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France’s early COVID-19 case may hold clues to pandemic’s start
World
May 5, 2020
France’s early COVID-19 case may hold clues to pandemic’s start
LONDON (Reuters) – A study by French scientists which suggests a man was infected with COVID-19 as early as Dec.…
UK overtakes Italy with Europe’s highest official coronavirus death toll
World
May 5, 2020
UK overtakes Italy with Europe’s highest official coronavirus death toll
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom has overtaken Italy to report the highest official death toll from coronavirus in Europe,…
Born in a concentration camp: the Holocaust’s youngest survivors
World
May 5, 2020
Born in a concentration camp: the Holocaust’s youngest survivors
Holocaust survivor Florence Schulmann has always worried that if she went into schools to recount her experience, it would sound…
Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions pledged for vaccine push
World
May 5, 2020
Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions pledged for vaccine push
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter of a million on Tuesday, with the US government…
Masked and gloved, Italy joins nations creeping out of lockdown
World
May 4, 2020
Masked and gloved, Italy joins nations creeping out of lockdown
ROME/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Italy was among a slew of countries easing lockdown restrictions on Monday to resurrect their economies,…
UK among European states yet to reach COVID-19 peak: EU says
World
May 4, 2020
UK among European states yet to reach COVID-19 peak: EU says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of the European Union agency for disease control said on Monday Britain was one of…
Europe emerges from lockdown as global virus cases top 3.5m
World
May 4, 2020
Europe emerges from lockdown as global virus cases top 3.5m
Millions of Europeans emerged from lockdown on Monday, with hardest-hit Italy leading the way out of its two-month coronavirus confinement.…
Italy begins to emerge from world’s longest nationwide lockdown
World
May 4, 2020
Italy begins to emerge from world’s longest nationwide lockdown
Stir-crazy Italians will be free to stroll and visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks on Monday as…
UK PM says doctors had plan in case he died of COVID-19
World
May 3, 2020
UK PM says doctors had plan in case he died of COVID-19
Doctors treating Boris Johnson for coronavirus prepared to announce his death after he was taken to intensive care, the British…
Europe prepares for more lockdown easing as virus hopes rise
World
May 3, 2020
Europe prepares for more lockdown easing as virus hopes rise
Europe on Sunday prepared for a further cautious easing of coronavirus restrictions following signs the pandemic may be slowing, after…