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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has extended a strict lockdown in the capital Manila until May 15 to try to contain coronavirus infections, but will ease restrictions in lower-risk regions of the country, his spokesman said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Sjbscf

Mainland China reported 6 new coronavirus cases as of end-April 23, down from 10 reported a day earlier, putting the total number of COVID-19 infections at 82,804. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ztXPAp

A Venezuelan man was shot dead on Thursday as locals protesting food and gas shortages looted several stores in one southern town, a rights group said, as frustrations spiked six weeks into a quarantine that has worsened an economic crisis. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2VzOr6J

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed to his Egyptian counterpart on Thursday that Americans detained in Egypt should be kept safe during the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3bzYM8k

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to declare martial law if communist rebels disrupted the flow of relief goods for Filipinos impacted by the coronavirus lockdown restrictions, and asked his military to be ready. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3atqXEw

About 40 more crew on an Italian cruise ship docked in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday, bringing the total to about 90. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3aAqqk2

Mission to collect iPads for hospital patients in isolation goes national Stringent visitation rules barring families from seeing their loved ones due to the coronavirus pandemic often leave patients in nearly-complete isolation. 

US Navy ships authorized to 'destroy' Iranian threats if needed: How would they do it? Interceptor missiles, attack drones, deck-mounted guns, electronic warfare weapons and even lasers could quickly be called upon by U.S. Navy commanders to destroy Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf - should provocations, hostile actions or attacks require a lethal response.

Amazon used data from its own sellers to launch competing products in violation of its policies: report Amazon employees have used data about the vast number of independent sellers on its platform to create competing products -- in violation of its own policies and statements to Congress -- according to a Wall Street Journal report.

More PPP money: Congress pushes out billions to save small businesses amid coronavirus pandemic Concerns mount over hard-hit small businesses getting the financial aid intended for them; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports.

President Trump says a safe, phased re-opening of the economy doesn't mean we're letting down our guard President Trump leads the daily briefing of the White House coronavirus task force.

FDA extends deadline for e-cigarette review due to coronavirus pandemic The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a four-month extension for electronic cigarette companies to submit their application materials regarding vaping products after the coronavirus pandemic has upended the companies' opportunity to gather research.

Addict-turned-recovery advocate talks drug and alcohol abuse during coronavirus “It’s a pandemic within a pandemic” ex-con and former addict Tim Ryan says of the mental health crisis brought on by coronavirus lockdowns. 

Tougher rules from Saturday will make it clear people cannot stay or exercise outside their area. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2xXn1Pd

Italians are struggling to cope with Europe's strictest and longest-running lockdown. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2XXhsLf

British sculptor Sir Antony Gormley is among the artists sharing work from home during the health crisis. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2VZmg0a

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A U.S. warship has again sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Friday, the second time in a month amid heighten tension between Taiwan and China and as a Chinese aircraft carrier passes near the island. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2RZ3AfC

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threw more cold water on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was gravely ill, but declined to say if he had been in touch with officials there. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3cI2sF1

A cruise ship linked to a third of Australia's coronavirus deaths has left the country after a month docked in local waters, the authorities said on Friday, as an emergency cabinet meeting was expected to ease some social distancing measures. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xTSX72

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID-19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization, warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2S2zpnT

Tim Graham: As coronavirus spreads, environmentalists draw wrong conclusions on our impact on planet On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this week – something of an ecological feast day – many journalistic, philanthropic and religious leaders echoed the spirit of the original celebration: The human race is a cancer on the planet.