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Chinese scientist says Beijing did share COVID-19 data with investigators

By Gabriel Crossley

BEIJING (Reuters) -A top Chinese medical expert said on Wednesday there was no factual basis to accusations (More…)

Hungarian journalists say state conceals impact of world’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak

By Marton Dunai

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian journalists accused the government on Wednesday of putting lives at risk by barring (More…)

U.S.’ Blinken calls for global companies to reconsider financial support to Myanmar’s military

By Simon Lewis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on international companies to consider (More…)

Belgian university city hopes circles will encourage social distancing

By Bart Biesemans

GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) – The Belgian city of Ghent has struggled to persuade its large student population (More…)

COVID curbs having less impact at keeping Parisians at home: data

By Caroline Pailliez and Leigh Thomas

PARIS (Reuters) – The French government’s anti-COVID-19 measures are having half the impact in (More…)

U.S. consumer confidence hits one-year high; house prices soar

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer confidence raced in March to its highest level since the start of the (More…)

Immune response may be linked to AstraZeneca vaccine clot issue; death risk rising among young adults in Brazil

By Nancy Lapid

(Reuters) -The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus (More…)

Migrant caravan of hundreds departs in Honduras for United States

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Several hundred Hondurans set off for the Guatemalan border on Tuesday, seeking to reach the United States (More…)

Suez Canal races to clear backlog as shipping convoys resume

By Nadeen Ebrahim

ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – The Suez Canal expects 140 ships to pass on Tuesday after the freeing (More…)

Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China: Tedros

By Stephanie Nebehay and John Miller

GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – Data was withheld from World Health Organization investigators who travelled to (More…)