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Who was responsible for the decision to play "Live and Let Die" at Trump's visit to a mask factory? [closed]
Some of the media has been pointing out the irony in that when Trump was visiting a mask factory, the Guns and Roses song "Live and Let Die" was being played on loudspeakers. Some coverage of the ...
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Have the police forces in other countries besides India dressed in coronavirus costumes as an awareness campaign?
CNN etc. have pictures of Indian police forces in coronavirus costumes, as part of an awareness campaign
Have other countries used similar in-person costumes for awareness campaigns?
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How common is it for the UK Government to publish official rebuttals of media claims?
Today, the Cabinet Office published a press release entitled Response to FT article and Twitter thread by Peter Foster. It begins:
An article in FT Weekend on 18 April 2020, ‘Muddled thinking ...
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Why is the UK government advising, but not requesting to stay at home this weekend?
The background is obvious. I'm really curious about the wording. In particular, UK told that staying home this weekend is 'not a request'. To me, it sounds like loosening restriction, in an unofficial ...
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How did the US administration usually refer to COVID-19 before the Chinese foreign ministry started claiming the virus is of US origin?
It's been recently reported that Trump's administration (Trump himself, but also Pompeo) has been referring to COVID-19 as "China virus" or "Wuhan coronavirus" etc., emphasizing the Chinese origin of ...