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Kim Jong-Un pictured smoking and laughing at May Day celebration
Politics
Kim Jong-Un pictured smoking and laughing at May Day celebration

Kim Jong Un made an appearance at a May Day celebration, at which he was pictured smoking and laughing, North Korean state-run media has reported. This would be the leader's first public appearance in about three weeks after global speculation over his health. Kim spoke to officials at an event to celebrate Labor Day and inaugurate a fertilizer plant, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)

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Sat May 02 - CNN
Russia and Pakistan reports the biggest one-day jump in COVID19 cases
International
Russia and Pakistan reports the biggest one-day jump in COVID19 cases

Russia and Pakistan reported their biggest one-day jumps in new coronavirus infections as some other countries and U.S. states where case numbers are stabilizing allowed businesses and public activities to reopen. Russia reported 7,933 new cases on Friday, raising its total to 114,431. On Saturday, Pakistan announced 1,297 new cases, raising the total in the country of 220 million people to 18,114

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Sat May 02 - ABCnews
India plans to bid for 2032 Olympics
Sports
India plans to bid for 2032 Olympics

India will step up its battle to win the 2032 Olympic Games and other international events when the global coronavirus pandemic eases, its top sports leader Narinder Batra told AFP. "We are serious and definitely pitching for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games and the 2032 Olympics," he said on Friday. India faces reported competition from Thailand, Russia, and Colombia for the 2026 event

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Sat May 02 - TOI
The impossible task of social-distancing at the airports
International
The impossible task of social-distancing at the airports

Introducing social distancing at airports is "physically impossible", the boss of Heathrow has warned. "Social distancing does not work in any form of public transport, let alone aviation," John Holland-Kaye said. But the chief executive of Europe's busiest airport said airports will have to introduce health-screening and passengers will have to wear masks. However, the GMB union said the airport must enforce social-distancing to protect staff and passengers

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Fri May 01 - BBC
Taliban attacks in Afghanistan surge after U.S. peace deal, inflicting heavy casualties
International
Taliban attacks in Afghanistan surge after U.S. peace deal, inflicting heavy casualties

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Austin “Scott” Miller, on Tuesday called on the Taliban to reduce attacks and give “our political leadership on all sides an opportunity to determine the peaceful way forward,” according to a transcript of his remarks released by a U.S. military spokesman.

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Fri May 01 - Washingtonpost
North Koreans ‘elated’ about prospect of Kim Jong Un’s death
International
North Koreans ‘elated’ about prospect of Kim Jong Un’s death

If dictator Kim Jong Un is dead, the North Korean supreme leader’s captive subjects won’t be shedding any tears, a new report said Friday. In the past, rumors about the North Korean leader or his family would have sparked a quick response from the authorities. “All sorts of rumors are spreading,” a North Hamgyong Province source told Daily NK.

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Fri May 01 - Nypost
Here's what we know about remdesivir, other COVID-19 treatments
International
Here's what we know about COVID-19 treatments

A study on remdesivir based in China -- published Wednesday in the medical journal Lancet -- did not show a clear benefit for patients who received the drug. Early reports of an analysis of about 600 patients who received hydroxychloroquine across hospitals in New York did not show a benefit or harm.

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Fri May 01 - Go
Trump says he's seen evidence virus started in Chinese lab, but U.S. intel disagrees
International
Trump says he's seen evidence virus started in Chinese lab, but U.S. intel disagrees

President Trump claimed Thursday he's seen evidence the new coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab and he threatened tariffs on Beijing over its role in the global pandemic. Asked if he had seen anything giving him a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was the source of the outbreak, the president replied, "Yes, I have."

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Fri May 01 - Cbsnews
While Amazon Was Distracted, FedEx and UPS Made Their Moves
Business
While Amazon Was Distracted, FedEx and UPS Made Their Moves

With Amazon's delivery ambitions on hold while it focuses solely on meeting consumers' needs in the midst of the coronavirus contagion, FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and UPS (NYSE:UPS) each made deals with small and medium-sized businesses that may already be frustrated by the online sales platform's heavy-handed ways.

