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Monday, 27 April 2020

VIDEO: As humans shelter in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus, wild animals are feeling emboldened to venture out beyond their normal territories. As VOA reports, bears, deer and wild boars are just a few creatures that are roaming streets and parks.

On This Day in American History
On April 27, 1822, President Ulysses S. Grant is born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The son of a tanner, the 18th president had no interest in pursuing his father’s career, so he went to  West Point. After a stint in the military that included serving in the Mexican-American War, Grant was asked to resign due to alcohol abuse. He returned to Ohio where he failed as a farmer and land speculator. He finally took a job with his father. He returned to the Army with the outbreak of the Civil War and is credited with leading the Union’s ultimate victory. A national hero, Grant ran for president in 1868 and won. He was re-elected in 1872, but his tenure was marred by widespread corruption. Grant died in 1885.

Where is North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and why has he been absent from public view for more than two weeks? It’s the question everyone seems to be asking. The problem is, everyone has a different answer. 

Britain’s Boris Johnson returned to work Monday, less than three weeks after leaving the critical-care ward of a London hospital. His recovery comes amid mounting pressure to start easing the coronavirus lockdown.

VIDEO: Elderly people are believed to be especially susceptible to the coronavirus. As a result, many senior living facilities have been on lockdown mode, not allowing visitors in order to protect the residents. But experts say this social isolation could lead to feelings of loneliness for many seniors. One virtual reality company, MyndVR, is donating VR headsets to all 50 U.S. states to keep seniors engaged.

Taiwanese people jammed the narrow aisles inside Lam Wing-kee’s Causeway Bay Books when it opened here on Saturday, and a lot wanted to chat with the Hong Kong-born vendor who fled to Taiwan last year following an arrest at the hands of China over titles that offended the Communist leadership.

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