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Stories for April 1st 2020
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Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:35 UTC
Crude oil benchmarks open April overshadowed by fears of global oversupply
Crude oil benchmarks opened the month mixed on Wednesday, following their biggest-ever quarterly and monthly losses, overshadowed by fears of global oversupply as data showed a bigger-than-expected rise in inventories in the United States.
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Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:18 UTC
“Corona is no joke”: several countries warn that April Fool's Day pranks will be punished with jail
From Thailand to India, countries have told people not to make April Fools' Day pranks related to COVID-19, with some threatening jail time as they seek to prevent the spread of rumors which could put lives at risk. Tech giant Google, which is famous for its annual spoofs, has canceled the tradition because of the pandemic which has killed about 40,000 people worldwide.
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Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:08 UTC
UK scientists develop virus symptom tracker of patients losing sense of smell and taste
Losing your sense of smell and taste may be the best way to tell if you have COVID-19, according to a study of data collected via a symptom tracker app developed by British scientists to help monitor the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus.
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Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:04 UTC
A British 13-year old boy dies in London testing positive for COVID-19
A 13-year-old British boy has died days after testing positive for COVID-19, hospital officials and his family said on Tuesday with relatives saying he had no underlying illnesses. The boy, who died Monday at King's College Hospital in London, is believed to be Britain's youngest confirmed death in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 06:55 UTC
Brazilian supermarkets in Sao Paulo to hire 5.000 temporary workers
Brazilian supermarkets are planning to hire 5,000 temporary workers in Sao Paulo’s metropolitan region, the most severely affected by the coronavirus outbreak, to meet higher demand from consumers and replace employees under quarantine, according to the local association that represents the sector, Apas.