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Fri May 01 - Fool
Exxon Mobil swings to a loss and revenue falls 12%, as COVID-19 weighs on oil demand
Business
Exxon Mobil swings to a loss and revenue falls 12%, as COVID-19 weighs on oil demand

Exxom reported Friday that it swung to a first-quarter loss, as a result of a large market-related writedown, and revenue that fell 12%, as the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted demand, resulting in oversupplied market and "unprecedented" pressure on commodity prices. The oil giant reported a net loss of $610 million, or 14 cents a share, after net income of $2.35 billion, or 55 cents a share, in the year-ago period.

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Fri May 01 - Marketwatch
America's meat crisis laid bare as shelves sit empty across the country
Business
America's meat crisis laid bare as shelves sit empty across the country

Holes have continued appearing on meat shelves across America as the country faces a supply crisis after dozens of processing plants were forced to close or reduce capacity after coronavirus outbreaks among workers (pictured, a refrigerated meat section at a Whole Foods in Brooklyn, New York)

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Fri May 01 - Dailymail
Tesla shares tank after Elon Musk tweets the stock price is 'too high'
Business
Tesla shares tank after Elon Musk tweets the stock price is 'too high'

Shares of Tesla dropped as much as 12% Friday after CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the company's shares are priced "too high." The company just days before reported a strong quarter, sending shares higher. The agreement came after Musk's famous tweet in August 2018 saying he wanted to take Tesla private at $420 per share and that he had secured the funding to do so.

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Fri May 01 - Cnbc
Eminem 'detained an intruder' in his living room
Entertainment
Eminem 'detained an intruder' in his living room

Eminem detained an intruder in his home last month, his representative has confirmed to the BBC. His security guard arrived shortly afterwards, followed by the police. The star, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, was awoken by a security alarm, and found the suspect in his living room. According to a source who spoke to ET Online, Eminem's guard came to his aid shortly after he detained the intruder.

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Fri May 01 - Bbc
Ashlee Simpson Ross and Evan Ross are expecting another baby: 'The fam is growing'
Entertainment
Ashlee Simpson Ross and Evan Ross are expecting another baby: 'The fam is growing'

Ross shared the same picture on his Instagram account, adding, "The fam is growing. The baby will join a big family, including 4-year-old sister Jagger Snow, 11-year-old brother Bronx Wentz (Simpson's son with ex-husband Pete Wentz), aunts Tracee Ellis Ross and Jessica Simpson, and grandmother Diana Ross. Ross is the son of Diana Ross and brother of actress Tracee Ellis Ross.

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Fri May 01 - Usatoday
Nick Cordero's wife says his lungs are 'severely damaged'
Entertainment
Nick Cordero's wife says his lungs are 'severely damaged'

Broadway actor Nick Cordero is continuing to fight after contracting Covid-19, his wife says. Kloots said it was good news that, even with a low blood count, tests showed her 41-year-old husband was not bleeding internally. "However, we did learn that due to COVID Nick's lungs are severely damaged," she said. "To look almost like he's been a smoker for 50 years they said.

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Fri May 01 - Cnn
Tony Allen, Afrobeat's Foundational Drummer, Has Died At Age 79
Entertainment
Tony Allen, Afrobeat's Foundational Drummer, Has Died At Age 79

Tony Allen, Afrobeat's Foundational Drummer, Has Died At Age 79. He is widely hailed as one of the founders of Afrobeat alongside his longtime musical partner Fela Kuti, with whom he played for 15 years. In a blazing run, Allen recorded more than 30 albums with Kuti and Africa 70 — including the classics Shakara, Expensive Shit, Sorrow Tears and Blood and Zombie.

