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Police believed to have found body of 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell in Sullivan County, New York. Image via NBC News.
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Police may have found the body of missing child Evelyn Boswell

It is believed that police have found the body of the 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell in Sullivan County, New York. Evelyn went missing in December but her mother, 18-year-old Megan, failed to report her missing until two weeks ago. Evelyn's body was found on property belonging to a family member of Megan's, and police believe Megan's mother Angela and her boyfriend William McCloud to be involved in the case.

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Sat Mar 07 - CNN
Governments around the world are introducing new rules to curb the outbreak, Image via Getty Images
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Avoid handshake, adopt footshake to curb coronavirus outbreak

Governments around the world are introducing new rules to curb the outbreak of deadly coronavirus by advising people to avoid traditional greetings like handshakes and hugs. Italy, UAE and New Zealand asked citizens to avoid traditional greetings like nose-to-nose greetings to avoid the spread. World leaders have found a replacement called the “Footshake” also known as Wuhan shake as Tanzania’s President was pictured tapping feet with the opposition leader

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Sat Mar 07 - CNBC
Coronavirus kills 14 in US, 233 infected. Image via New York Post.
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US records 14 coronavirus deaths as infection spreads

With a Seattle hospital reporting two deaths from the coronavirus infection, the US has now recorded 14 known deaths from COVID-19, with at least 233 individuals who have tested positive for the virus. The coronavirus has now spread to 22 states, with the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Colorado finding their first cases of the rapidly spreading infection.

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Fri Mar 06 - NPR
Global coronavirus cases crossed 100,000, Image via Interesting Engineering
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Global coronavirus cases crossed 100,000

According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, global coronavirus cases topped 100,000 as the number of confirmed deaths reached 3,383. The total number of cases in the US stands at 233. An American multinational biotechnology company Biogen confirmed that three of their employees have been tested positive for coronavirus after attending a meeting in Boston.

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Fri Mar 06 - CNBC
Miami's Ultra Music Festival is the first of major US music events to be canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Image via OZ EDM.
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Miami cancels music festival due to coronavirus outbreak

Francis Suarez, Miami mayor, and city commissioner Joe Carollo have announced that Miami Ultra Music Festival, an enormous electronic music event that attracts a crowd of over 165,000 every year, has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Officials also said they may have to shut down the upcoming Latin music event Calle Ocho.

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Thu Mar 05 - LATimes
Nathaniel Woods scheduled to be executed despite killer's confession. Image via Flipboard.
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Nathaniel Woods execution upheld despite the killer's confession

Nathaniel Woods, an Alabama convict on death row for the murder of three police officers when they raided a crack house in 2004, has only hours to go until his sentence is scheduled to be carried out. Despite the confession of fellow convict Kerry Spencer, also on death row, that he alone was responsible for shooting and killing the officers while Woods ran, prosecutors have denied pleads for clemency.

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Thu Mar 05 - CNN
New Jersey reports first coronavirus case as California declares emergency. Image via New York Post.
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New Jersey becomes the newest US state with coronavirus cases

The US state of New Jersey recently became the 17th state to report a coronavirus case, with the state of New York declaring 5 more patients tested positive for the infection, bringing New York's total up to 12 cases. Meanwhile, a state of emergency has been declared in California, which has recorded the majority of US infections, where schools will remain closed until March 15.

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Thu Mar 05 - NewYorkTimes
The UK confirms first coronavirus death , Image via Daily Express
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The UK confirms first coronavirus death

Health authorities at the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust confirmed the first death in the UK after an older patient tested positive for Coronavirus. The patient has previously been in and out of the hospital due to underlying health conditions but admitted on Wednesday for Coronavirus and unfortunately couldn’t survive. Coronavirus cases in the UK have doubled in less than 48 hours.

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Thu Mar 05 - SkyNews
Protective masks have become absurdly expensive in some countries, image via Getty Images
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WHO asks companies to produce more medical equipment due to fears of a shortage

The World Health Organisation has asked medical companies to increase the production of equipment that could be used to protect people from the deadly coronavirus. WHO fears that the world will soon face a shortage of this equipment and that prices will become artificially inflated. Many estimate that the virus will cause a global pandemic.

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Thu Mar 05 - Reuters
Most of the people who died of the virus were elderly, image via Reuters
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The US reports six more coronavirus deaths in Seattle, crisis deepens

Health officials have confirmed that six more people have died as a result of complications caused by the coronavirus. The government is emphasizing testing ability and is preparing for the spread of the virus, although Vice President Mike Pence has said that the threat to Americans is still very low.

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Tue Mar 03 - Reuters
Canada's hidden natural wonder is a beach with color-shifting sands. Image via Smarter Travel.
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This little-known beach in Canada has color-shifting sands

A Canadian beach called the Purple Sands Beach, located along the shoreline of Candle Lake Provincial Park in northern Saskatchewan is a hidden natural wonder of the country. The sands on the beach vary in hues of purple, from lavender to magenta and even pink, throughout the different seasons of the year, also varying in length and visibility along the shore, which tourists have described as an unbelievable sight.

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Mon Mar 02 - BBC
A number of states have declared a public health emergency, image via Getty Images
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US reports second coronavirus death as more cases pop up

US health officials have confirmed that a second person has died of the coronavirus in Washington. The death happened in an old folk home where the virus had spread to a number of people. Officials have also found a case of the virus in New York, suggesting that it has spread further than the West Coast.

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Mon Mar 02 - Reuters
France closes down the Louvre museum due to coronavirus fears. Image via Reuters.
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France shuts down Louvre museum due to coronavirus fears

Following the French government's announcement restricting indoor gatherings of more than 5,000 people and other outdoor gatherings, resulting in the cancellation of Paris' half-marathon, the staff in charge of the Louvre have also closed their doors to visitors. The Paris Agricultural fair and a fireworks show in the city of Nice have also been canceled due to coronavirus fears.

