Boris Johnson says medics saved his life as UK deaths pass

10,000 mark

APRIL 12, 2020 / 3:47 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

"LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left hospital on Sunday and thanked staff for saving his life from COVID-19, but his government was forced to defend its response to the coronavirus outbreak as the national death toll passed 10,000.

The sombre milestone came after Britain reported two days in a row of hospital deaths increasing by more than 900. Friday’s death toll of 980 surpassed the highest daily total recorded in Italy, the hardest-hit country in Europe so far.

Reflecting the gravity of the emergency, Queen Elizabeth issued the first Easter message in her 68-year reign. “Coronavirus will not overcome us,” the 93-year-old monarch said in her second address to the nation in a week."

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/boris-johnson-says-medics-saved-his-life-as-uk-deaths-pass-10000-mark-idUSKCN21U06W

American royalty: Kennedy curse claims another two victims

APRIL 12, 202011:59PM

"No famous family has been more beset by tragedy than the Kennedys – and this month they lost two more members in mysterious circumstances.

No famous family has been more beset by tragedy than the Kennedys – and this month they lost another two members. Picture: SuppliedSource:AFP

It started with a ball that had fallen in the water.

About 4pm local time last Thursday, kids had been kicking a ball around in the yard of a waterfront home in Maryland owned by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Robert F. Kennedy’s daughter.

When the ball landed in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, (Kennedy Townsend’s daughter and RFK’s granddaughter) along with her eight-year-old son Gideon got into a canoe to rescue it."

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https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/american-royalty-kennedy-curse-claims-another-two-victims/news-story/871fb267962c618f9468127daced61f4

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