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Nature can be source of solace in crisis, says David Attenborough | Television & radio

The natural world can be a source of solace during times of crisis, Sir David Attenborough has said.

Speaking about the climate, the broadcaster and naturalist, 93, said the world was at an unprecedented point.

He told Big Issue magazine: “In times of crisis, the natural world is a source of both joy and solace. The natural world produces the comfort that can come from nothing else. And we are…

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Coronavirus: Trump extends restrictions beyond Easter

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Image caption President Trump: “Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before victory is won”

US President Donald Trump has said coronavirus restrictions such as social distancing will be extended across the country until at least 30 April.

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Japan stocks drop as investors assess economic impact of coronavirus pandemic Stocks in Asia fell in early trade on Monday as investors continue to assess the economic impact of the global coronavirus pandemic that continues to spread rapidly.

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Coronavirus at a glance: the latest developments | World news

Key developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include:

France’s death toll increases by 292 in 24 hours

France has had 292 deaths in 24 hours, and now has a total of 40,174 confirmed cases.

Italy to extend lockdown

Italy has said it will extend its month-long lockdown beyond 3 April. The decision came as the number of deaths in the country increased by 756 to reach 10,779.

Nearly…

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Consolidating flights to US cities could help stem airline losses U.S. airlines and the Department of Transportation may soon have to consider consolidating service to dozens of cities around the country in a bid to help carriers cut losses, several airline industry executives told CNBC.

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Two new cases of coronavirus in army, Colonel and Junior Commissioned Officer

NEW DELHI: A doctor at the rank of Colonel in Kolkata and a Junior Commissioned Officer in Dehradun of the Indian Army have tested positive for the coronavirus. The two new cases detected on Sunday put the total number of cases in the army at three.

The first positive coronavirus case of the army was a 34-year-old soldier in Leh. The Colonel and the JuniorCommissioned Officer (JCO) tested…

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Coronavirus live news: US deaths could reach 200,000 as UK warned of six-month lockdown | World news

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Coronavirus forecast to cut UK economic output by 15%

Rob Davies

The coronavirus pandemic could cause UK economic output to plunge by an unprecedented 15% in the second quarter of the year and unemploymentto more than double, according to dire forecasts.

The deepest recessionsince the financial crisis is now all but unavoidable, according to analysts at the Centre for…

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Coronavirus: NHS Nightingale work for Virgin and EasyJet staff

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Image caption The new temporary NHS Nightingale Hospital is being set up at the ExCeL Centre in London’s Docklands area

Thousands of EasyJet and Virgin airline staff are being offered work in the new NHS Nightingale Hospital.

Those who sign up will…

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University admissions could face emergency controls

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Image caption University applications have been caught up in the uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak

Universities in England could face fixed limits on how many students they each recruit, in a bid to create more stability and reduce financial threats.

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Stock futures fall 2%, pointing to another volatile week as investors assess coronavirus impact A person wearing a face mask walks along Wall Street after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York, March 6, 2020.

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coronavirus: Donald Trump won’t lock down New York; US death toll crosses 2,000

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would issue a travel warning for the hard-hit New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus, backing off from an earlier suggestion that he might try to cut off the region entirely. “A quarantine will not be necessary,” he said on Twitter.

Trump’s announcement came as the US death count crossed 2,100, more than double the level…

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Talking Horses: Richard Hannon counts blessings and plots way back for racing | Sport

This would normally be the start of a very busy few months for Richard Hannon, whose two big stables near Salisbury Plain are home to lots of fast, precocious young horses. The months of April, May and June are hay-making time for trainers with that kind of stock, so the suspension of racing until at least the end of next month makes things very difficult for his operation.

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Trump extends social distancing guidelines through April 30 as coronavirus outbreak escalates US President Donald Trump speaks during a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2020.

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coronavirus: US virus deaths could reach 200,000: Fauci

NEW YORK: US deaths from coronavirus could reach 200,000 with millions of cases, the government’s top infectious diseases expert warned on Sunday as New York, New Orleans and other major cities warned they would soon run out of medical supplies.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, estimated in an interview with CNN that the pandemiccould…

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Government set to cap university admissions amid Covid-19 chaos | World news

Strict limits on the number of students that each university in England can recruit are set to be imposed by the government in an effort to avoid a free-for-all on admissions, with institutions plunged into financial turmoil as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Guardian has learned.

A government source said each university would face limits on the number of UK and EU undergraduates it…

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Newspaper headlines: 'Normal life' six months away and NHS 'hero' dies

Newspaper headlines: ‘Normal life’ six months away and NHS ‘hero’ dies

Newspaper headlines: ‘Normal life’ six months away and NHS ‘hero’ dies

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Image caption The Daily Express leads with a warning from the deputy chief medical officer that it could be six months before the UK returns to “normal”, as the country fights the coronavirus pandemic.…

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lockdown: (Missing the) Message in a Battle

By Sanjaya Baru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on March 24 declaring a 21-day lockdown was the most watched event in Indian TV history. As soon as the address concluded, many viewers rushed to crowd markets to stock up essentials. Modiwas forced to tweet within minutes asking people not to panic. The address, generating more anxiety than reassurance, is a good example of…

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