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TV bosses announced they would donate a sum of money to charity (Picture by: Matthew Rettenmund / SplashNews.com Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles) RuPaul’s Drag Race has donated $5,000 (£4,000) to The Trevor Project after Sherry Pie was disqualified from season 12 amid the catfish allegations. Despite being cut from the finale, show bosses …

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MILLIONS of Brits stayed at home yesterday, Friday 13th, leaving town and city centres ghostly quiet and rail and Tube stations almost empty. Shopper numbers dropped and even carriages on rush-hour trains were sparsely occupied following PM Boris Johnson’s plea to “stay off if you’ve got a cough”. 11 Oxford Circus station was left deserted …

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How prepared are European hospitals to manage a steep increase of intensive care hospitalizations, needed in severe cases of coronavirus syndrome? We have collected some data, but the picture is far from complete. According to OECD data, German hospitals are the most prepared to host a high number of patients in case the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus …

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Greece’s first female president was formally sworn in to office Friday, nearly two months after the country’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to elect her. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, 63, is a former high court judge. The swearing-in ceremony took place in an almost empty parliament, as part of the government’s measures to prevent the spread of the new …

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The EU Commission plans to free up money for member states while urging them to act quickly in supporting businesses and workers to avoid a prolonged economic crisis amid the coronavirus outbreak. “It is not possible to stop the virus, and it is of utmost importance to slow down the spread of the virus,” said …

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BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 13 By Nargiz Sadikhova – Trend: Kazakhstan has introduced temporary restrictions on crossing of Kazakh-Russian and Kazakh-Kyrgyz borders amid coronavirus spreading, Trend reports with reference to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kazakhstan’s government made the decision to introduce temporary restrictions on using internal documents for Russia’s and Kyrgyzstan’s citizens when crossing Kazakh-Kyrgyz …

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“We will do whatever is necessary to support the Europeans and the European economy,” President Ursula von der Leyen said | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images Brussels relaxes aid, budget rules for Italy and other governments battling COVID-19. By Bjarke Smith-Meyer 3/13/20, 2:06 PM CET Updated 3/13/20, 2:17 PM CET Governments can aid companies and …

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