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CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus: What are the numbers out of Latin America?
Coronavirus cases have been rising sharply in Latin American countries, contributing to record numbers of new infections being recorded globally.…
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Coronavirus: What’s behind alarming new US outbreaks?
As coronavirus outbreaks are slowly brought to heel in many places around the world, the US is among a handful…
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Taiwan’s coronavirus response is among the best globally
Hong Kong (CNN)On January 25, as the world was still waking up to the potential danger of the novel coronavirus…
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Iran warns of coronavirus surge after many ignore ‘stay home’ rules
DUBAI (Reuters) – A senior Iranian health official said the greater Tehran area may face a coronavirus resurgence after many…
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Dubai imposes two-week lockdown as Gulf states step up coronavirus fight
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Dubai imposed a two-week lockdown Saturday night and Saudi Arabia sealed off parts of the Red Sea…
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MARKETS & ECONOMY
U.S. senators scrutinize meat packers’ big profits during pandemic
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. senators are calling for investigations of record profit margins for beef processors like…
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U.S. dairy farmers dump milk as pandemic upends food markets
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Dairy farmer Jason Leedle felt his stomach churn when he got the call on Tuesday evening. FILE…
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Even in the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese won’t work from home until Shinzo Abe makes them
Tokyo (CNN Business)Salary men in suits crammed into trains during the rush-hour commute are staple scenes in Tokyo. Up until…
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Coronavirus 7 times more widespread in city jails than in rest of NYC: Legal Aid
The rate of infection in city jails among inmates was 1.45% on Wednesday — more than seven times the rate…
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Britain’s food banks prepare for surge in demand as millions lose their jobs
Cartey lives in social housing in Newham, one of London’s poorest boroughs, and receives government benefits. She is worried there…
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