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(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 554,849 cases of the new coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 21,942. … Read More

By Vladimir Soldatkin and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Monday Russia might need to call in the army to help tackle the coronavirus crisis and … Read More

By Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Alexander Marrow KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometre from … Read More

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday it was his decision when to reopen the U.S. economy, not that of state governors, but legal experts … Read More

ROME (Reuters) – Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 566 on Monday, up from 431 the day before, but the number of new cases slowed to 3,153 … Read More

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 4,093 in the past 24 hours, and 98 more people have died, taking the death toll to 1,296, Health … Read More

(Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela were unjust in a telephone call with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday and called for the … Read More

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Turkey would impose a fresh lockdown next weekend as part of measures to halt the spread of COVID-19, having locked … Read More

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 386 more cases of coronavirus infection on Monday in the city-state’s biggest daily jump, taking its total to 2,918. The Southeast Asian island … Read More

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> said on Monday it would hire 75,000 more people for jobs ranging from warehouse staff to delivery drivers as the coronavirus epidemic keeps Americans locked … Read More