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Fri May 01 - Npr
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer sends fans wild as she posts cryptic countdown timer on her website
Entertainment
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer sends fans wild as she posts cryptic countdown timer on her website

Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has sent fans wild after posting a cryptic countdown on her website. And despite there being no explanation or clue, fans have already predicted there could be a new series of the Twilight novels or a sequel to The Host. Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has sent fans wild after posting a cryptic countdown on her website (pictured in 2015)

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Fri May 01 - Dailymail
"Auntie" Dua Lipa Sweetly Reacts to Gigi Hadid's Pregnancy News
Entertainment
Dua Lipa Sweetly Reacts to Gigi Hadid's Pregnancy News

Dua Lipa is "very excited" for Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik. The superstar singer, who is dating the supermodel's brother, Anwar Hadid, opened up about Gigi's pregnancy news during an interview this week. It's very exciting news," Dua said of the pregnancy announcement on Thursday.

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Fri May 01 - Eonline
Xbox Series X still set to launch on schedule, but games could be delayed
Technology
Xbox Series X still set to launch on schedule, but games could be delayed

Microsoft’s Xbox chief, Phil Spencer, says the company’s next-gen Xbox Series X console is still on schedule for later this year, but game production is a little more of an unknown. Microsoft has only officially committed to launching Halo Infinite alongside the Xbox Series X, but even this title and other first-party games won’t be exclusive to the new Xbox.

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Fri May 01 - Theverge
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Lets You Choose Male Or Female Character
Technology
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Lets You Choose Male Or Female Character

2018's Assassin's Creed Odyssey allowed players to choose their gender, picking between a man or a woman, and 2020's game Assassin's Creed Valhalla will carry this feature forward. In Valhalla, you play as Eivor, who is described as a "fierce Viking raider raised on tales of battle and glory." Eivor leads a group of Norsemen that have been driven from Norway by "endless wars and dwindling resources

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Fri May 01 - Gamespot
Google Play Store gets 'Install when available' option for app and game pre-registrations
Technology
Google Play Store gets 'Install when available' option for app and game pre-registrations

As previously revealed in an app teardown, the Play Store has been preparing a feature that allows it to automatically install apps and games you pre-registered for. Some see a new option when they pre-register for titles that allows them to take advantage of the auto-install upon release feature.

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Fri May 01 - Androidpolice
Trump believes that the coronavirus outbreak originated from Wuhan laboratory
Politics
Trump believes that the coronavirus outbreak originated from Wuhan laboratory

President Donald Trump on Thursday said, without offering any evidence that he has a high degree of confidence that the coronavirus outbreak originated from a laboratory in China. “I can’t tell you that. I’m not allowed to tell you that,” Trump said at a White House event when asked what evidence he has seen to make him believe that the virus emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China

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Fri May 01 - CNBC
Coronavirus cases in India crossed 35,000
International
Coronavirus cases in India crossed 35,000

India crossed the grim milestone of 35,000 coronavirus cases as the states registered another record hike in patients. A staggering 1,993 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. The total number of coronavirus patients in India climbed to 35,043, according to the ministry of health. 73 deaths were reported on Thursday, the highest reported so far in a single day. COVID19 claimed 1,147 lives in India

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Fri May 01 - Livemint
The bankruptcy wave in the oil sector
Business
The bankruptcy wave in the oil sector

US oil prices have imploded by three-quarters since early January, to just $15 a barrel. The crash was driven by excess supply, and unprecedented collapse in demand because of the coronavirus pandemic. The bankruptcy wave has already started. Earlier this month Whiting Petroleum filed for bankruptcy, marking the first high profile Chapter 11 filing of the current crisis. Diamond Offshore Drilling joined the bankruptcy club on Sunday

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Thu Apr 30 - CNN
Users are reporting a subtle new feature in the latest developer version of iOS 13.5
Technology
Apple making it easier to unlock your iPhone while wearing a face mask

Users are reporting a subtle new feature in the latest developer version of iOS 13.5 that will make it easier to unlock your iPhone without having to take off your protective face mask. Videos shared on Twitter by some users show that Apple devices with Face ID will jump to the backup passcode-entry screen if it detects a mask. iOS 13.5 is expected to land in the coming weeks

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Thu Apr 30 - Techcrunch