The G7 has been unable to issue a joint statement about Coronavirus after other countries bowed to Chinese pressure and resisted US attempts to call it "The Wuhan Coronavirus" - a name that was globally used just a few weeks ago:

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https://gript.ie/g7-caves-to-china-over-name-of-wuhan-coronavirus/

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for Covid-19, days after Prince Charles did the same. Queen Elizabeth and her 98 year old husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, remain in isolation at Windsor Castle:

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https://gript.ie/boris-johnson-coronavirus-queen/

POLL: What do think of the current reaction to covid-19 crisis worldwide?

Some people say the government and authorities are not doing enough to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Others say the measures are draconian and limit personal freedoms with long term consequences for jobs and life. What do you think? Leave us your comments and VOTE in our Poll online

- Is it an overreaction that will threaten future lives and jobs
- All the shutdowns are necessary to save lives

https://gript.ie/poll-what-do-think-of-the-current-reaction-to-covid-19-crisis-worldwide/

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Gardaí attempted to stop a car in the Ballynanty area of Limerick but the vehicle drove away at high speed through a number of housing estates before eventually stopped with the assistance of the Armed Support Unit (ASU), a specially trained response unit who are armed with a combination of handguns, PDWs, which are similar to sub-machine gun, and shotguns.


https://gript.ie/suspected-firearm-seized-after-high-speed-chase-in-limerick/

79% of respondents REJECTED abortion law imposed on Northern Ireland

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https://gript.ie/79-of-respondents-rejected-abortion-law-imposed-on-northern-ireland/

Harris contradicts HSE advice on abortion pill provision in Cornavirus crisis

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https://gript.ie/harris-contradicts-hse-advice-on-abortion-pill-provision-in-cornavirus-crisis/

Greenland Australia, which is largely owned by the Government of Shanghai, acquired 3 million protective masks, 700,000 hazmat suits and 500,000 pairs of protective gloves from a number of countries and flew them back to China over January and February of this year. Those items, according to a company newsletter, came from “Australia, Canada, Turkey, and other countries”.

https://gript.ie/chinese-firms-raided-australian-medical-supplies-as-covid-19-raged/

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Albert Uderzo, co-creator of Asterix, has died

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https://gript.ie/albert-uderzo-co-creator-of-asterix-has-died/

BOOK REVIEW: Susan Cain’s Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking

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https://gript.ie/book-review-susan-cains-quiet-the-power-of-introverts-in-a-world-that-cant-stop-talking/

“It’ll be fine”: Nobel laureate predicts world will turn corner on Coronavirus earlier than predicted

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https://gript.ie/itll-be-fine-nobel-laureate-predicts-world-will-turn-corner-on-coronavirus-earlier-than-predicted/

MATT TREACEY: "Typhoid Mary: a refusal to isolate or practice social distancing"

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https://gript.ie/typhoid-mary-a-refusal-to-isolate-or-practice-social-distancing/

MARCUS ROBERTS writes on the situation in Italy

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https://gript.ie/the-coronavirus-in-italy/

Ghouls: While the world locks down to save lives, these people are worried about too few abortions

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https://gript.ie/ghouls-while-the-world-locks-down-to-save-lives-these-people-are-worried-about-too-few-abortions/

The World Health Organisation has been left deeply embarrassed after a television interview in which Dr Bruce Aylward, who was the co-lead of WHO’s COVID-19 mission to China, refused to acknowledge any questions he was asked about Taiwan’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

https://gript.ie/who-embarrassed-after-top-official-gives-bizarre-interview/

In Italy, the singing has stopped

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https://gript.ie/in-italy-the-singing-has-stopped/

JAMES BRADSHAW: After the Coronavirus is defeated, there will be serious policy battles to fight

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https://gript.ie/after-the-coronavirus-is-defeated-there-will-be-serious-policy-battles-to-fight/

Chinese companies bought up massive amount of medical supplies and shipped them back home, Chinese medical supplies to Europe don't work, a petition to remove the head of the WHO reaches over 500,000 signatures, Taiwan says it told the WHO about human transmission of COVID-19 3 weeks before the WHO announced it, and a spokesperson for the WHO has a ridiculous interview after he refuses to accept he can hear any question that has the word Taiwan in it.

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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-72-the-world-health-organisation-is-a-threat-to-public-health/

Spring has arrived

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Photo credit: Peter Carvill

A 101-year-old Italian man has recovered from coronavirus

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https://gript.ie/a-101-year-old-italian-man-has-recovered-from-coronavirus/

MATT TREACY: O'Neills are now making protective equipment - they could teach the Government how to stand on our own two feet

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https://gript.ie/oneills-are-now-making-protective-equipment-they-could-teach-the-government-how-to-stand-on-our-own-two-feet/