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Coronavirus 'may not have started in China' claims Oxford University expert

FREE newsletter is as good as that first pint back at the pubCoronavirus may not have started in China, an Oxford University professor has dramatically claimed. Dr Tom Jefferson instead claimed Covid-19 may have already been established around the world thanks to environmental conditions.The disease first emerged in Wuhan, China, at the end of last year and has since gone on to kill more than 500,000.But Dr Jefferson, a senior associate tutor at the Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM), believes there is growing evidence it was already elsewhere by this point.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on Channel 7, Sunrise on 6 July 2020

SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE: Joining us now is Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, morning to you. These have been described as vertical cruise ships.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on Channel 9, Today on 6 July 2020

KARL STEFANOVIC: Well, we now have the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd. Professor, thank you for your time again on whatever TV people are watching at home.

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72 shot, 13 fatally, over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago so far

CHICAGO - Thirteen people have been killed and 59 others wounded in shootings across Chicago so far over the Fourth of July weekend.Nine of the weekend’s victims were minors, and two of the children died from their injuries.A 14-year-old boy was among four people killed in a shooting that wounded four others Saturday night in Englewood on the South Side.They were at a large gathering in the street about 11:35 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Carpenter Street when four males walked up and started shooting, according to Chicago police.

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Acting Chief Medical Officer press conference about COVID-19 on 4 July 2020

PROFESSOR PAUL KELLY:I think everyone is aware now that it’s mostly the situation in Melbourne is occupying our mind at the moment in relation to the response to the pandemic here in Australia.So firstly just to update the total cases and other numbers for Australia. In the– we now have 8,362 cases, that represents 113 new cases in the last 24 hours confirmed, but it also includes 189 historic cases.

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Acting Chief Medical Officer press conference about COVID-19 on 5 July 2020

PROFESSOR PAUL KELLY: First of all, we have had new cases overnight – 94 in total – most of those in Victoria. We have now a total of 8,449 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.Of those, 14 new cases in New South Wales in the last 24 hours, all of those in hotel quarantine – overseas-acquired cases.In WA, there are six cases; again, all overseas, all in hotel quarantine.There are 74 new cases in Victoria.

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COVID-19: Ottawa preps pandemic fiscal update and senior benefit boosts

It’s a big week ahead for Canada’s pocketbook, as the federal government prepares to provide its first fiscal update since the pandemic began, while also issuing a one-time boost to seniors’ security benefits and income supplements. David Akin breaks down the concerns on costs, as Canada tries to keep its economy afloat.

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England police warn physical distancing and getting drunk don’t mix

Pubs across England officially reopened as lockdown restrictions start to ease. But as Redmond Shannon reports, police are warning that physical distancing rules aren’t always respected as Britons grab a pint.

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Barkerville apologizes for ad ‘making light’ of epidemic that devastated First Nations

82 First Nations on lockdown as B.C. records first COVID-19 cases in Indigenous communities The ad caught the attention of archaeologist Joanne Hamond, who took to social media on Friday pointing out that “in 1862-3, a smallpox epidemic spread by miners bound for the Cariboo killed over 60 per cent of Indigenous people in B.C., making way for the settlement and exploitation of unceded lands that continues today.“Indigenous death is not a marketing ploy.”Please see the attached acknowledgment and apology from @BarkervilleBC.

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Bryson DeChambeau wins Rocket Mortgage Classic by 3 shots

DETROIT – Bryson DeChambeau got the result he was looking for from transforming his body.With jaw-dropping drives and some clutch putts, DeChambeau won the Rocket Mortgage Classic by three strokes Sunday for his first victory of the season and sixth overall.DeChambeau shot a 7-under 65 at Detroit Golf Club, birdieing four of the first seven holes and closing with three straight. He finished at a career-best 23-under 265.Matthew Wolff (71) was second.

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Beachgoers in New Smyrna Beach follow mandate, bring face coverings

Monday, July 6 - Port Orange. Port Orange South Daytona Chamber, 3431 S Ridgewood AveTuesday, July 7 - Daytona Beach. Daytona Regional Chamber, 126 E.

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UFC announce Jorge Masvidal for Fight Island main event after Gilbert Burns’ Covid-19 blow

FREE newsletter is as good as that first pint back at the pubUFC have officially announced that Jorge Masvidal will appear at UFC 251 on Saturday night following the news that Gilbert Burns tested positive for Covid-19.Brazilian fighter Burns was set to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title on Fight Island this weekend.But he has now been removed from the card to be replaced by experienced American Masvidal.The symbolic BMF champion has not fought since last November when he defeated Nate Diaz in the third round at UFC 244.But UFC president Dana White has once again pulled out all the stops to put on what will be a huge welterweight clash for MMA.Both fighters will now fly to Las Vegas where they have to be tested for

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Correa asks wife to stay out of salons until season ends

HOUSTON – Houston Astos shortstop Carlos Correa is so serious about not contracting the coronavirus that he’s asked his wife, Daniella, a former pageant queen, to stay out of beauty salons until the season is over.“When I talk to my wife she knows,” he said Sunday. “No getting your nails done.

