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Italy extends lockdown despite business pressure
April 11, 2020
Italy extends lockdown despite business pressure
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday refused to bow to business pressure and extended the Mediterranean country’s economically-crippling lockdown…
Hasty virus lockdown lift could spark ‘deadly resurgence’: WHO
April 11, 2020
Hasty virus lockdown lift could spark ‘deadly resurgence’: WHO
Any premature lifting of restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a fatal resurgence of the new…
V-shaped or U-shaped? Some economists upbeat on virus recovery
April 11, 2020
V-shaped or U-shaped? Some economists upbeat on virus recovery
The coronavirus pandemic has hit like a worldwide hurricane, shutting activity in most economies simultaneously, but some forecasters are more…
Trump says when to reopen US economy ‘biggest decision’ of presidency
April 11, 2020
Trump says when to reopen US economy ‘biggest decision’ of presidency
President Donald Trump on Friday said his decision on when to reopen the US economy, shuttered due to the coronavirus…
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
April 11, 2020
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
Africans in southern China’s largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines…
Virus deaths top 100,000 ahead of locked-down Easter
April 11, 2020
Virus deaths top 100,000 ahead of locked-down Easter
The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 as Easter weekend celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with…
PM Johnson out of intensive care as he continues COVID-19 recovery
April 10, 2020
PM Johnson out of intensive care as he continues COVID-19 recovery
LONDON (Reuters) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson was resting in hospital on Friday, recovering from COVID-19, while his fellow Britons…
New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa
April 10, 2020
New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened…
Saudi Arabia, Russia seek to finalize oil cuts in G20 talks, want US involved
April 10, 2020
Saudi Arabia, Russia seek to finalize oil cuts in G20 talks, want US involved
DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia, Russia and their allies will press Mexico on Friday to join an accord for collective…
Rising from sick beds, COVID medics head back to front lines
April 10, 2020
Rising from sick beds, COVID medics head back to front lines
PARIS (AP) — “Be strong, mom, we really love you,” is what Dr. Aurelie Gouel’s kids tell the ICU physician…