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Mar 27, 2020 • 7min

G-7 foreign ministers spar over coronavirus pandemic name.

G-7 foreign ministers spar over coronavirus pandemic name. UK Government offers self-employed 80% of lost earnings. A New York hospital has begun ventilator sharing. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 26, 2020 • 8min

Hospitals reconsider universal DNR orders.

Hospitals reconsider universal do-not-resuscitate orders. Ending social distancing is up to States, Not the President. Turkey charges twenty Saudis over Jamal Khashoggi murder. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 25, 2020 • 7min

India locks down its 1.3 billion people for 21 days.

India’s Prime Minister decrees a 21-day lockdown of its 1.3 billion people. Bodies of virus victims in Spanish nursing homes. Dramatic fall in China pollution levels ‘partly related’ to coronavirus. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 24, 2020 • 8min

Over 1.5 billion people globally told to stay home.

Over 1.5 billion globally told to stay home to avoid virus. Trump weighs restarting economy despite warnings from public health officials. Boris Johnson imposes nationwide lockdown in UK. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 23, 2020 • 7min

US axed CDC expert job in China just months before outbreak.

Virus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices. US axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak. Emirates stops nearly all passenger flights. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 21, 2020 • 7min

UK Government to pay up to 80% of workers' lost wages.

Trump angrily defends his handling of pandemic. US Senators face calls to resign over ‘insider trading’. UK Government to pay up to 80% of workers' lost wages. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 20, 2020 • 8min

Government simulations show US was not ready for pandemic.

Government simulations made clear that the US was not ready for a pandemic. Italian death toll overtakes China’s as virus spreads. Europeans sing health workers’ praises nightly from windows. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 19, 2020 • 7min

UK faces 'massive shortage' of ventilators.

Virus death toll spikes in Iran, with total at over 1100. Trump invokes emergency authority as Big Three automakers close down factories. UK faces 'massive shortage' of ventilators.You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 18, 2020 • 8min

Multiple US states improvise rules to combat coronavirus.

Multiple US states improvise rules to combat coronavirus in absence of federal leadership. Hundreds of prisoners escape in Brazil amid Covid-19 anger. 'D' word rears head as coronavirus-hit markets brace for recession. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 17, 2020 • 7min

US Government tells older people to stay home.

US tells older people to stay home, as outbreak could continue until August. Virus fears fuel spike in sales of guns and ammunition. Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial started Monday. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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