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British actor Earl Cameron, a breaker of entertainment barriers dead at 102

LONDON - MAY 28: Actor Earl Cameron poses outside Buckingham Palace with his CBE, presented by the Prince of Wales on May 28, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/WPA Pool/Getty Images) Earl Cameron, who was one of the first Black actors to perform in mainstream British films and played supporting roles to enduring entertainment icons such as James Bond and "Doctor Who" before appearing in the U.N.

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Carriage operator says Stanley Park lane closure an ‘accident waiting to happen’

Following heated debate, Vancouver Park Board votes to open Stanley Park to one lane of traffic The Vancouver Park Board reopened one lane to vehicles in June, leaving one lane — separated by cones — for cyclists.But Gerry O’Neil, who has owned Stanley Park Horse Drawn Tours for 39 years, said that move has created the conditions for someone to get seriously hurt.The company reopened for business on Saturday but has been exercising the horses in the park for weeks.“The speed limit in the park is 30 kilometres an hour, but it’s become five kilometres per hour because they get behind us and (cars) can’t pass,” he said.

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Brewers' Yelich knows he had fortunate timing on new deal

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich acknowledges he benefited from fortunate timing in his contract negotiations.The Brewers held a March 6 news conference to announce that the 2018 NL MVP had agreed to a nine-year, $215 million contract. Spring training was halted less than a week later because of the coronavirus pandemic.Yelich's deal was finalized before the loss of revenue from Major League Baseball's shortened season and labor unrest created at least some uncertainty about the game’s financial future.“At the end of the day, this is where I wanted to be,” Yelich said Sunday.

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3rd former Minneapolis officer facing charges related to George Floyd's death released on bail

Tou Thao was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of George Floyd. (Hennepin County Jail)MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A third former Minneapolis police officer facing charges connected to the death of George Floyd has been released on bail.Tou Thao is charged with aiding and abetting murder for Floyd's death.

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Peterborough residents still being asked to abide by Public Health’s guidelines

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Protesters march through Center City calling for resignation of Mayor Kenney

PHILADELPHIA - Protesters marched through Center City on Sunday calling for the resignation of Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney after he oversaw the alleged mistreatment of peaceful protesters on I-676 last month.Organizers began their rally at City Hall at 1 p.m. and started their march to I-676, where the city's controversial mistreatment of protesters took place.On June 1, crowds of protesters spilled onto a stretch of I-676 near Center City and halted traffic.

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Opposition parties put forward demands ahead of federal economic update

COVID-19.Wednesday’s fiscal snapshot will be the first public assessment of the country’s economic and financial situation since the pandemic started in earnest in March.The snapshot is expected to give an idea of how the government sees the rest of the fiscal year playing out, including figures for a potential deficit, but opposition parties want more than just numbers.

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Florida reaches grim coronavirus milestone

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Florida health officials say the state has reached a grim milestone: more than 200,000 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the start of the outbreak.State statistics released Sunday show an additional 10,000 confirmed cases.

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Museum: ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ car with Confederate flag to stay

VOLO, Ill. – A northern Illinois auto museum has no plan to stop displaying a Dodge Charger from the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show with the Confederate battle flag painted atop the vehicle.Statues of Confederate generals and soldiers are being taken down across the country, NASCAR has banned the flag from its races and the Confederate emblem is being removed from the Mississippi state flag.But the Volo Auto Museum about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Chicago says the famed “General Lee” from the first season of the TV show isn’t going anywhere, according to a weekend report in the Crystal Lake-based Northwest Herald.“We feel the car is part of history, and people love it,” museum director Brian Grams told the newspaper.

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‘A devastating loss’: B.C. Charter bus companies struggling to survive pandemic

3 new COVID-19 deaths at Vancouver long-term care home “It’s truly a devastating loss,” said John Wilson, president and CEO of Wilson’s Group of Companies.“Ninety-five per cent of the motor coaches right across North America are parked right now.”Wilson runs the largest charter bus company on Vancouver Island and the second largest in the province. He shut down most of his transportation operations in mid-March, laying off more than 200 employees.

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Police: Falls Township man charged after launching fireworks at neighbors house

FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A Bucks County man has been charged with several crimes after police say he intentionally lit fireworks next to a woman's house causing damage to her home and vehicles.Authorities say the incident happened last Thursday between 8 and 10 p.m.

