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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Confusion reigned on Friday in some Hong Kong pubs and bars, after authorities ordered a two-week closure from 6 p.m. (1000 GMT) to curb a coronavirus … Read More

By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday sounded alarm about the surge in coronavirus cases in Japan, adding to a chorus of prominent domestic voices – … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Friday said the coronavirus situation in Russia could yet develop into a worst case scenario, and that the epidemic has not … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – The deadliest peak of Britain’s coronavirus outbreak could be on Easter Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Friday. When asked about reports that the death rate … Read More

By John Geddie and Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore will close schools and most workplaces for a month as part of stricter measures to curb a recent jump in … Read More

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Family-owned restaurants fear they could be pitted against larger competitors, hotel chains and potentially investment funds in a race starting on Friday for a … Read More

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy looks set for a slump that in the short term could be deeper than during the depression of the 1930s, as a … Read More

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose on Friday to 3,294 as it claimed 134 lives in the past 24 hours, according to Health Ministry Spokesman … Read More

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s national lockdown to try to contain the spread of coronavirus will probably continue beyond the start of May, Angelo Borrelli, the head of the Civil Protection … Read More

By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Grupo Modelo said on Thursday it will temporarily stop brewing Corona beer and other brands exported to 180 countries after its business … Read More