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UN chief praises Africa ’s efforts to stem virus; Brazil sees record daily deaths; global cases hit 4.9mBrazil ’s deadliest day as Trump calls US cases a ‘badge of honour’Ardern flags four-day working week as way to rebuild New ZealandUK coronavirus updates – liveCoronavirus latest: at a glance1.28pmBSTThe reality TV starKim Kardashian West is the latest designer to capitalise on the coronavirus crisis by launching a line of face masks – and has sparked a race row in the process, writesMorwenna Ferrier, the Guardian ’s acting joint fashion editor.Launched over the weekend under the celebrity ’s shapewear label, Skims, the non-medical seamless masks come in five skin tones and reportedly sold out in less than 30 minutes. There is now a waiting list for them.you ’d think this family would know shades of black skin tones considering their kids are black too and you’d think by now they would know that this is not a black nude tone but go off kimberly with your profiteering on casual racism......https://t.co/4aX2IfZaFQRelated:Kim Kardashian West's face masks provoke controversy1.18pmBSTPolice inSri Lanka have arrested more than 60,000 people over the past two months for breaking a curfew imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus, Xinhua reports.A 24-hour curfew has been in force in the capital, Colombo, and its outskirts since 20 March, while the rest of the country is under nighttime curfew. An end date to movement restrictions has not been specified.Contin...
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