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Coronavirus: 'Upsetting scenes' in Dublin pubs could mean second wave is close

A doctor fears Ireland is "weeks away" from a second coronavirus wave after locals packed a city centre

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Iran issues mandatory mask order after coronavirus death toll surges

Israel, Palestine face new coronavirus restrictions as cases surge “Let me first thank our great people,” a health worker in a hazmat suit in a hospital corridor sarcastically bellows in one dark state TV spot. “You hand in hand with the coronavirus defeated us!”The new rules mark a turning point for Iran, which has struggled in trying to balance provincial lockdowns to stop the virus’s spread with the fears of stalling out an economy already struggling under U.S.

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No new coronavirus cases in London-Middlesex, 1 more recovery

novel coronavirus on Sunday with no new cases or deaths.This keeps the region’s total number of COVID-19 cases at 630, which now includes 512 recoveries and 57 deaths.London makes up 585 of the region’s cases. There are 22 in Strathroy-Caradoc, 10 in Middlesex Centre, six in Thames Centre, five in North Middlesex and one each in Lucan Biddulph and Southwest Middlesex.There are currently no active outbreaks in the region.

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Covid-19: West Bengal sees highest one-day spike with 895 cases; tally past 22k

Kolkata: West Bengal on Sunday registered the highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with 895 new infections, while the death toll due to the disease reached 757 after a record of 21 deaths, the health department said.With 895 new coronavirus cases, the tally of people infected with the virus has reached 22,126 in the state. The total number of active cases stands at 6,658.So far, a total of 5,41,088 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state.According to the Union Health Ministry, India has reported 6,73,165 COVID-19 cases including 2,44,814 active cases, 4,09,083 recovered and 19,268 deaths as of Sunday.

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Christopher Columbus statue toppled and thrown into harbor in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Md. - Protesters toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 4, US Independence Day.Footage posted to Twitter by Spencer Compton shows the statue being brought down with ropes before being thrown into the harbor.Statues of Christopher Columbus have been taken down in recent times, including in Minnesota on June 10 and in Richmond, Virginia, on June 9, along with other statues associated with structural racism, colonialism, or slavery, as protests sweep the US.

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Brad Pitt calls face masks 'considerate' during a pre-coronavirus trip to Japan

Brad Pitt proved to be ahead of the curve in arecently resurfaced video from a 2019 Tokyo press conference, in which he talks about the benefits of face masks.While promoting his filmAd Astra, the two-time Oscar winner praised audience members for being 'so considerate' for covering their mouths and noses when sick. 'When I first came here and I saw all the people in the faces masks at the airport, I thought, "That’s a bit paranoid," the actor admitted in theinterview from September.

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Spate of gun violence overnight in Philadelphia leaves 8 wounded

Police investigate a double shooting at 6th and South Streets July 5. PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say eight people were hurt in five different shootings across Philadelphia overnightThe gun violence began in just after 10:30 p.m.

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Donald Trump says '99%' of coronavirus cases are harmless - despite death toll surge

Donald Trump claims 99 per cent of coronavirus cases are "totally harmless" - despite the country's death toll surging to nearly 130,000.

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Braves' Felix Hernandez opts out of season due to pandemic

ATLANTA – Former Cy Young winner Félix Hernández has opted out of the 2020 season, at least temporarily ending his bid to revive his career with the Atlanta Braves.Braves manager Brian Snitker said Sunday that Hernández, 34, opted out due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was made after Hernández participated in workouts on Friday and Saturday at Truist Park.The decision came a day after Snitker announced that four-time All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman, premier reliever Will Smith and two more Atlanta players tested positive for COVID-19.

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Covid-19: No further deaths, 18 additional cases

There have been no further deaths from Covid-19, the Department of Health has confirmed. The total number of deaths here from the virus remains at 1,741.

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Fireworks ignite landscaping, cause house fire in New Castle

Credit: Good Will Fire Company NEW CASTLE, Del. - Officials in Delaware say a house fire in New Castle began after fireworks ignited landscaping and spread to a home, causing thousands in damages.According to investigators, the blaze started on the 100 block of Malcolm Forest Road shortly before midnight. Local fire agencies were called to the scene to extinguish the flames.Credit: Good Will Fire CompanyFire officials say individuals were setting off fireworks outside the home when landscaping caught fire and spread to the residence.

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Police urged to reopen investigation into Dominic Cummings’ controversial Covid-19 trip, by ex prosecutor

coronavirus - have written to police in Durham and London urging them to investigate Dominic Cummings. They want to know whether Boris Johnson’s right-hand man breached coronavirus lockdown laws on his trip to the North East of England at the height of the pandemic in April, the Mirror reports.

