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04.12.2020 / 06:59

104-year-old WWII vet beats COVID-19 in time for birthday

COVID-19 in time to mark his 104th birthday on Thursday.Major Wooten was physically drained and a little fuzzy mentally after battling the new coronavirus but appears to be on the mend, said granddaughter Holley Wooten McDonald.

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Trump blames Spanish Flu for ending Second World War — 2 decades later

Donald Trump on Monday blamed the Spanish Flu for ending the Second World War — which didn’t start until two decades later — during a press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic.The president mixed up his world wars, misstating the year of the Spanish Flu and doubling the estimated death toll from that pandemic while trying to factually compare it to COVID-19.“Nobody’s ever seen anything like this,” Trump said during the briefing. “The closest thing was in 1917 they say, right? The Great Pandemic — and it certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people.

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105-year-old Hamilton patient Ann Konkel greatful for thousands of birthday cards

Retired Hamilton nurse, Second World War survivor asks for cards to mark 105th birthday In mid-June, Rotterdam-born Konkel had only one request for her birthday, which was to receive more birthday cards than years she’s lived.Konkel made the request while spending a rare opportunity amid the COVID-19 pandemic to celebrate with some loved ones in the courtyard of St. Joe’s hospital.

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Retired Hamilton nurse, Second World War survivor asks for cards to mark 105th birthday

pandemic.“She has lived an extraordinary life. So she has lived through the Spanish flu, she’s lived through World War II,” Laura Konkel told Global News.“She immigrated to Canada, and when they came to Canada they were completely impoverished because they lost everything in the war.” Hamilton police rescue family on pink flamingo pool float in Lake Ontario In late May, Konkel was admitted to St.

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Vera Lynn, World War II Forces’ Sweetheart singer, dead at 103

LONDON — Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103.During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favorites such as “We’ll Meet Again,” and “The White Cliffs of Dover.”“The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age of 103,″ her family said in a statement.

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At a glance: Latest global coronavirus developments

At least 274,617 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 11am on Saturday based on official sources.

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‘World on Fire’ actress Julia Brown dishes on show’s political themes

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Jesse Eisenberg on 'Resistance,' 'Social Network' and the Snyder Cut of 'Justice League'

On film, Jesse Eisenberg has survived a zombie apocalypse.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0