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Speaking at a tourism conference in Edinburgh, where Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is known as the earl of Dumbarton, the royal told the audience to simply address him as Harry. He spoke at the Travalyst-hosted event about the growth of tourism and how it is damaging pristine and beautiful locations in the world, calling on tourism businesses to collaborate for better sustainability.

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With the confirmation of the first man in Brazil to have contracted coronavirus, the infection has now spread to every continent on Earth except Antarctica, with 78,064 confirmed cases in China alone and 2,715 confirmed mortalities due to the coronavirus. While there is only one confirmed case in Africa, experts suggest there may be many more that have gone undetected, while North America has so far avoided coronavirus mortalities.

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The Chinese government has confiscated more than 31 million fake face masks purporting to protect people from a coronavirus infection, in a move that has highlighted the severe mask shortage in the pandemic-struck country. Authorities have made 1560 arrests and taken action on 688 cases related to the manufacture of fake or inferior quality face masks related to protection from coronavirus.

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The United States has warned the world of an inevitable coronavirus pandemic as a US soldier is infected with the virus in South Korea. The virus is rapidly spreading in South Korea, China, Italy, and Iran, making it very likely that it will spread to nearby countries soon. The US claims it is just a question of how many people the virus will infect.

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Coronavirus has tightened the grip on Europe after Switzerland and Spain became the latest countries to report COVID-19 cases. A man in his 70's got infected in Switzerland after attending an event in Milan. Health authorities in Spain confirmed a woman tested positive for Coronavirus after her trip to northern Italy. Austria also confirmed two cases of Coronavirus on Tuesday.

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The South Korean government is launching a new program that will test 200,000 members of a church for the coronavirus. The country currently has the most cases of the virus outside China and around 68% of these cases belong to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, where the disease spread amongst members.

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The jury concerning the trial of 22-year-old Hashem Abidi, whose older brother Salman bombed a concert in Manchester Arena in May 2017 killing himself and 22 others, has been presented with CCTV footage of Salman visiting the site of the bombing, four days before the attack. Hashem has been charged with complicity in the attack and is being tried for 22 murders and attempted murder.

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The latest teaching union survey by the National Education Union has revealed that 63 percent of UK teachers, almost two out of three, state they have considered leaving their job due to inadequate salaries. Of the 25,000 teachers who responded to the survey, less than half received the promised 2.75 percent raise in salary, while 58 percent believe they are severely underpaid compared to other graduate professionals.

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Italy has become the first European country to face a major coronavirus outbreak, with the country finding around 150 cases in large population centers such as Milan. The government has closed schools in major cities and has canceled all large public events. Before Thursday the country had less than five cases.

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The South Korean government has announced that the number of coronavirus cases in the country has gone up from 229 to 433 in just one day. Only two people in the country have died of the virus so far but there are fears that this number will only increase. They hope to contain the virus to the region of Daegu

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Raafat Maglad, the 70-year-old muezzin at the London Central mosque who is in charge of delivering the call to prayers, has announced that he has pardoned the 29-year-old man who attacked him yesterday with a knife in an apparent race-based assault, leaving Maglad hospitalized with a stab wound in his shoulder. Maglad returned to the mosque on Friday to offer prayers amid heightened police vigilance.

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Quaden Bayles, a 9-year-old boy suffering from achondroplasia dwarfism living in Queensland, Australia, recently went viral when his mother uploaded a saddening video of Bayles sobbing uncontrollably in her car due to being bullied at school for his condition. Hollywood celebrities including Australian actor Hugh Jackman have come to Bayles' aid and have raised more than 150,000 GBP to send Bayles and his mother to Disneyland and support bullying victims.

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The University of Southern California has announced two significant changes in its financial aid policy designed to make college less expensive for families, with students coming from families earning less than 80,000 USD annually being granted free tuition, and the value of the family's house removed from calculations of a student's financial need.

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The South Korean city of Daegu reported a significant rise in Coronavirus cases. The total number of cases increased from 28 to 204 in less than a week. The number of cases around the world crossed 76,000 as the death toll reached 2,200 worldwide. Singapore confirmed 86 coronavirus cases in the country. The WHO team will travel to Wuhan tomorrow.

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The 70-year-old muazzin at the London Central mosque, who is responsible for delivering the call to prayers, was stabbed once in the shoulder by a man who had previously been seen at the mosque and has now been arrested for attempted murder. Eyewitnesses report the man was wearing a red hooded top and jeans and had remained completely silent before and after the attack, which took place in the afternoon.

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People in the South Korean city of Deagu have chosen to remain at home after the coronavirus spread rapidly across dozens of people in a church. The city is home to a population of 2.5 million people but the streets and malls are empty. Around 102 people have been diagnosed with the virus in South Korea.

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A suspect referred to as Tobias R, a 43-year-old resident in the German city of Hanau with a population of 100,000 people, attacked two shisha lounges in the city, fatally shooting 9 people in an assault believed by police to have been racially motivated. The authorities later found Tobias R and his mother dead in his apartment, and suspect that the shooter killed his mother and then himself.

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Tennis star Roger Federer pulled out of the major tennis events this year after undergoing knee surgery in Switzerland on Wednesday. The 38-year-old legend will be missing out Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami Open and French Open this year. He showed signs of discomfort at the Australian Open earlier this year. He said that he can't wait to be back playing again.

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According to a report released this week by leading journal, The Lancet. Norway ranked the best country for children’s well-being. Journal’s Child Flourishing Index ranked 180 countries based on health, education, and nutrition for the children. The Scandinavian nation topped the list as South Korea came second, followed by Netherland, France, and Ireland. The US ranked 39th ahead of China (43rd). The Central African Republic came last.

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Chinese health officials confirmed at least 2,126 deaths from the Coronavirus to date with a total number of cases reaching 75,000 worldwide. Two passengers from the quarantined cruise ship, Diamond Princess have died in Japan. The Japanese health ministry has confirmed that both of them were in their 80s. The total number of cases on the cruise ship reached 624 as countries started evacuating people on board.

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Rowan Baxter, ex-player for the New Zealand Warriors rugby league team, and his family consisting of wife Hannah Baxter and three children Laianah, Aaliyah and Trey, all under 10 years of age, perished in a bizarre and horrific car fire incident in Brisbane, Australia. Eyewitnesses reportedly saw Hannah jump out of the car while on fire screaming that her husband had thrown petrol on her. Police have declined to comment.

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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's reigning monarch, has forbidden her grandson Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, from trademarking and using the Sussex Royal brand after the couple announced they would be taking a step back from their duties as senior royal family members. The Queen and her officials object to the use of the word royal, saying it cannot be allowed in present circumstances.

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The Dubai-based airline announced in a series of tweets that the airline will fly down a viral video kid to Dubai after his video regarding the safety demonstration went viral on the Internet. The 10-year-old boy from Belfast, UK said that he wants to become a cabin crew and asked Emirates if he can visit their training centre. Emirates responded by inviting him to Dubai to fulfill his wish.

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Hundreds of people have finally disembarked from the 'Diamond Princess' cruise ship that was quarantined at the beginning of February. The ship was quarantined due to a large number of cases of the coronavirus. Only those who did not show any symptoms of the virus were allowed to leave the ship.

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Chinese health officials have published the biggest report since the Coronavirus outbreak. Recent data from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the elderly people, 80 years and above posses the highest fatality rate. Liu Zhiming, the director of the Wuchang Hospital died on Tuesday due after suffering from Coronavirus. Dr. Zhiming is the most senior health official to die from Covid-19 so far

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