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Tokyo governor asks residents to stay home to avoid sharp coronavirus rise
March 25, 2020
Tokyo governor asks residents to stay home to avoid sharp coronavirus rise
TOKYO (Reuters) – Warning of the risk of an explosive rise in coronavirus infections in Japan’s capital, Tokyo’s governor on…
Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could ‘destroy a country’
March 25, 2020
Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could ‘destroy a country’
President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that he wants the coronavirus lockdown relaxed in the United States by mid-April, warning that…
Industry races to meet demand for ventilators
March 25, 2020
Industry races to meet demand for ventilators
Manufacturers are on a mission to produce desperately needed medical ventilators for the coronavirus pandemic, even if it means converting…
Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games
March 25, 2020
Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games
Japan set about the unprecedented task of reorganizing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Wednesday after making the tough decision to postpone…
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?
March 25, 2020
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?
Deaths, economic meltdown and a planet on lockdown: the coronavirus pandemic has brought us waves of bad news, but squint…
One third of humanity under virus lockdown
March 25, 2020
One third of humanity under virus lockdown
India’s billion-plus population went into a three-week lockdown on Wednesday, with a third of the world now under orders to…
Coronavirus prompts a run on guns in US
March 25, 2020
Coronavirus prompts a run on guns in US
Gun sales have exploded in the United States in the last two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak worsens, with people…
Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic
March 24, 2020
Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic…
Virus sparks ‘unprecedented collapse’ in eurozone economy
March 24, 2020
Virus sparks ‘unprecedented collapse’ in eurozone economy
There has been “an unprecedented collapse” in business across the eurozone this month as EU countries impose severe restrictions on…
Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril
March 24, 2020
Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril
Equipment shortages, scarce beds and poorly-paid doctors and nurses: Africa is finding that it has few means to protect itself…