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By Anne Kauranen and Tarmo Virki HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland decided late on Tuesday to lower buffer requirements of its banks, attempting to boost the slowing economy, as the country … Read More

By Sarah Young and Laurence Frost LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Airlines demanded urgent tax relief to avoid multiple bankruptcies as coronavirus disruption continued its spread across the global industry on Tuesday. … Read More

By Aislinn Laing and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile may postpone a referendum on a new constitution scheduled for April 26 due to the coronavirus outbreak, Interior … Read More

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia could further restrict international and national flights and limit passenger transport by road in a bid to contain coronavirus, the transport minister … Read More

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil has recaptured nearly 600 prisoners who fled four jails ahead of a planned lockdown of the facilities over the coronavirus pandemic, while roughly 800 remain on … Read More

By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp <MCD.N> and Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O> have decided to close dine-in areas at many U.S. stores and shifted to take-away and delivery services, even … Read More

By Marine Strauss and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium will impose a lockdown from midday (1100 GMT) on Wednesday until April 5 to restrict the movement of people in … Read More

By Caroline Pailliez and Tangi Salaün PARIS (Reuters) – France put its 67 million people under lockdown on Tuesday, in an unprecedented act during peacetime, and said it was ready … Read More

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The Netherlands will bar all non-EU travelers from entering the country, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told national broadcaster NOS after a video conference with other … Read More

(Reuters) – Apple Inc <AAPL.O> said on Tuesday it has closed retail stores across the world until further notice, except in Greater China, as companies try to contain the spread … Read More