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Children at greater risk of severe COVID-19 than previously thought. Newborns among 16 dead in Kabul hospital attack. Fires prompt investigation into Russian 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...

WHO warns about lack of virus tracing. Tesla tells California employees to return to work. Trump dismantles environmental protections under cover of 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 independ...

US unemployment surges to Depression-era levels. British PM Johnson confuses Britons with lacklustre lockdown announcement. Latin America's second largest airline, driven to bankruptcy by virus.  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...

Father & son charged with murder of jogger Ahmaud Arbery. As US States reopen, US recovery lags way behind Europe. Investigators recommend Coronavirus whistleblower is reinstated.  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 N...

Trump administration buries CDC advice on reopening. Black people four times more likely to die from Covid-19. Justice Department is dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case.  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 i...

Anger over killing of black jogger caught on video. Trump's plan to reopen US risks ‘death sentence’ experts warn. Scientists puzzle over impact Coronavirus mutations.  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 in...

US States with few virus cases get big share of relief aid. Whistleblower: Trump team ignored warnings on drug and virus. First virus case may have been in December say French Doctors.  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 Min...

FDA cracks down on antibody tests for Coronavirus. US nonprofits scramble for PPP loans. Billions projected to suffer nearly unliveable heat in 2070. 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...

UK fears at rising COVID-19 death toll. Warren Buffett dumps US airline stocks, saying 'the world has changed'. As deforestation surges, Brazil weaken indigenous safeguards.  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 and leave an iTunes...

Countries must ease lockdowns slowly, be ready for virus to jump back: WHO. Russia reports record daily rise in coronavirus cases after PM's infection. Fossil fuel firms linked to Trump get millions in coronavirus small business aid.  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. ...

AstraZeneca teams up with Oxford University to develop coronavirus vaccine. UK ethnic minorities suffer extra COVID deaths. Trump uses pandemic to speed up opening of public land to industry.  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  F...

Drug proves effective against virus as economic damage rises. Treasury vows to recoup Virus Relief Aid claimed by big companies. Freedom of information requests filed against Governors’ knowledge of COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons. 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...

Trump Sued for Denying Checks to Americans Married to Immigrants. British Airways says it will cut more than a quarter of its jobs. European doctors warn rare childrens syndrome may have virus tie.  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.n...

Brazil might be the world’s next outbreak hotspot. Boris Johnson urges patience over UK lockdown. False belief poison cures virus kills over 700 in Iran.  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 prod...

Spanish children go outside for first time in six weeks. Trump claims he’ll block aid for failing US Postal Service. Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing.  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 M...

US stays away as world leaders agree action on Covid-19 vaccine. Saudi Arabia to end flogging as a form of punishment. China sends medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.  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 M...

Muslims mark a subdued Ramadan under virus closures. US states build stockpiles of unproven malaria drug. 16 killed in ambush at DRC gorilla park.  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,...

New York antibody survey shows wide exposure to virus. Merkel warns coronavirus crisis 'still just the beginning'. UN warns Pandemic is becoming a human rights crisis.  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 in...

CDC confirms weeks-earlier California deaths. Bipartisan Senate report says 2017 Russian interference was accurate. Earth Day: Greta Thunberg calls for a 'new path' after pandemic. 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 N...

Executive order to last 60 days and apply to permanent US immigrants. Senate approves $500B virus aid deal. More deaths but no benefit from malaria drug virus study.  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 inde...

Rampage leaves 18 dead in Canada’s worst mass shooting. Oil price goes negative as demand collapses. Muted celebrations as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II turns 94.  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 independ...

'No evidence' coronavirus survivors have immunity, warns WHO. UK scientists to make a million vaccines before proof. Sir David Attenborough issues plea to 'stop waste and cherish our planet'.  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  F...

`LIBERATE!’: Trump pushes people to defy virus restrictions. 'Huge environmental waste' as US airlines fly near-empty planes. Veteran’s garden walk raises £20m for UK health service. 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...

UN warns economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children in 2020. US House considers proxy voting during coronavirus crisis. New fires fanned by strong winds flare near Chernobyl in Ukraine.  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.five...

China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days. California announces $125M fund for undocumented immigrants. What does immunity to COVID-19 really mean?  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 indep...