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PARIS (Reuters) – Major economies are seeing the biggest monthly slump in activity ever amid the coronavirus crisis and no end is in sight without clarity about how long lockdowns … Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank told euro zone finance ministers that the bloc may need fiscal measures worth up to 1.5 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion) this year to … Read More

By Brenda Goh and Thomas Suen WUHAN, China (Reuters) – The Chinese city where the new coronavirus emerged ended its more-than two-month lockdown on Wednesday, even as a small northern … Read More

By Cate Cadell and Yawen Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – As the world grapples with the escalating coronavirus pandemic, China reopened the city of Wuhan on Wednesday, allowing its 11 million … Read More

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Expatriates in Hong Kong are buying up masks to send to family and friends back home as supplies return to shops in the Asian financial hub … Read More

By Heru Asprihanto and Willy Kurniawan JAKARTA (Reuters) – As debate rages about the true death toll caused by the coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia, Jakarta coffin maker Sahroni has been … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by more than 1,000 for the second day running, taking the total to 8,672, the crisis response centre said … Read More

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian health authorities on Wednesday reported 156 new cases of coronavirus infection, pushing the cumulative total to 4,119 cases as Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy continues to … Read More

By Rajendra Jadhav and Rupam Jain MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s financial hub Mumbai is set to extend lockdown measures until at least April 30 as authorities race to expand testing … Read More

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia confirmed on Wednesday 218 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 2,956, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. He reported 19 … Read More