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Month: March 2020

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UK government unveils aid for self-employed

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChancellor Rishi Sunak announced the grant Self-employed workers can apply for a grant worth 80% of their average monthly profits to help them cope with the financial impact of coronavirus, the chancellor has announced. The money – up to a maximum of £2,500 a month – will be paid in a single lump sum, but will not begin to arrive until the start of June at the earliest. Rishi Sunak told the self-employed: “You have not been forgotten.” Wage subsidies of 80%…

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Benefits of Using an Onward Ticket

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The immigration officers at the port of entry will demand to see a flight ticket for a round trip as proof that you have secured your ticket to exit the country after your visit. However, for many reasons, it is much more affordable to travel with a one-way ticket and purchase the return ticket when you are ready to leave the country. The Onward flight ticket is a two-way ticket that is validated by the airline, so you don’t need to worry about any checks at the confirmation desk. How…

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‘It’s all Covid’: New York medical staff brace for a surge of coronavirus patients

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The governor has warned that efforts to slow the spread of the virus have so far failed; hospitals will no doubt be overwhelmed Frontline medical workers in New York are braced for a surge of patients unlike anything they have seen in their careers, with the state at the center of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. New York Citys infamously bustling streets have almost emptied of pedestrians and cars, but inside its hospitals, emergency departments and critical care units are already busy with Covid-19 patients. Were trying to…

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‘One big virtual love-in’: how children’s book authors are creating online sanctuaries

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Authors are going online in real time to engage children and create a safe place where imaginations are fired The childrens author and illustrator wunderkind live on Instagram. And they are pure magic. Jeffers, in quarantine in Belfast, is reading a story a day, having started with his first ever book How to Catch a Star. According to Jeffers, [This is] for all you folks stuck at home in the coming weeks due to Covid, I will be reading one of my books every weekday, and talking about some of…

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Woman Pays for Single Dads Groceries, Has No Idea Shell Meet Him in Her Church Pew 3 Months Later

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ShareTweetPin “$94.10 That’s how much the cash register showed at 10:00 pm that night at the grocery store. I watched as the man in front of me asked the cashier to put things to the side. Over and over again. He kept swiping his card. Declined. He was already buying the bare minimum. Become A Contributor There was a girl and boy with him, and I heard them call him “Dad” several times. The girl was a pre-teen, and the boy was about my son’s age. I could see the…

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We Will Never Be the Same After Covid-19

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ShareTweetPin When this is all over, we will never be the same…. When the world returns to its fast pace… When we all come out from our homes, blinking at the bright sunshine that never dimmed… When our healthcare providers can take a breath without fearing infection….  When they can sleep, rest, cry…  Become A Contributor When they find peace after all they have seen and experienced… When families bury their loved ones… Grieve their losses… Stagger away from graves as our war heroes who were most scarred by this virus……

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No greater love hath Trump than to lay down your life for his re-election | Richard Wolffe

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Only a once-in-a-century leader has the guts to say out loud what the worst among us are really thinking: everyone other than me is expendable Donald Trump isnt much of a doctor or scientist. He isnt much of a diplomat or general. His leadership skills match his business skills. Theres a estimated death count is 2.2 million Americans. You cant just come in and say, Lets close up the United States of America, continued the president who prides himself on closing the borders of, um, the United States of America.…

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Gary Sinise Stars in New Christian Movie “I Still Believe”

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ShareTweetPin From classic films like Forest Gump to Apollo 13, Emmy-Award-winning actor, director, producer and philanthropist Gary Sinise has entertained America for over 30 years, Now, the man we know best as Lieutenant Dan is coming back to the big screen as the beloved father of singer Jeremy Camp in the Christian film I Still Believe. Alongside Shania Twain, playing Camp’s mom, Sinise will be acting the part of “Tom,” the then-20-year-old’s father. The movie’s plot centers on the real-life story of Camp’s journey through love, loss, and faith put…

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Amid coronavirus outbreak, SpaceX launch of Argentinian satellite postponed

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The launch of the SAOCOM 1B satellite has been postponed amid the coronavirus outbreak. (CONAE) The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on space exploration programs is being closely followed. Earlier this month, for example, the European Space Agency and the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced that the launch of the second ExoMars mission is being postponed to 2022, in part because of the pandemic. The European Space Agency also said Tuesday that it is putting eight of its spacecraft into hibernation as it scales down operations during the coronavirus outbreak. NASA has…

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Apple Released 9 New Memoji Stickers, Including A Party Face With Confetti

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Nirian/iStock Unreleased/Getty Images These New Memoji Stickers In Apple’s iOS 13.4 Update Include A Party Face By Lara Walsh March 25, 2020 After months of anticipation, Apple rolled out its latest operating system update along with a slew of new features. As of Tuesday, March 24, iOS users can now check out the new iCloud Drive Folder Sharing and universal purchase support for all your devices, as well as nine new Memoji stickers to help you showcase your personality. These new Memoji stickers in Apple’s iOS 13.4 update include everything…

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Coronavirus ‘symptoms’ at three detention centres

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Detainees told the BBC they have been sent a note informing them that emergency measures would be introduced requiring them to remain in their rooms with controlled access to showers and fresh air. In normal circumstances, most detainees in IRCs are released back into the community after they are found to have a right to remain in the UK or while they are awaiting the outcome of their case. Detainees and charities say three of the UK’s seven immigration removal centres currently have people quarantined with symptoms of coronavirus. Five…

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