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Nicaragua's leaders promote gatherings amid COVID-19 pandemic https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/nicaraguas-leaders-promote-gatherings-covid-19-pandemic-200408090052684.html

Coronavirus: Eurozone rescue package deal stalls amid row https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52211650

Coronavirus: EU top scientist resigns citing politics and red tape https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52212390

Britain's Foreign Secretary Is De Facto Leader While Johnson Is Hospitalized https://www.npr.org/2020/04/08/829544294/britains-foreign-secretary-is-de-facto-leader-while-johnson-is-hospitalized?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort Will Treat Coronavirus Patients https://www.npr.org/2020/04/08/829544287/acting-navy-secretary-resigns-usns-comfort-will-treat-coronavirus-patients?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

China Opens Wuhan But Coronavirus Concerns Haven't Gone Away https://www.npr.org/2020/04/08/829544259/china-opens-wuhan-but-coronavirus-concerns-havent-gone-away?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

Cyclone Harold batters Fiji, flattening homes and flooding towns https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/cyclone-harold-batters-fiji-flattening-homes-flooding-towns-200408060543606.html

Doctor's Note: Coronavirus and patients with TB and HIV https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/doctor-note-coronavirus-patients-tb-hiv-200407062240635.html

As Europe Confronts the Coronavirus, What Shape Will Solidarity Take? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/world/europe/eu-coronavirus-aid.html #Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) #RecessionandDepression #EuropeanInvestmentBank #PoliticsandGovernment #UnemploymentInsurance #EuropeanCentralBank #Euro(Currency) #StocksandBonds #CreditandDebt #EuropeanUnion #Eurozone #Europe

China’s Coronavirus Battle Is Waning. Its Propaganda Fight Is Not. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/world/asia/coronavirus-china-narrative.html #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) #CommunistPartyofChina #Propaganda #Epidemics #XiJinping #China

Airlines lobby to rewrite carbon deal in light of coronavirus https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/08/airlines-lobby-to-rewrite-carbon-deal-due-to-coronavirus #Greenhousegasemissions #Ethicalandgreenliving #Coronavirusoutbreak #Carbonoffsetting #Airlineindustry #Climatechange #Airtransport #Environment #Worldnews #Business

Extreme medical shortages in rebel-held Idlib city in Syria https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/extreme-medical-shortages-rebel-held-idlib-city-syria-200408083357140.html

UK PM spends second night in intensive care fighting coronavirus https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/uk-pm-spends-night-intensive-care-fighting-coronavirus-200408072622245.html

UN urges coordinated efforts to contain coronavirus in Mali https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/urges-coordinated-efforts-coronavirus-mali-200408080719265.html

Civil claims expected against Cardinal George Pell and Catholic church despite acquittal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/08/civil-claims-expected-against-cardinal-george-pell-and-catholic-church-despite-acquittal #Law(Australia) #Australianews #Catholicism #GeorgePell

Coronavirus: French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle heads back to port after possible Covid-19 outbreak https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3078989/coronavirus-french-aircraft-carrier-charles-de-gaulle-heads-back

U.K.'s Johnson, Suffering From COVID-19, Spends 2nd Night In ICU https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/08/829521835/u-k-s-johnson-suffering-from-covid-19-spends-2nd-night-in-icu?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

India Savors a Rare Upside to Coronavirus: Clean Air https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/world/asia/india-pollution-coronavirus.html #Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) #AirPollution #Delhi(India) #Quarantines #India

As coronavirus spreads, few leads but many theories on origin https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/coronavirus-spreads-leads-theories-origin-200407073509327.html

Bangladesh arrests fugitive killer of founder Mujibur Rahman https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/bangladesh-arrests-fugitive-killer-founder-mujibur-rahman-200408052905717.html