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West Philadelphia house fire displaces nine families

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Firefighters battled an early morning blaze in West Philadelphia that displaced nine families.Crews responded to the 4200 block of Parkside Avenue just before 6:30 a.m.Firefighters reported battling heavy flames originating from the roof of the three-story building.

Spain imposes second local coronavirus lockdown in two days

The northwestern Spanish region of Galicia has imposed restrictions on about 70,000 people following a Covid-19 outbreak.

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Coronavirus like virus was sent to China's Wuhan in 2013: Report

China after six men who had been clearing out bat feces there contracted a severe pneumonia, the newspaper said.Three of them died and the most likely cause was a coronavirus transmitted from a bat, the Sunday Times reported, citing a medic whose supervisor worked in the emergency department that treated the men. The same mine in Yunnan province was subsequently studied by Shi Zhengli, an expert in SARS-like coronaviruses of bat origins at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.Shi, nicknamed “bat woman" for her expeditions in bat caves, described Covid-19 in a February 2020 paper, saying it was 96.2% similar to a coronavirus sample named RaTG13 obtained in Yunnan in 2013.

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Video purports to show moment before vehicle in Seattle hits 2 people during protest

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Covid-19: Bengalureans strictly abide by the 33-hour complete lockdown

New Delhi: Roads wore a deserted look, people stayed indoors and all commercial activities allowed as part of 'Unlock' came to a screeching halt in Bengaluru in response to the 33-hour complete lockdown imposed to contain Covid-19.In Bengaluru, the lockdown is being enforced from Saturday 8 pm to Monday 5 am in view of steep rise in fresh cases of the deadly infection.On Sunday, the city reported a record 1,235 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking its overall tally to 9,580 and number of active cases reached 8,167. The virus-related death toll in capital of Karnataka reached 145.Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao had appealed to the people to stay at home.

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Ottawa’s coronavirus deficit will take ‘many, many years’ to pay down: economist

coronavirus emergency response could take more than 10 years to get under control, one economist suggests.In an interview with The West Block guest host Robin Gill, the B.C. Business Council’s chief economist, Ken Peacock, speculated that while some economic activity might normalize more quickly, the $260-billion federal deficit forecast by the parliamentary budget watchdog will not be under control for some time.“That is going to take many, many years.

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For fourth straight day, Bengaluru sees a new high in daily Covid-19 cases

saw more than 1,000 cases within 24 hours. The overall tally in the Karnataka capital rose to 9,580.Along with that, the death toll in the supposed Silicon Valley city of India has reached 145.Total number of recoveries has reached 1,267, including 302 in the last 24 hours.

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Second Spanish region goes into lockdown due to surge in coronavirus cases

coronavirus cases. Entry into and out of La Marina, which houses 70,000 residents, will be prohibited from midnight along with gatherings of more than 10 people.The district is 90 miles east of La Coruna in Galicia.

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Health Secretary's 'quite significant concerns' about Leicester clothing factory linked to Boohoo brand Nasty Gal

Sky’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme there had been coronavirus outbreaks at food and clothing producers in the city, as he stressed stopping the spread of coronavirus was “the number one problem”.

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City-Madrid to go ahead in England because of exemptions

LONDON – Manchester City can host Real Madrid in the second leg of their last-16 match in the Champions League next month after the British government announced selected sports stars would be exempt from quarantine requirements when competing in the country.There was a possibility the game might have had to be played in a neutral venue, with current restrictions forcing most travellers to Britain to quarantine for two weeks. That would have left City at a disadvantage, having taken a 2-1 lead from the first leg in Madrid.However, the new measures announced Sunday by Britain’s culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, allow events like Formula One, international soccer, golf and snooker events to take place in Britain.

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Police searching for 14-year-old girl reported missing from Camden

CAMDEN - Authorities in New Jersey are searching for a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing from her home in Camden on Saturday. Police say Lemnasha Shambry was last seen on the 1800 Kossuth Street on Independence Day. According to officials, Shambry frequents the area of Centerville, Fairview and Parkside.Shambry is described as 4-foot-6, 125 pounds with black braided hair and brown eyes.

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Officials urge Kingston residents to ‘be kind to one another’ after visitors reportedly mistreated

coronavirus pandemic.“It’s not just kindness to visitors but it’s also kindness to other residents,” Paterson said.Recently, the City of Kingston and KFL&A Public Health both released statements saying they have received complaints from some Kingstonians who expressed fear of visitors coming from outside the city, which they say has caused unwelcoming behaviour.“I’ve heard of reports of people that have been turned away, denied service or haven’t been treated well because they have an out-of-province licence plate, so I think that was the driving force in this particular statement,” Paterson said.Paterson did not specify which businesses turned away visitors.Since Stage 2 of reopening began in Kingston, the city has made it clear that

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Saskatoon city council to examine free wifi for residents

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