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Asian shares advance after stimulus surge on Wall Street

BANGKOK — Asian shares mostly tracked Wall Street’s advance on Friday in Asia in anticipation congressional approval of massive coronavirus relief for the U.S. economy. Tokyo jumped 2.5% and Shanghai added 0.9%. Stocks sank 5.3% in Australia, ending a three day winning streak as investors reacted to news that cases of new infections in the […]

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Coronavirus: Protective gear guidance ‘to be updated’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption World Health Organization guidelines currently recommend health staff wear a full gown and visor Guidance for health workers on personal protective equipment is expected to be updated within two days, the BBC has been told. There have been calls for greater clarity on PPE as frontline staff deal with

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Courteney Cox Is Watching ‘Friends’ For The First Time, Doesn’t Recall Anything

Courteney Cox made a few startling confession about “Friends” during her remote appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Wednesday. The actor, who called in from her home for the Youtube version of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, was speaking about the “Friends” reunion that got pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic. With nothing but time on her hands,

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Education Dept. Hits Penn State Again for Sexual Misconduct Procedures

WASHINGTON — The Education Department announced Thursday that it had ordered Pennsylvania State University to make significant changes to the way it investigates complaints of sexual misconduct after a recent investigation found the school continued to mishandle cases years after the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The agreement requires the university to review and

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Jussie Smollett Marks ‘Quarantine Day 421’ With Cryptic Instagram Video

Jussie Smollett has broken his social media silence with a post suggesting his “quarantine” started long before the coronavirus pandemic. The former “Empire” actor returned to Instagram on Wednesday for the first time since June 2019. In a short video, he sings a verse of Stevie Wonder’s 1966 hit “A Place in the Sun.” “Quarantine day

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