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Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - More than 1.97 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 128,445 have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 02:00 GMT on Wednesday. DEATHS A...
Apr 15, 2020
Mexico’s ruling party suffers first senate resignation
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican lawmaker on Tuesday became the first senator to quit from the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, dealing another...
Apr 15, 2020
Japan health ministry projects 400,000 deaths without virus containment measures: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's death toll from the novel coronavirus could reach 400,000 without measures to stem the contagion, according to a health ministry projection reported by local media. A ministr...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. Forces Japan extends health emergency to all of Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Forces Japan on Wednesday extended the public health emergency for its military bases to all of Japan, where there has been a steady increase in new coronavirus infections and t...
Apr 15, 2020
India permits resumption of some industries in rural areas next week
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will allow opening up of some industries in rural areas after April 20 to reduce the distress caused to millions of people because of a prolonged lockdown to halt the sprea...
Apr 15, 2020
French PM: French insurers pledge more money in fight against coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - France's insurers have pledged more money to help the country in its fight against the coronavirus, said a statement published on Wednesday from Prime Minister Edouard Philippe's dep...
Apr 15, 2020
Oil in the age of coronavirus: a U.S. shale bust like no other
By Jennifer Hiller and Liz Hampton HOUSTON/DENVER (Reuters) - Texas oilman Mike Shellman has kept his MCA Petroleum Corp going for four decades, drilling wells through booms and busts and always selli...
Apr 15, 2020
Thailand reports 30 new coronavirus cases, two new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 30 new coronavirus cases and 2 deaths on Wednesday. Of the new cases, 19 patients were linked to previous cases, and three had no links to old cases, said Taweesi...
Apr 15, 2020
Germany’s coronavirus cases rise by 2,486, deaths by 285: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 2,486 to 127,584, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday, meaning the number of ne...
Apr 14, 2020
Fujifilm says significantly boosts capacity for COVID-19 treatment Avigan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said it has expanded manufacturing capacity to "significantly increase" production of its anti-flu drug Avigan that is being tested as a treatment for ...
Apr 14, 2020
