North Korea Claims It Has 0 Coronavirus Cases As Global Count Reaches One Million – North Korea has been accused of a cover up for claiming it has had no cases of coronavirus North Korea has claimed it is completely free of coronavirus as confirmed global infections near one million. [metro]

US Records 1,169 New Coronavirus Deaths, The Highest One-Day Toll Recorded In Any Country – The United States recorded 1,169 COVID-19 fatalities in a single day, the Johns Hopkins University tracker showed Thursday, the highest one-day death toll recorded in any country since the global pandemic began. [f24]

More Than 10,000 Lives Lost In Spain – The total number of coronavirus deaths in Spain has now exceeded 10,000. [bbc]

Trump Gets Help From Kushner And Rails Against New ‘Witch-Hunt’ At Coronavirus Briefing – President’s son-in-law makes surprise appearance and says Trump heard about supply shortages ‘just this morning’. [guardian]

As China Goes Back To Work, Many Wonder If The Country’s Coronavirus Recovery Can Be Trusted – As the United States and much of the rest of the world locks down over the novel coronavirus pandemic, China is cautiously opening back up. [cnn]

No Cigarettes For Sale Anywhere! Bheki Cele Hits Out – Police Minister Bheki Cele has hit out at the Western Cape government for implementing “provincial regulations” which differ from the State of Disaster regulations set out by national government. [iol]

Zoom Was Secretly Mining LinkedIn Data And Sharing It With Some Users – It’s becoming pretty clear that Zoom was not ready for the influx of users it received due to the coronavirus pandemic. [mash]

Parents Should Listen To This Podcast On COVID-19 And Education – On the podcast ‘Think Outside The Classroom’, Harvard Professor Robert Lue weighs in on education and COVID-19. [here]

Inside Justin Bieber And Hailey Baldwin’s $8.5m Love Nest In Beverly Hills Where They’re Self-Isolating – Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin have been keeping each other company at home during the coronavirus lockdown in California, and it’s certainly not a bad place to be. [metro]

Does Tom Brady Think COVID-19 Was Sent To Make Us All ‘Chill Out’? – “Maybe the world is telling us to slow down a little bit, you know?” he said. [vice]

Nutritionists On What You Should Stock Up With During Lockdown – If you’re venturing out of the house to stock up on essential groceries, you need to plan ahead in order to make the most of it. [here]

‘Top Gun’ Movie Sequel Moved To December As Coronavirus Hits Home – The release of the much anticipated movie sequel to “Top Gun” has been moved to December, Paramount Pictures said on Thursday, the latest disruption in the movie industry caused by the coronavirus epidemic. [dmav]

Marine Life In The World’s Oceans Can Recover To Healthy Levels By 2050, Researchers Say – Marine life in the world’s oceans could recover to healthy levels in the next thirty years if decisive and urgent action is taken, an international review has found. [cnn]

The Facial Expressions Of Mice – Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology are the first to describe different emotional facial expressions for mice. [scidaily]

Pretend You’re Not In Quarantine With These 7 Beach Livestreams From Around The World – Ah, to be at the beach. The sun, kissing your face. The waves, crashing, lulling you into a mid-afternoon nap. The salt-water breeze, filling your lungs as you inhale fresh, clean, ocean air. Your only obligation? Reaching over the hammock for that ice-cold drink nestled in the sand. [mash]

‘Overwhelming’: British Hiker Emerges From Wilderness To Find New Zealand In Grip Of Covid-19 – James Johnston spent five days off the grid and returned to a country in lockdown. [guardian]

Former Formula 1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone, 89, To Become A Father For The Fourth Time With Wife Fabiana Flosi – Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is set to become a father for the fourth time at the age of 89 with his wife Fabiana Flosi. [dm]

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