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Don’t let impact of coronavirus breed hate, urges EU human rights agency

Reuters By Megan Rowling

BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The global outbreak of coronavirus will impinge on people’s freedom and (More…)

WHO calls coronavirus a pandemic as Britain, Italy shore up defenses

Reuters By Emma Farge and William Schomberg

GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization described the coronavirus outbreak as a (More…)

Washington considers actions to bolster U.S. economy as COVID-19 cases mount to over 1025

Reuters By Steve Holland and Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As U.S. coronavirus cases rose steadily, the White House and (More…)

U.S. officials to urge ‘aggressive’ local steps against coronavirus

Reuters By Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday plans to urge U.S. states and localities to (More…)

EU privacy rules no obstacle to coronavirus fight; smartphone tracking a no-no

By Douglas Busvine

BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe’s privacy rulebook does not create obstacles to taking action to curb the coronavirus (More…)

Turkey says U.S. offering Patriot systems if S-400s remain unboxed

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Orhan Coskun

ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile (More…)

Venezuela opposition marches to Congress in showdown with Maduro

By Brian Ellsworth

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition on Tuesday will march to downtown Caracas with the aim of regaining (More…)

Putin approves changes allowing him to stay in power until 2036

By Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to constitutional (More…)

Top U.S. public health official expects coronavirus outbreak to worsen

By Susan Heavey and Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. coronavirus outbreak is likely to get worse, the country’s (More…)

Streets deserted as Italy imposes unprecedented coronavirus lockdown

By Angelo Amante and Giselda Vagnoni

ROME (Reuters) – Italy faced an unprecedented lockdown on Tuesday that left streets in (More…)