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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s health minister said the country faced a “serious problem” getting enough mechanical ventilators and had spoken to China to try and ensure it would be able … Read More

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States might be getting to the top of the “curve” of the coronavirus … Read More

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street fell on Tuesday, as a drop in oil prices steepened in the latter stages of the session and erased early gains … Read More

By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) – Most Americans, including a majority of Republicans, want the government to require mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 presidential election if the coronavirus … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is aiming to reopen the U.S. economy when the nation’s top health experts give the go-ahead, but Americans’ lives will be drastically different, White … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had not seen memos by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro warning of coronavirus risks, and that he retained … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the federal government had 8,675 ventilators in a national stockpile available to states who need them while another 110,000 … Read More

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House Intelligence Committee chairman on Tuesday called on U.S. President Donald Trump’s acting spy chief to explain the removals and resignations of top … Read More

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak will start getting enhanced jobless benefits as soon as this week as states … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – The first patients have been admitted to the new Nightingale Hospital in London, which has been set up in just nine days at the Excel Exhibition Centre … Read More