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By Aram Roston and Mark Hosenball (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, will be released early from prison because of the coronavirus pandemic, … Read More

(Reuters) – A New Jersey electrical contractor has been charged with stealing up to 1,600 respirator masks that were to be donated to a local hospital, the New Jersey attorney … Read More

By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Procter & Gamble Co <PG.N> beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit on Friday as it reported its best U.S. sales growth in decades thanks … Read More

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Friday that any future arms control talks must focus on an American proposal … Read More

By Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday refused to lift a ban on alcohol during a nationwide lockdown set to last until the end … Read More

By Stephanie van den Berg and Hilde Verweij THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Dutch scientists have pulled a British-made East Radcliff ventilator built in the 1960s from the shelves of a … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – Homeless people in Paris are increasingly relying on charities for food, clothing and daily necessities as the city’s empty streets during the coronavirus lockdown have meant less … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on a call on Friday to continue coordinating efforts to overcome the crisis in … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – British healthcare staff have been advised to treat COVID-19 patients without full-length protective gowns due to shortages of equipment, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday. Health minister … Read More

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Carmen Mocanu, a 51-year-old labourer, has spent most springs for 15 years picking fruit and vegetables on a German farm. When her employer called … Read More