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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of people who have died from the new coronavirus in the Netherlands has increased by 86 to 2,823, Dutch health authorities said on Monday. The … Read More

By Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) – China’s Mekong River dams held back large amounts of water during a damaging drought in downstream countries last year despite China having higher-than-average water … Read More

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday society had to stand behind women victims of domestic violence, as abuse increased around the world during coronavirus … Read More

By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – With blunt warnings, flip-charts and daily online briefings, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been delivering a tough message to the Japanese capital’s residents and … Read More

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s health ministry reported five more confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the country’s tally to 265, with no deaths. Nearly 122,000 coronavirus tests have been carried … Read More

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Coronavirus testing has resumed in the Gaza Strip after Israel allowed five testing kits purchased by the World Health Organization (WHO) into the enclave, … Read More

By Hyonhee Shin and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea plans to send kits designed to run up to 600,000 coronavirus tests to the United States on Tuesday after … Read More

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Sabir Durrani says he offers prayers almost every day at a mosque in the central Pakistani city of Multan. He says that often a … Read More

TOKYO (Reuters) – The number of commuters in Tokyo has fallen since the city announced a state of emergency last week, but the decrease is short of the target needed … Read More

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia on Monday announced 316 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,557, according to data provided by a … Read More