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New cases increase again in Italy with Lombardy key contributor

Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy increased 117 on Wednesday, against 78 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases climbed to 584…

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British retailer John Lewis might not reopen some stores

Britain's John Lewis Partnership said on Wednesday its department stores will start to British department store chain John Lewis will emerge gradually from the coronavirus lockdown but may not reopen…

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Red Cross urges halt to cyberattacks on healthcare sector amid COVID-19

The Red Cross called for an end to cyberattacks on healthcare and medical research facilities during the coronavirus pandemic, in a letter published Tuesday and signed by a group of…

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UK lends 18 billion pounds to small firms hit by coronavirus

British small businesses have borrowed more than 18 billion pounds ($22 billion) under a government-guaranteed coronavirus credit programme during its first three weeks of operation, outpacing bank lending under other…

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Photo Story: Reopening of elementary schools in South Korea

A teacher checks a first grader's temperature at Dongdo Elementary School in Daegu, South Korea, 27 May 2020. Kindergarten, elementary schools, middle school seniors and High school second grader nationwide…

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Photo Story: Hungarian helping hand in the Ukraine

Members of a Hungarian folk band wear and distribute embroidered face masks as protection against the coronavirus to passers-by in the center of Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Via EPA-EFE/Janos Nemes

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Photo story: Medical protest in front of the Italian Parliament

Medical students, graduate students, and young doctors protest in front of the Italian Parliament during the second phase of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, emergency in Rome, Italy, 27 May…

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Merck to buy Austrian vaccine maker as it jumps into COVID-19 race

Merck & Co Inc, which has largely kept to the sidelines of the race for COVID-19 treatments, said it was buying Austrian vaccine maker Themis Bioscience and would collaborate with…

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Vehicle theft spikes in the US amid the COVID-19 pandemic

With more people than ever staying home to lessen the spread of COVID-19, their sedans, pickup trucks and SUVs are parked unattended on the streets, making them easy targets for…

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Vietnam to readmit foreigners

Vietnam will resume issuing e-visas to citizens from 80 countries from 1 July, the government announced, though it was unclear whether quarantine measures would be lifted. The country imposed a…

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Photo Story: Office disinfection in Switzerland

The Roveo robot of the company Rovenso disinfects surfaces in an office with UV-C rays in Villaz-Saint-Pierre, canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The Fribourg-based start-up company Rovenso has adapted its robot…

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Companies in Switzerland must pay share of rent for employees working from home

The Swiss German-language paper Tages-Anzeiger reports that Switzerland’s top court has ruled that employers are required to contribute to employees’ rent payments if they are expected to work from home.…

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Lockdown increasing the gender wage gap as more women lose their jobs than men

Mothers who were in paid work before lockdown are 47% more likely than fathers to have permanently lost their jobs or quit, new research in the UK suggests. The Institute…

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Slovenia could lose up to 830 million euros of tourism income due to coronavirus

Slovenia could lose up to 830 million euros ($909.68 million) of income from foreign tourists due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Bank of Slovenia said in a report on Wednesday.…

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Photo Story: Robot to help fight coronavirus pandemic in South Korea

An autonomous robot (C) from SK Telecom and Omron Electronics Korea Co, used for screening and body temperature checks, is seen during a demonstration event at the SK telecom headquarters…

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French consortium steps up plans for saliva-based COVID-19 screening test

A French consortium said on Wednesday that it was stepping up its previously announced plans for a saliva-based screening test to detect COVID-19, by joining up with medical laboratory and…

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Alarm at Covid-linked Mediterranean pollution

Video shot by a French environmental NGO in the Mediterranean Sea shows masks and gloves littering the seabed. Opération mer propre (Operation clean sea) is trying to clean up the…

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Spain starts 10 days of mourning

A Spanish flag is flown at half-mast – a tribute to those who have lost their lives to the pandemic COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus – over the…

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Saudi Arabian airlines to resume some domestic flights from May 31

Saudi Arabian airlines are preparing to resume some domestic flights from Sunday as the Kingdom eases coronavirus containment measures, the state news agency said on Wednesday. Sixty flights will resume…

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Serbia blocks flights from Montenegro

Serbia has banned inbound flights by Montenegro's flag carrier Montenegro Airlines after Podgorica refused to open its borders to people from Serbia, where coronavirus persists. Serbia's Directorate for Civilian Aviation…

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Australia records youngest coronavirus victim with death of 30-year-old

Australia recorded its youngest victim of COVID-19 after a 30-year-old man with underlying health conditions died in Queensland state, having shown symptoms of the disease for weeks but without getting…

