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Drug to treat head lice 'could kill off coronavirus in two days', study finds
The drug, called ivermectin, has shown ‘potential& in treating COVID-19, and is currently the centre of focus in several coronavirus studies
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Image copyrightEPAImage caption Security forces detain Palestinian workers allegedly breaking the lockdown rules

The use by Israel's police of mobile-phone location data to enforce quarantine has been halted because of privacy concerns.

The government had approved the use of such data for a limited time, to make

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UK coronavirus vaccine trial begins today - how it works and who will receive it
Today, researchers at the University of Oxford will finally start human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in the UK. But how will the trial actually work, and when could we seen the vaccine deployed to the public?
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Image copyrightEPA/ReutersImage subtitle Mobile phone towers in London as well as Birmingham are amongst those to have actually been ruined Twitter is to remove unverified insurance claims that could lead straight to the devastation of vital framework or create widespread panic.It changed its guidelines complying with a collection of assaults
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Telecoms engineers have told Radio 1 Newsbeat they're being threatened and harassed by people who believe they're working on 5G, which has been wrongly linked to coronavirus.

Claims about any link have been branded complete rubbish by scientists.

But the union and trade body representing thousands of workers across the UK

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Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Spotify is hoping the feature will help fans support musicians during the lockdown

Spotify has introduced a new feature allowing artists to receive "tips" or donate money to charity.

Bands can pin an "Artist Fundraising Pick" badge to the top of their Spotify profile,

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