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MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (Reuters) – In the Dutch city of Maastricht the Salvation Army has converted a former prison into rooms for homeless people who can no longer safely stay at … Read More

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the spotlight as it champions the global fight against the new coronavirus but faces a funding freeze … Read More

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Coronavirus outbreaks across the Middle East threaten to shatter the lives of millions of already destitute people in conflict zones, and could fuel socio-economic … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers will quiz ministers via videolink next week as part of moves to make Britain’s centuries-old House of Commons a “hybrid” parliament to help prevent the spread … Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum issued guidelines for reopening the state as soon as May 1 in a statement issued late Wednesday, according to a statement … Read More

By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans have the right to hold political protests if they adhere to social distancing rules in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus, … Read More

(Reuters) – Iran’s official coronavirus death toll rose to 4,869 on Thursday but a parliamentary report said the actual number could be much higher and a deputy minister warned the … Read More

By Jaimi Dowdell and Benjamin Lesser LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sacred Heart Community Service thought it was prepared for the pain the growing COVID-19 pandemic would cause in San Jose, … Read More

By Tim Cocks and Wendell Roelf PRETORIA/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa, like many nations, has long viewed homelessness as an inevitable fact of modern life, but the coronavirus epidemic … Read More

By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded a state of emergency to include the entire country on Thursday and said the government … Read More