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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday said he would prefer to make a “gift” to European countries in financial distress as a result of the coronavirus … Read More

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing activity contracted less than expected in March, but disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic pushed new orders received by factories to an … Read More

((This March 18 story, corrects headline and first paragraph to say aid requested was $325, not $455 billion.)) By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. restaurants on Wednesday asked … Read More

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – A team of Chinese scientists has isolated several antibodies that it says are “extremely effective” at blocking the ability of the new coronavirus … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing activity contracted less than expected in March, but disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic pushed new orders received by factories to an 11-year low, reinforcing … Read More

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery over the age of a landmark skull found in 1921 in Zambia – the first fossil of an … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that if tracking apps aimed at helping rein in coronavirus showed signs of being successful, she would recommend them and … Read More

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed the largest federal stimulus package in history into law on March 27 to help cope with the economic downturn inflicted by the coronavirus … Read More

By David Morgan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a $2.2 trillion aid package – the largest in history – to help … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal government and the country’s 16 states want to extend until at least the end of the Easter holidays distancing measures introduced to slow the spread … Read More