Linda NordlingScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.Although Africa reported its millionth official COVID-19 case last week, it seems to have weathered the pandemic relatively well so far, with fewer than one confirmed case for every thousand people and just 23,000 deaths so far.

Yet several antibody surveys suggest far more Africans have been infected with the coronavirus—a discrepancy that is puzzling scientists around the continent.

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'The Batman' Is Resuming Production Amid Pandemic

The Batman is starting up again.

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US could open WCup qualifying in Trinidad, site of '17 loss

NEW YORK – The United States will open qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on the road next June, possibly back in Trinidad and Tobago where it was eliminated from reaching the 2018 tournament.The Americans will close their 14-match round in March 2022 at Costa Rica, where they have lost seven straight qualifiers.The U.S. qualified for seven straight World Cups before missing the 2018 tournament.

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Apple becomes the 1st US company to be valued at $2 trillion as tech fortunes soar

NEW YORK - Apple has become the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion as technology continues to reshape a world where smartphones are like appendages and digital services are like instruments orchestrating people's lives.The iPhone maker reached the $2 trillion milestone in Wednesday's early stock market trading when its shares surpassed $467.77.The stock later backtracked, but it didn't diminish a remarkable achievement that came just two years after Apple became the first U.S.

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Sharon Stone shares video of sister struggling to breathe amid coronavirus battle: 'Wear a mask please'

Sharon Stone has shared a video of her sister Kelly demonstrating how difficult she found breathing with suffering from COVID-19.The Basic Instinct star's sibling urged people to get behind mask wearing and increased testing as she spoke from hospital.Kelly said in the footage which saw her wearing a nasal cannula: "I beg you to know that this is real, I'm gasping for every breath without oxygen. Please do this for the people that you love stand behind more tests, more masks, demanding everyone wear a mask."You never, ever want to feel like this I promise you.

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Coronavirus: Manitoba outlines four-stage Pandemic Response System

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White House ‘open’ to supporting U.S. Postal Service funding bill

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday that the administration is “open” to supporting a bill that would provide funding for the U.S.

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‘Stranger Things’ Creators Say COVID-19 Pandemic Allowed Them To ‘Figure Out What Is Best For The Show’

The Duffer Brothers have found a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to “Stranger Things”.

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One Heart for Women and Children donated 1 million meals during pandemic

ORLANDO, Fla. – Stephanie Bowman is the founder of One Heart for Women and Children and has operated a food pantry for more than a decade.Bowman said since March, the organization has donated one million meals to Central Floridians with the help of other partners in the community."A million meals we were able to provide just from this pandemic, pretty crazy because we've been open 12 years and during that time last November, we had hit a million meals," Bowman explained.On Wednesday, dozens of volunteers gathered to donate 50,000 pounds of food to residents. Paulette Gillings and her husband lined up at 7:15 a.m. to be the first in line.

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Magical Dining returns Aug. 28 with new takeout options

ORLANDO, Fla. – Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining will begin next week with a few adjustments to still bring fine dining options to guests during the coronavirus pandemic.The program offers $35 three-course dinners from Aug. 28 through Oct.

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'Stranger Things' star working at restaurant amid Covid production halt

the COVID-19 pandemic, star Gaten Matarazzo is doing what he can to make ends meet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has been working as a food runner at a New Jersey restaurant to pass the time. Gaten, 17, is working alongside several family members at the unidentified restaurant on Long Beach Island.Although Gaten has tried to stay low key, several fans have noticed him "despite the fact that he was incognito in a hat with the majority of his face covered by cloth mask," the report said."Stranger Things" had just begun filming its fourth season when the pandemic forced a shut down of production.

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Travis Scott Talks Parenting Stormi Webster In The Age Of COVID!

Travis Scott is a man of many talents — raising a daughter included!

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Manitoba government to release details on coronavirus pandemic response system Wednesday

coronavirus response system Wednesday.Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin have scheduled a press conference on the subject for 12 p.m.Global News will stream the event live in this story.

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COVID-19 pandemic is shifting how consumers use gig companies, according to poll

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Trail of bubbles leads scientists to new coronavirus clue

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.Why would capillaries matter?Coronavirus patients on ventilators have what’s called ARDS or acute respiratory distress syndrome, an inflammatory lung failure that when caused by other infections blocks oxygen by stiffening lungs. But the coronavirus doesn't similarly stiffen lungs, Poor explained.His new theory: Doctors know the coronavirus attacks the lining of blood vessels, causing dangerous clots.

