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Somalia has registered first death from coronavirus: health minister
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia said on Wednesday it had registered its first death from coronavirus, the Horn of African country's health minister said without giving details about the patient. "We hav...
Apr 08, 2020
Man behind France knife attack charged with terrorism offences, murder
PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities have charged with terrorism offences and murder a man who carried out a fatal knife attack southeastern France at the weekend, the French anti-terrorist prosecutor...
Apr 08, 2020
EU to provide 20 billion euros for Africa and Latin America to fight coronavirus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will provide more than 20 billion euros for countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Balkans to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the EU's top diploma...
Apr 08, 2020
Walmart’s Mexico unit hires over 7,700 employees to manage higher demand
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Walmart de Mexico, known locally as Walmex , has hired 7,741 employees to manage higher volume and demand at its stores, the retailer said in a statement on Wednesday (Reportin...
Apr 08, 2020
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll falls, but new cases accelerate
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 542 on Wednesday, a lower tally than the 604 the day before, but the number of new cases pushed higher to 3,836 compared with a prev...
Apr 08, 2020
Brady saw possible New England exit prior to last season
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady foresaw his exit from the New England Patriots long before he announced it, the quarterback told radio host Howard Stern on Wednesday, in an...
Apr 08, 2020
Suspicious match alerts up due to coronavirus shutdown – TIU
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Alerts for suspicious betting patterns in tennis increased during the first quarter of 2020 as corruptors targeted lower level tours as the sport headed towards a shutdown due to th...
Apr 08, 2020
Florida man charged with spitting on police and claiming he has coronavirus
(Reuters) - A Florida man faces federal hoax charges for spitting and coughing on police officers and claiming to be infected with the new coronavirus while he was being arrested on domestic violence ...
Apr 08, 2020
Canada expands wage subsidy program for businesses, jobless claims soar
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Wednesday it would expand an emergency wage subsidy program to help more businesses deal with the coronavirus outbreak, while jobless claims soared beyond four millio...
Apr 08, 2020
Afghan government frees 100 Taliban prisoners as part of peace process
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government freed 100 Taliban prisoners on Wednesday as a first step in a peace process with the hardline Islamists, despite the group's suspension of talks on a planned pr...
Apr 08, 2020
