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By Lindsay Dunsmuir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s message in announcing a barrage of monetary policy and liquidity actions was clear: The U.S. central bank will use … Read More

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand plans to close schools, bars, movie theaters, cockfighting arenas and other entertainment centers as well as postpone next month’s Thai New Year holiday to help limit … Read More

By Saundra Amrhein and Zachary Fagenson THE VILLAGES, Fla. (Reuters) – Across the Villages, a sprawling retirement community with more than 115,000 residents in the vital political battleground of Florida, … Read More

By Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google sister company Verily launched a website late on Sunday that invites adults in northern California to answer questions about their recent health … Read More

By Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) – France has battened down the hatches against coronavirus, with millions of school children studying from home, office workers connecting remotely, and restaurants and cinemas … Read More

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary will close its borders, postpone cultural and sports events and take fiscal and monetary steps to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister … Read More

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Sunday reported 76 new coronavirus cases and three deaths, marking the first time in over three weeks that new cases have … Read More

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government is ready to intervene again, if needed, as measures approved so far are not enough to support businesses and households hit by a coronavirus outbreak, … Read More

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova will appoint a new center-right government led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic on March 21, she said on Monday. Matovic, 46, whose opposition … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iraq’s prime minister that the United States would take measures in self-defense if attacked, according to a statement on Monday … Read More