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Injured Koepka withdraws from Northern Trust, ending season

NORTON, Mass. – Brooks Koepka ended a forgettable season Wednesday when he withdrew from The Northern Trust with what he described as nagging hip and knee injuries.Koepka was No. 97 in the FedEx Cup standings.

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Businesses in Canadian cities struggling more than rural areas amid coronavirus: CFIB

coronavirus pandemic.CFIB data released on Wednesday indicates that 22 per cent of businesses polled in urban cores are at normal levels of sales compared to 37 per cent in rural areas. 1 in 10 Canadian businesses may never recover from coronavirus, industry group says CFIB executive vice president Laura Jones says that empty downtown offices and non-existent international tourism might be to blame.Overall, 66 per cent of survey respondents say their business is fully open, while 40 per cent are fully staffed and 28 per cent are making normal sales.CFIB represents about 110,000 small- and medium-sized businesses, and 5,119 members responded to the online survey, which ran from Aug.

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How COVID-19 gives cover to press crackdowns the world over

arrested in Hong Kong earlier in August as police enforced a new national security law. In June, journalist Maria Ressa was convicted of “ cyber libel " in the Philippines.

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Poll: Most Americans ‘embarrassed’ by US COVID-19 response

coronavirus.That's according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.According to the poll, 62% of the public says President Donald Trump could be doing more to fight the outbreak.The poll finds disapproval of Trump's handling of the outbreak at a new high, 58%.Also, 55% of those polled think the worst of the pandemic is still ahead.To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter and go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.

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Field of dreams: Volunteers keep baseball going in this community after COVID-19 cancels league play

Follow “Something Good” on Facebook and YouTube!Even Smalls, Squints, Benny and Ham would be envious of this sandlot.The above characters in the famous baseball movie “The Sandlot” might have entertained millions in their hit 1993 film, but a group of baseball coaches and volunteers have done something even greater in their community: they formed a sandlot that fills a much-needed void for kids -- and it hasn’t cost parents a penny.Back in the spring, when some parents expressed concerns over playing organized baseball during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oxford Recreational Baseball Association in Oxford, Michigan, had to pull the plug on the season and the registration fees that usually come with it.But even though the money went away, the

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Coronavirus: UofT launches Institute for Pandemics after donation

The University of Toronto says it has launched a pandemic institute to help shape government responses to the COVID-19 crisis.The university says the institute will focus on working with public health workforces to help with pandemic preparation and recovery. Unions, students raise concern over University of Toronto’s Fall 2020 in-person learning It says the institute will also help with Canada’s capacity to model infectious diseases.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The academic body will study how the pandemic has worsened inequality between the rich and poor around the world.

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Colin Powell says Joe Biden 'will stand with our friends and stand up to our adversaries' in DNC speech

LOS ANGELES - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Joe Biden on the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, adding his voice to a list of notable Republicans who have made appearances at the all-virtual event in opposition to President Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 election.“With Joe Biden in the White House, we will never doubt that he will stand with our friends and stand up to our adversaries — never the other way around,” Powell said Tuesday night in taped remarks.RELATED: DNC Day 2: Biden secures Democratic nominationPowell, the former cabinet member under Republican President George W.

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Tyler Perry announced as 2020 Governors Award recipient

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: Tyler Perry attends the 2019 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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South Lanarkshire councillors call for more financial covid support

South Lanarkshire councillors are warning of tough times ahead after the cost of coronavirus was laid bare.

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Survived COVID-19? Here’s what it’s like to donate plasma, and why it’s so crucial

The FDA says one blood donation can save up to three lives. There have been unprecedented challenges to the U.S.

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Annual inflation rate virtually flat in July at 0.1%

The average economist estimate had been for a year-over-year increase of 0.5 per cent for July, according to financial data firm Refinitiv. The statistics agency says the slower pace of price growth was broad-based, spanning goods and services.Statistics Canada says air travel prices fell in July by 8.6 per cent, the first year-over-year decline since December 2015.

