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• As states push ahead with reopening, CDC warns coronavirus cases and deaths are set to soar
• Chaos outside liquor stores as India eases virus lockdown
• North Korea defectors criticised over speculation Kim was ill or dead

As states push ahead with reopening, CDC warns coronavirus cases and deaths are set to soar Posted: 04 May 2020 12:04 PM PDT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is quietly projecting a stark rise in the number of new cases of the virus and deaths from it over the next month. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Chaos outside liquor stores as India eases virus lockdown Posted: 04 May 2020 06:08 AM PDT Police used batons on Monday to beat back thirsty Indians jostling to buy alcohol for the first time in 40 days as the government eased further the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown. The government credits its harsh shutdown of almost all activity since in late March with keeping the tally of cases to a relatively modest 42,500 with around 1,400 deaths. Officials had painstakingly drawn chalk circles for buyers of booze to stand in but the social distancing efforts were thwarted as people gathered from early morning. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

North Korea defectors criticised over speculation Kim was ill or dead Posted: 04 May 2020 12:09 AM PDT A former senior North Korean diplomat apologised on Monday after saying leader Kim Jong Un was likely so ill he could not stand, days before he emerged in state media chain smoking and walking briskly at an event attended by hundreds of officials. Kim disappeared from state media for weeks, sparking a flurry of speculation about his health and whereabouts, and worry about prospects for the nuclear-armed state in the event of an unexpected succession. One of the defectors, Thae Yong Ho, was North Korea's deputy ambassador to Britain, where he managed secret funds for Kim. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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