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