Shelves all over the world are empty, there’s slim pickings online and the few suppliers that are selling are pricing at way over the odds
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Coronavirus: Love knows no borders for elderly couple
An elderly couple have become local celebrities amid the coronavirus outbreak for their daily cross-border meeting.
A grocery store threw out $35,000 in food that a woman intentionally coughed on
A woman purposely coughed on $35,000 worth of food at a Pennsylvania grocery store, police said. She likely faces criminal charges for coughing, one of the primary ways the novel coronavirus spreads.
Grounded planes scramble for storage space
The global aviation network system is turning into a frantic game of musical chairs.
‘Queen of Toilet Paper’
This Aussie is one reason for the toilet paper shortage
Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors
A man from London has become the second person in the world to be cured of HIV, doctors say.
Young Ukraine chess couple ‘killed by laughing gas’
A 27-year-old Ukrainian chess champion and his girlfriend, 18, have been found dead in their Moscow flat, apparently poisoned by laughing gas.
‘Electronic nose’ could sniff out food pipe precancerous condition in breath
An electronic device that “sniffs” breath may offer a new way to identify people with a condition that can lead to cancer of the food pipe, researchers have revealed.
The Reason Why Daylight Saving Time Begins at 2 a.m.
If you happen to be awake and staring at your smartphone in the very early hours of the morning on Sunday, March 8, you’ll have the small pleasure of watching the time jump right from 1:59 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
Three men stole 600 toilet paper rolls in Hong Kong amid fears of coronavirus shortages
Police in Hong Kong have arrested two men and are searching for a third after the group stole about 600 toilet paper rolls, in a robbery likely sparked by coronavirus fears that have gripped the city.