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Mamata forms panel to probe irregularities in purchases to upgrade health infra

KOLKATA : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has formed a three-member panel to probe allegations of irregularities in the purchase of materials to upgrade the state health infrastructure after the finance department relaxed norms of tender process amid the COVID-19 pandemic, senior official said Wednesday.The panel comprising home secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, finance secretary Hari Krishna Dwivedi and health secretary Narayan Swaroop Nigam was formed by Banerjee after her office received several complaints of irregularities since the pandemic broke out about five months ago.The state government has allocated over ₹2,000 crore for health infrastructure upgradation."It seems that such alleged irregularities took place after the

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Microfinance sector may see consolidation post COVID, say experts

Microfinance industry, which serves the unbanked, is likely to head towards the path of consolidation post-COVID 19, feel industry experts. Micro lenders will also move towards digitisation of all processes for serving their customers who are going to see a change in their transaction habits, they said.

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Target sales surge as Americans lean on big box stores during coronavirus pandemic

NEW YORK – Comparable store sales at Target soared 24.3% in the second quarter, more evidence that big box retailers have turned them into essential points of supply during the pandemic.Target, Walmart and Home Depot have all benefited as Americans limit their trips to a few stores and focus on stay-at-home activities, from cooking to do-it-yourself projects and decorating.Comparable sales — which include sales at stores opened at least a year and online sales - set a record for the three-month period that ended Aug. 1.

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$500B coronavirus relief proposal does not include $1,200 direct payments

WASHINGTON – Senate Republican leaders are preparing a slimmed-down coronavirus relief package of roughly $500 billion that will include extended payments for unemployed people and smaller businesses, a GOP senator said Tuesday.The measure will also include $10 billion for the embattled Postal Service, said one top GOP aide.

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Coronavirus-induced spending spurs sales at Home Depot, Walmart

NEW YORK – Americans turned to Walmart and Home Depot for supplies and do-it-yourself projects as they stayed close to home at a time when new cases of virus surged, resulting in soaring sales for their fiscal second quarter.Walmart's online sales nearly doubled in the fiscal second quarter, helped by an expansion of its online delivery services. Sales at U.S.

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Champagne makers fix harvest quotas, as coronavirus kills the fizz

PARIS – French Champagne producers decided Tuesday to put unprecedented limits on the quantity of grapes they’ll harvest this year in hopes of propping up prices and containing damage from the coronavirus pandemic.As a result, record amounts of grapes may need to be destroyed or sold to distilleries at discounted prices. But for the Champagne Committee, the influential group that represents 16,000 vintners around France's Champagne region, that’s the price to pay for saving their luxury business.Vintners in Champagne country will only be allowed to collectively harvest 8,000 kilograms of grapes per hectare this season, or the equivalent of 230 million bottles for the whole region, according to Tuesday’s decision.

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Jeremy Corbyn says he was given 'herd immunity lecture' in government coronavirus briefing

Jeremy Corbyn has claimed he was given a "lecture" on herd immunity during a government briefing on coronavirus.

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Scots baby born premature battles for life after developing lung disease at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

baby born five weeks premature has battled for life after developing lung disease at the height of Covid-19 pandemic.Tiny Mason Watters was due to be born last week on August 11, but instead arrived in July, more than a month before his due date, weighing 5lbs 12oz.Mason's parents Shelley Candlish and Paul Watters, became concerned when at eight-months pregnant, Shelley noticed her baby boy had stopped moving so she contacted midwives at Ayrshire Maternity Unit.The 25-year-old, who is a Type-1 diabetic, also had low blood sugars and after baby Mason had still not moved, medics decided to give Shelley an emergency C-section.When Mason was born Shelley said he was "fine and everything seemed totally normal", but shortly after the birth medics

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Keanu Reeves gives high praise to COVID-19 safety on The Matrix 4

Keanu Reeves had nothing but praise for coronavirus safety measures on the set of The Matrix 4 in an interview posted Sunday.The 55-year-old John Wick star said there were 'thoughtful, effective protocols in place' on set in a video chat interview with the Associated Press.The actor filmed his interview from Berlin, where production had resumed earlier this month.

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India can use pandemic opportunity to become an innovator, says Biocon's Shaw

patients, not just a billion dollars. The billions will come later, but it's about serving those billion patients first, which to me is my sense of purpose," she said.