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Bulgaria to reopen restaurants, bars and cafes on June 1

Bulgaria will allow restaurants, bars and cafes to reopen at full capacity on Monday as the Balkan country further eased restrictions imposed in mid-March to stop the spread of the…

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Ryanair CEO reports surge in holiday bookings, sees UK dropping quarantine

Ryanair expects Britain to join European nations in dropping COVID-19 quarantine plans in the coming weeks, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said in an interview on Wednesday, reporting a "big surge"…

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South Korea reports biggest daily jump in almost 50 days

South Korea South Korea has reported 40 new coronavirus cases for its biggest daily jump in nearly 50 days, causing alarm in a country where millions of children are returning…

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Albania to open land borders, hotel beaches on Monday

Albania will re-open crèches and kindergartens and kick off its tourism season on June 1, the health minister announced, despite reporting a sharp daily rise in coronavirus infections. After three weeks…

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WHO says Latin America has become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic

Latin America has become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, with infections and deaths set to substantially worsen in the coming weeks, the World Health Organization said . The…

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New Zealand expects plan for safe travel with Australia in June

Reuters reports New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday a draft blueprint on safely starting travel between New Zealand and Australia will be presented to both governments in…

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Dubai to allow free movement, business activity from today

Dubai began allowing free movement and business activity to restart from Wednesday. Starting Wednesday there will be no restrictions on movement or business operations between 6.00 am and 11.00 pm,…

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US CDC warns antibody tests for Covid-19 are wrong half the time

Antibody tests used to determine if people have been infected in the past with Covid-19 might be wrong up to half the time, the US Centers for Disease Control and…

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Portugal’s TAP to restore more than 200 flights from July 1

Portugal's flag carrier TAP will resume some of its international operations to hard-hit Italy, Spain and various other destinations from the beginning of July as lockdowns imposed to combat the coronavirus are…

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LATAM becomes largest airline driven to bankruptcy by coronavirus

LATAM Airlines Group, the continent's largest carrier, filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, becoming the world's largest carrier so far to seek an emergency reorganization due to the coronavirus pandemic. The…

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Twitter corrects Trump

A post by US President Donald Trump has been given a fact-check label by Twitter for the first time. President Trump tweeted: "There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots…

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Germany extends social distancing rules until June 29

Germany's government and its state premiers have agreed to extend social distancing rules until June 29 to contain the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said. Tuesday's deal, confirmed by the…

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Macron announces plan to rescue French auto industry

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday unveiled a plan worth €8 billion ($8.8 billion) to save the country’s car industry from huge losses wrought by virus lockdowns, including a big…

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Known global deaths pass 350,000

More than 350,000 people have now lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, which relies on official data. The current toll stands…

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UK adds 134 Covid-19 deaths as Cabinet Minister excludes opening up pubs and restaurants indoors

The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 134 to 37,048, health officials said on Tuesday. As of 9am on 26 May, there have been 3,681,295…

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Italy registers lowest death rate since March 2

Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 78 on Tuesday, against 92 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases increased to 397…

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Dutch PM unable to visit dying mother in line with coronavirus restrictions against visiting care homes

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was unable to visit his dying mother in her final weeks because he obeyed coronavirus restrictions against visiting care homes, his office has said. The…

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Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli donates plasma after contracting and recovering from coronavirus

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli on Tuesday donated blood plasma after saying that he had also contracted the novel coronavirus. The artist visited the Cisanello hospital in Pisa to donate his…

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Tokyo residents take to the streets as Japan ends state of emergency

A day after Japan ended its state of emergency, Tokyo residents took to the streets with a mixture of relief and trepidation as they prepared for a "new normal" of living with…

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One million jobs could be lost in Mexico due to coronavirus

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the country stood up to a million jobs as non-essential industries and businesses remained shut. Dark clouds were already looming on the Central…

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Russia registers record one-day rise in coronavirus deaths

Russia said on Tuesday 174 people with the coronavirus had died in the past 24 hours, a record one-day amount that pushed the nationwide death toll to 3,807. Officials reported…

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From heros to zeros: the sad reality of healthcare professionals in Italy

If there's a clear example of how one's reality can change in the space of a few days or weeks, look no further than the situation doctors and nurses in…

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Latvia to launch Google-Apple friendly coronavirus contact tracing app

Latvia aims to become one of the first countries to launch a smartphone app using a new toolkit created by U.S. tech giants Apple and Alphabet's Google to help trace coronavirus infections. Early success of tracing apps in countries like Singapore and Australia…

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