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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended a nationwide lockdown until May 3 as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000 despite a three-week shutdown. … Read More

By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump defended his response to the coronavirus outbreak on Monday and said he did not intend to … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s number of confirmed coronavirus infections has risen by 2,082 to 125,098, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday, marking the … Read More

By Maria Caspani and Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ten U.S. governors on the east and west coasts banded together on Monday in two regional pacts to coordinate gradual … Read More

By Yew Lun Tian and Huizhong Wu SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) – China’s northeastern border with Russia has become a frontline in the fight against a resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic … Read More

By John Whitesides (Reuters) – Liberal challenger Jill Karofsky won a hotly contested race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, beating a conservative incumbent in state elections marred by … Read More

By Joshua Franklin NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday raised $9.5 billion in new debt, with the largest U.S. oil producer seeking to bolster its finances while … Read More

(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co said on Monday it has entered an unsecured credit agreement for $5 billion, at a time when companies across industries are scrambling to bolster their … Read More

By Michel Rose, Matthias Blamont and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced he was extending a virtual lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak until … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration was close to completing a plan to re-open the U.S. economy, which has been largely shut down to … Read More