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By Ossian Shine, Amy Tennery and Makini Brice LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tweeting from her Toronto couch two weeks ago, six-time Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser had two words for the International … Read More

YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia is extending emergency restrictions for another 10 days until April 10 in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said … Read More

By Tom Balmforth and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to give the government powers to declare a national emergency over the coronavirus, and approved penalties … Read More

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Twice a year, cleaning teams using long sticks gouge out tens of thousands of written prayers that visitors traditionally cram into the crevices of Judaism’s Western Wall … Read More

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – How much damage has the coronavirus and the oil price collapse inflicted on global financial markets this year? Put simply, it has probably been … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – Zoos in Germany have written to Chancellor Angela Merkel pleading for 100 million euros to help them look after their animals during the coronavirus crisis. “Unlike other … Read More

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore said on Tuesday it could force companies to suspend operations if they do not do more to ensure employees can work from home to reduce the … Read More

ROME (Reuters) – The number of deaths from coronavirus in Italy could be underestimated in the official figures, the head of national health institute ISS said on Tuesday. “It is … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she does not plan to be tested for coronavirus despite her proximity to the latest lawmaker diagnosed with the … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – The death toll in England from the coronavirus outbreak rose 29% to 1,651 with one person as young as 19 dying without any underlying health conditions, the … Read More