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(Reuters) – The combined wealth of America’s billionaires, including Amazon.com <AMZN.O> Inc founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> chief Elon Musk, increased nearly 10% during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, … Read More

By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday the coronavirus could give some countries an excuse to adopt repressive measures for reasons unrelated to … Read More

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes dropped by the most in more than 6-1/2 years in March and further declines are likely as the … Read More

WARSAW (Reuters) – Married gay couple Dawid Mycek and Jakub Kwiecinski say they face frequent abuse in Poland for being part of a so-called “homosexual plague.” “So we thought that … Read More

By Silvia Aloisi, Deena Beasley, Gabriella Borter, Thomas Escritt and Kate Kelland BERLIN (Reuters) – When he was diagnosed with COVID-19, Andre Bergmann knew exactly where he wanted to be … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Masked and gloved members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered in a largely empty Capitol for the first time in weeks on Thursday to vote on … Read More

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France has expanded its list of drugs that face export restrictions through the coronavirus crisis despite repeated calls from the European Union to lift … Read More

NAIROBI/LAGOS (Reuters) – The number of deaths caused by malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa could double to 769,000 this year, as efforts to curb the disease are disrupted by the COVID-19 … Read More

By Tim Cocks and Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The coronavirus crisis that has decimated South Africa’s already struggling economy presents President Cyril Ramaphosa with his best opportunity yet for … Read More

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico and the United States depend on each other when it comes to migration, and it is important not to “paralyze” commercial activity between the two … Read More