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Merriam-Webster adds new coronavirus-related words, updates definitions amid pandemic The digital dictionary has updated its treasure trove of words amid the ongoing outbreak.

How to groom your pet at home, according to an expert Your own hair might be out of control, but that doesn’t mean your dog’s furry coat needs to suffer, too.

Man tattoos himself every day during coronavirus lockdown to 'give myself a bit of direction' “If I’m truly honest, I look ridiculous — I look like a piece of blue cheese," the artist told the New York Post.

Little girl goes ‘crazy’ meeting Disney characters on quarantine birthday “She played the video about a million times. She’s still playing it now.”

Oregon strip club creates drive-thru experience during coronavirus lockdown: 'People are super stoked' Drive-thrus aren’t just for fast food anymore.

Global Markets: World equity benchmarks dipped on Thursday to close their best month in 11 years as a rebound in oil prices, encouraging early results from a COVID-19 treatment trial. from Zee Business: World News https://ift.tt/2z1yddz

The United States recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period for the third day running, according to the latest real-time tally Thursday reported by Johns Hopkins University. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2yj4Weq

US President Donald Trump Thursday said the World Health Organization should be "ashamed of" itself, as he likened it to a public relations agency for China. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2VSCUQ4

Oil prices jumped on Friday, extending the previous session`s gains, buoyed by a lower-than-expected gain in U.S. crude inventories and the start of output cuts in a bid to offset a slump in fuel demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.  from Zee Business: World News https://ift.tt/35ru0w3

Demonstrators, including some carrying guns, entered the capitol building in the US state of Michigan on Thursday and demanded the Democratic governor lift strict coronavirus lockdown orders, as some... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/3aUeytB

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab, but declined to describe the evidence, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing over the origins of the deadly outbreak. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Yt1p8l

China reported 12 new coronavirus cases for April 30, up from four a day earlier, data from the country's health authority showed on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Wdsppn

The drug trafficking accusations against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez are "100%" false, the president's office said on Thursday, after U.S. prosecutors announced drug trafficking charges against a former chief of the Honduran National Police. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3aTl8Au

Japan will formally decide as early as Monday whether to extend its nationwide state of emergency, said public broadcaster NHK, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned citizens to prepare for a "drawn-out battle" against the coronavirus. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xkVwP8

The remote region lifts major social restrictions in a test case for the rest of the nation.

As White House economic reopening guidance expired on Thursday after two weeks in place, half of all U.S. states forged ahead with easing restrictions on restaurants, retail and other businesses in... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2VRc2Qh

Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created Afrobeat with Fela Kuti, dies aged 79, his manager says.

The Australian government will meet on Friday to discuss how sport can restart as the number of new coronavirus cases dwindles and states begin to relax restrictions on social gatherings, two sources familiar with the details told Reuters. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Smlc5g

Joe Biden will break his silence Friday about a former aide's allegations that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, according to the broadcaster set to interview the presumptive Democratic... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/35mZtzj

NASA on Thursday selected space firms SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to build lunar landing systems that can carry astronauts to the moon by 2024, the White House's accelerated deadline under the... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2VT33yj

Several senators reportedly wore bulletproof vests as armed demonstrators looked on from the gallery.

Nearly 90% of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to increase its diplomatic action at the United Nations to renew an arms embargo on Iran, congressional sources said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3f8uGuM

Cruise ship worker says she's stuck on boat, spends '21 hours a day' in '200-square-foot' room Due to the coronavirus pandemic, some cruise ship workers are having a difficult time getting home.

Clara Rockmore played an unusual instrument. The theremin has no keys or strings - it is a gesture-controlled instrument; music literally plays out of thin air. Today's Google Doodle is a tribute to... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/3f4W1xW

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China's handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid in November. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3d0ZonH

South Korea reported on Thursday no new domestic coronavirus cases for the first time since its Feb. 29 peak, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3bNGKzC

Poland's Supreme Court chief Malgorzata Gersdorf ends a six-year term on Thursday, opening way for the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government to pick a supporter of its contested judiciary overhaul to replace her. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zJOkx1

Naomi Osaka and the Williams sisters will play and be live-streamed on Facebook's gaming platform.

The US actor was piloting a plane that wrongly crossed a runway where another aircraft was landing.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic already has caused "tremendous" health and economic hardship, and warned the damage to the US economy will continue along with high... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2KLufbL

COVID-19 patients on the antiviral remdesivir recovered about 30 percent faster than those on a placebo, the results of a major clinical trial showed Wednesday, as a top US scientist hailed the drug's... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2KOJ4du

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China's handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid in November. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2W4885u

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that the government would consult experts to decide whether to extend the state of emergency beyond May 6. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2VNpbtE