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UK economy shrinks at fastest pace since financial crisis
The UK economy shrank at the fastest pace since the financial crisis in the first quarter of 2020 as coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: Brazil records highest daily rise in deaths
Brazil has recorded its highest daily rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, health officials say. It registered…
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Afghan attack: Children rescued as gunmen storm maternity ward
At least four people have been killed in a militant attack taking place at a hospital in the Afghan capital,…
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Coronavirus: Wuhan draws up plans to test all 11 million residents
The Chinese city of Wuhan is drawing up plans to test its entire population of 11 million people for Covid-19,…
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Spain’s coronavirus deaths rise past 10,000 with 950 new fatalities
MADRID (BLOOMBERG) – Spain reported 950 new coronavirus fatalities on Thursday (April 2), the largest toll in a single day,…
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Libya marks year of fighting, fears worse to come amid virus pandemic, global slump
TRIPOLI (AFP) – While the world is gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, war-shattered Libya marks one year Saturday (April 4)…
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Trapped by coronavirus, Nigeria’s elite faces squalid hospitals
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BLOOMBERG) – For decades, powerful Nigerians could ignore the government’s failure to invest adequately in the healthcare system…
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu back in isolation after minister gets coronavirus
TEL AVIV (REUTERS) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is returning to self-isolation for another six days after his health…
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Coronavirus changed how the world does science, together
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Using flag-draped memes and military terminology, the Trump administration and its Chinese counterparts have cast coronavirus…
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Preventing the next pandemic may start with supply chains
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Pandemics haven’t always been top of mind for investors focused on environmental, social and governance issues.…
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