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Man working in yard during coronavirus lockdown discovers mysterious car buried for over 50 years

If you've been missing a Ford Popular for the past 50 years, we might know where you left it. (SWNS). John Brayshaw of Heckmondwike, U.K. was building a deck while home on furlough from work during Britain's coronavirus lockdown when he found a car ...
Health Ministry forms high-level teams to coordinate with states

New Delhi: High-level teams have been constituted to coordinate with states on “containment plan, hospital preparedness and ventilator management” in the wake of coronavirus crisis, Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Up to 150 members of the Saudi royal family reportedly have coronavirus

Up to 150 members of the Saudi Arabian royal family have been infected with the coronavirus — striking fear into the hearts of the authoritarian kingdom's powerful rulers, according to a report Thursday. Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman — the ...
Chad's Army Says 52 Soldiers, 1000 Boko Haram Fighters Killed in Operation

N'DJAMENA — Chad's army said on Thursday it had killed as many as 1,000 Boko Haram fighters and lost 52 of its own soldiers in a 10-day old operation that followed the jihadist group's deadliest-ever attack on national forces. Chad's army launched the ...
Coronavirus hospitalizations are dropping, New York governor says, but 'you're not out of the woods'

(CNN) New York, which is the epicenter of the American coronavirus outbreak, had its lowest daily jump in hospitalizations since the crisis picked up -- but Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned the state is just on its "first wave." Coronavirus pandemic upends daily life.
These resources are still available for anyone dealing with domestic violence

With the COVID-19 global pandemic, people are being told to go home and stay home in order to keep others safe. Unfortunately, the unprecedented stress of our current situation could lead to unsafe situations at home. We have put together a list of local and ...
Migrant Ship Intercepted at Sea Is Barred From Disembarking in Libya: IOM

TUNIS (Reuters) - Shelling in Tripoli has stopped 280 migrants, whose boat was intercepted at sea and returned to Libya, from disembarking and they will have to spend the night aboard a coastguard ship, the United Nations migration agency said on ...
UPDATE 1-Number of French people in ICU for coronavirus falls for the first time

(Adds details on cases). PARIS, April 9 (Reuters) - The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) for coronavirus infection in France fell slightly for the first time since the start of the epidemic, but the number of people dying in nursing homes jumped by ...
Angelina Jolie urges outreach to vulnerable children amid coronavirus pandemic

Though children are at a lower risk for contracting coronavirus than the general population, Angelina Jolie is urging people to keep their well-being in mind. In an essay for Time Magazine published Thursday, the mother of six address how social distancing ...
South Africa Extends Lockdown by Two Weeks to Curb Virus Spread

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa extended a national lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus by two weeks to April 30 as infections continue to mount. “There is sufficient evidence to show the lockdown is indeed working,” with the rate of new ...