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Here are a few things to know about the day’s nonvirus news from The Associated PressApril 14, 2020, 12:03 PM2 min read Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. MORE THAN 30 DEAD AS STORMS TEAR THROUGH SOUTHEAST: As the country hunkers down to…

Image copyright Getty Images A prominent Indian scholar accused of instigating caste clashes has turned himself into federal investigators.Police accuse Anand Teltumbde of instigating violence at Bhima Koregaon village in Maharashtra state in 2018.Prof Teltumbde has said the charges are fabricated.The violence broke out at the 200th anniversary celebration of a battle where Dalits (formerly…

Odsonne Edouard, front row fourth from left, was top scorer and player of the tournament as France U-17s won the 2015 Euro ChampionshipKylian Mbappe was deemed not ready to make the cut, despite being marked out as a future superstar. Instead, Odsonne Edouard – 11 months older – was chosen to carry the hopes of…

Engineering student Taha Grach is helping Tunisia in the fight against Covid-19 – by 3D-printing face masks.He is one of six, at the National School of Engineering in Sousse, that is being overseen by medical and engineering organisations.The team even came up with a new design so they could cut the processing time down from…

Image copyright Getty Images People are being warned against ignoring signs of serious illness after figures for attendance to hospital Accident and Emergency departments plummeted.Before the coronavirus lockdown, weekly A&E attendance rates had been about 25,000.The latest NHS Scotland figures show that, in the week ending 5 April, those dropped to 11,263 patients.The health secretary…

People from across Wales have been singing on their doorsteps to pay tribute to those keeping the nation going during the pandemic.From professional singers to children in Welsh rugby shirts, they sang the Welsh national anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, in support of NHS staff, carers and other key workers.Sing for Wales described the celebration…

Image copyright Getty Images Britain’s independent tax and spending watchdog has warned the coronavirus pandemic could trigger a record 35% drop in UK growth by June.The Office for Budget Responsibility said that this was based on an assumption that the current lockdown would last for three months.Under this scenario, unemployment would hit 10%, from its…

Image copyright PA Media Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has launched an inquiry into the leak of an internal report into the party’s handing of anti-Semitism claims.The 860-page dossier says anti-Jeremy Corbyn sentiment among Labour staff hindered efforts to tackle the issue.Sir Keir said the inquiry will look at why it was commissioned, its contents,…

Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings to win the 2019 IPL titleThe 2020 Indian Premier League is set to be postponed further after India extended its lockdown until 3 May to contain the spread of coronavirus.The Twenty20 competition was due to begin on Wednesday, having been delayed from its original start on 29 March.India’s prime…

Image copyright ITV Image caption Sian Clifford and Matthew Macfadyen play Diana and Charles Ingram in ITV’s Quiz ITV’s Quiz and The Nest on BBC One both attracted healthy ratings and glowing reviews on Easter Monday.Quiz, which is based on the Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? coughing scandal, was “the most entertaining thing ITV…