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British Police Alarmed Comedy Club Patrons Weren't Social Distancing

7:56am March 31, 2020

It seemed the club not only put on a show, but live streamed it. Officers were sent over to break it up, but the cops were the only crowd. The club had been streaming video of an old show.

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Sign Of The Times: Germany's Top Podcast Deals With Coronavirus

6:22am March 31, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

After two daily episodes, Das Coronavirus Update, a podcast by one of the world's leading virologists, shot to No.1 in Germany. When does a top coronavirus researcher find time to do a podcast?

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People walk in Frederiksberg Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 28.

'The Danish Way' Is Working: Prime Minister Hints At A Gradual Reopening For April

8:57pm March 30, 2020

by Sidsel Overgaard

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is expressing cautious optimism that her country will be able to begin a gradual reopening after Easter. "The Danish way of doing things is working," she said Monday.

An 1887 self-portrait by artist Vincent van Gogh from the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Another van Gogh painting was stolen from a Dutch museum early Monday morning.

Van Gogh Painting Stolen After Thieves Apparently Smash Dutch Museum Entrance

8:14pm March 30, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The painting, titled The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884, was stolen early Monday morning from the Singer Laren museum near Amsterdam. Police say the thieves smashed a glass entrance.

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A Socially Distanced Walk Along The River Thames

4:43pm March 30, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

Despite the near-total lockdown in the U.K., people are out walking along the River Thames — but they are keeping a safe distance from each other.

Military police patrol the streets in Budapest on Monday.

New Law Gives Sweeping Powers To Hungary's Orban, Alarming Rights Advocates

12:24pm March 30, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Hungary's nationalist government has granted sweeping emergency powers that Prime Minister Viktor Orban says are necessary to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Critics say he's simply grabbing power.

Facebook says it's dedicating $100 million to prop up news organizations pummeled by the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Aid News Outlets Hit Hard By Pandemic

11:08am March 30, 2020

by David Folkenflik

Facebook says it will give $25 million to help smaller U.S. newsrooms cover the coronavirus. It's pledging $75 million to buy ads in publications in the U.S. and pandemic hot spots in Europe.

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During COVID-19 Outbreak, Hungary's Orbán Grabs Power

5:02am March 30, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is pushing through a law that will sideline parliament indefinitely and jail anyone he deems to be spreading false information about the coronavirus.

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Pope Francis delivers the Urbi and Orbi ("To the City and To the World") prayer in an empty St. Peter's Square Friday evening.

Pope Francis Delivers Special Prayer For End To Coronavirus Pandemic

4:54pm March 27, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

The "Urbi et Orbi" blessing is normally delivered at Christmas and Easter. The delivered his homily against the dramatic backdrop of an empty St. Peter's Square, glistening in the rain.

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Prime Minister Johnson And U.K. Health Secretary Test Positive For Coronavirus

4:45pm March 27, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his health secretary have both tested positive for the coronavirus. Johnson says he has mild symptoms, but will continue to lead the government.

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