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Australian PM says coronavirus vaccine should be mandatory

coronavirus vaccine compulsory for its 25 million citizens bar medical exemptions, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday, wading into a heated ethical debate.After reaching a deal for the country to manufacture a "promising" vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, Morrison said getting the jab should be "as mandatory as you can possibly make it"."There are always exemptions for any vaccine on medical grounds, but that should be the only basis," he told radio station 3AW in Melbourne.Anticipating a backlash from vocal anti-vaccine activists, Morrison said the stakes were too high to allow the disease to continue unchecked."We're talking about a pandemic that has destroyed the global economy and taken the lives of

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Jill Biden shares family struggles as she vouches for husband's ability to lead nation

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Jill Biden will offer a personal glimpse into her family’s struggles and vouch for her husband’s ability to lead the nation through adversity during remarks at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.“There are times when I couldn’t imagine how he did it — how he put one foot in front of the other and kept going.

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Community steps up to help pizza shop closing due COVID-19 pandemic

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. - Jimmy Rivas, co-owner of the decades-old Villa Rosa restaurant in downtown Haddonfield, served up its last pizza slices on Saturday. The family-owned business announced on its Facebook page that it could not survive the pandemic."I was devastated when I heard they were closing down," Alex Kadar said.Kadar says this spot is where memories were made.

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Calculated risks could see SpiceJet beat covid

₹807.07 crore. SpiceJet’s challenges started with delays in the delivery of Boeing 737 MAX planes, which impacted the airline’s profitability, said Kapil Kaul, South Asia chief executive officer of CAPA-Centre for Aviation, an aviation consultancy firm.In a first for an Indian no-frills carrier, SpiceJet recently inducted an Airbus A330 aircraft on wet lease (an arrangement through which the lessor operates the aircraft and also provides the crew) for medium and long-haul operations, and an Airbus A340 aircraft for cargo operations.

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Coronavirus: Trudeau says parliament prorogued through Sept. 23

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he had asked Gov. Gen.

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Fleck, Gophers dismiss momentum loss: 'Kind of make-believe'

MINNEAPOLIS – In a non-coronavirus world, Minnesota was poised for another strong season following the 11-2 record and No. 10 ranking in the final Associated Press poll for 2019.Most of the starting offense stayed intact, highlighted by quarterback Tanner Morgan after his head-turning sophomore year.

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Girl, 11, fatally shot 4 years after appearing in video praying for end to Chicago gun violence

Anisa Scott, 11. (Fox 47 Madison) An 11-year-old Wisconsin girl who was featured in a video four years ago praying for an end to the gun violence plaguing Chicago has died after being struck by a bullet from a passing vehicle, according to a report.Anisa Scott, who had a passion for basketball and monster trucks, was riding in a car Tuesday afternoon in Madison when a bullet fired from another vehicle struck her in the head, police said.

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Financially-hit due to covid, DMRC slashes employees perks, allowances by 50%

NEW DELHI : Facing "adverse financial condition" due to non-operation of metro services amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Delhi Metro authorities have decided to reduce perks and allowances of its employees by 50 per cent, according to an internal order issued by it on Tuesday.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has suffered loss of nearly ₹1,300 crore since the closure of services on March 22 due to the COVID-19 situation, sources said.According to an internal order issued to employees by the DMRC, the step has been taken "in view of the extreme adverse financial condition due to non-operation of metro services"."It has been decided, that the perks and allowances shall be reduced by 50 per cent w.e.f.

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Washington, Pennsylvania lead lawsuits over postal changes

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (Photo courtesy of the Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)SEATTLE - The attorneys general of Washington and Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that they are leading states suing to block service changes at the U.S.

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Ohio newlyweds whose wedding was canceled due to COVID-19 donate their reception food to local shelter

LOS ANGELES - How often do you see a couple wearing a wedding dress and a tuxedo serving food at a shelter?The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced Melanie and Tyler Tapajna to cancel their wedding, and they decided not only to donate food from their reception to a local shelter, but they served it themselves while still clad in their wedding attire.RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesPhotos of the couple serving up food were shared Aug. 16 on the Facebook page for The City Mission, a Cleveland-based group dedicated to helping the city’s hurting and homeless.

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Cash strapped councils to feel consequences of Covid-19 fight for years

Cash strapped council will feel the consequences of the fight against coronavirus for years to come, a top think tank has warned.

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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

The pandemic appears to have spared Africa so far. Scientists are struggling to explain why

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