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Sun Mar 01 - BBC
Panic in Italy as death toll rises to 34, 1576 people infected. Image via Vox.
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Italy in panic as 5 more dies from coronavirus

Italian authorities have reported that 5 more people in the country have died of the coronavirus infection, bringing Italy's total death up to 34 since Covid-19 was first detected in an Italian citizen on February 21. A total of 1,576 people have been infected, a surge of 40 percent in the number of cases in the country.

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Sun Mar 01 - WSOCTV
The US is ramping up efforts to combat the illness, image via Getty Images
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The US has just had its first coronavirus fatality

A 50-year-old man in Washington has just passed away due to the coronavirus, making him the first person in the US to succumb to the virus. The patient was already chronically ill when he got the virus and officials are still unsure as to how it was transferred to him.

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Sun Mar 01 - Reuters
Many countries have banned large gatherings, image via Getty Images
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Coronavirus fears spark travel restrictions across the globe

Leaders in Europe, America, and the Middle East have implemented new stricter travel restrictions as the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide. Iran, South Korea, China, and Italy have had the most restrictions placed on them due to a large number of cases that have been found there. More and more cases are being found in other countries such as Brazil and Ecuador.

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Sun Mar 01 - Reuters
The extent of the spread is not yet known, image via Getty Images
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Unexplained coronavirus cases begin popping up in the US

Officials have found three new cases of the coronavirus on the US West Coast and none of these cases have any connection to a country that has been badly hit by the illness. These cases are raising fears that the virus is now also spreading in the US as there is evidence of person to person transfer.

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Sat Feb 29 - BBC
Pope Francis' sudden illness sparks coronavirus fears. Image via New York Post.
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Pope Francis illness sparks coronavirus fears

Only a day after Pope Francis met and blessed an Ash Wednesday congregation without the use of a mask, he has been spotted as seeming to have a cold during today's service. Vatican authorities are not revealing whether the Pope has been tested for the coronavirus, only stating that the Pope could not attend Mass for the beginning of Lent because he is suffering from a slight illness.

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Fri Feb 28 - AsiaTimes
Student activist Greta Thunberg joined by tens of thousands in Bristol climate change strike. Image via Sky News.
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Tens of thousands join Greta Thunberg's Bristol climate strike

The climate change student activist Greta Thunberg recently arrived in Bristol by train and was driven to the city's center in a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle, where more than 30,000 joined her in the Youth Strike for Climate, many of them students skipping school. Traffic was brought to a standstill in some parts of the city as businesses shut down and schools closed due to the protests.

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Fri Feb 28 - TheGuardian
Today's Google Doodle honors the life and work of iconic Alice in Wonderland illustrator John Tenniel. Image via CNet.
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Today's Google Doodle honors iconic illustrator John Tenniel

Google's latest doodle on the company's homepage celebrates the 200th birthday of legendary illustrator John Tenniel, whose Victorian drawings and iconic representations of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland characters earned him great renown. Tenniel was a self-taught artist who submitted his first oil painting to the Society of British Artists when he was only 16 years old.

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Fri Feb 28 - Metro
The Stannard Rock lighthouse is called the loneliest place in the world. Image via Mlive.
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This US lighthouse is known as the loneliest place in the world

The Stannard Rock lighthouse, located 40 km off the coast of Manitou Island, is known as the loneliest place in the world. The lighthouse is located in the northern half of Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake, near the Keweenaw Peninsula, and serves to help ships navigate the extremely dangerous reefs around the area along with helping to monitor evaporation rates in the lake.

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Thu Feb 27 - DelhiPlanet
Iran's vice president contracts coronavirus, former Vatican ambassador dies due to the infection. Image via Middle East Eye.
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Coronavirus update: Iranian Vatican ambassador dies of coronavirus, the vice president also infected

The coronavirus outbreak has struck two high-profile politicians in Iran, with Hadi Khosroshahi, Iran's former ambassador to the Vatican, dying due to the infection, and the country's most prominent female politician and vice president of women and family affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, has also been diagnosed with coronavirus. The death toll has crossed 2,800 with more than 82,000 people infected worldwide.

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Thu Feb 27 - DailyMail
Polish model loses vision permanently in both eyes after dying them black. Image via Al Bawaba.
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Polish model goes blind after dying eyes black

The 25-year-old Polish model living in the city of Wroclaw, Aleksandra Sadowska, has lost vision completely and permanently in both of her eyes after she dyed them black while trying to look like the popular rapper Popek, who has also had his eyes dyed black. The tattooist she visited in Wroclaw may face up to three years in prison since he lacked the expertise to perform the procedure.

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Thu Feb 27 - DailyMail
UK faces hand sanitizer shortages amid coronavirus fears. Image via Metro.
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Britain faces hand sanitizer shortage due to coronavirus fears

Amid widespread alarm caused by the coronavirus outbreak, British employers and families are panic-buying hand sanitizers in bulk, leading to many Boots outlets in the country to impose a limit of 4 on the number of hand sanitizers customers can buy, with Dettol's On the Go Antibacterial Hand Gel showing up as completely out of stock on the company website. Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's are facing similar severe shortages.

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Thu Feb 27 - Mirror
Japan may have to postpone the Olympics, image via Getty Images
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Japanese woman tests positive for coronavirus weeks after recovery

A Japanese woman who works as a tour guide in Tokyo has tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time. This is the first time a person has had the virus twice outside of China. She had initially recovered at the beginning of February but has developed the symptoms once again.

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Thu Feb 27 - Reuters