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By Maxim Rodionov and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) – More than a dozen Russian regions including the city of St Petersburg introduced a partial lockdown on Monday after Russia recorded … Read More

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria will require shoppers to wear basic face masks in supermarkets in a bid to slow the still too-rapid spread of the coronavirus, Chancellor … Read More

By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) – Spain overtook China in the number of those infected with coronavirus on Monday, as the government tightened restrictions on a population … Read More

ROME (Reuters) – Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Pope Francis’ vicar for the diocese of Rome, on Monday became the highest-ranking Catholic official known to test positive for coronavirus. De Donatis’ … Read More

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to reconsider its decision to let comedian-turned-media executive Byron Allen’s $10 billion lawsuit accusing cable … Read More

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland will extend its earlier measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak by one month until May 13 from April 13, Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on … Read More

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark may gradually lift a lockdown after Easter if the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths remain stable, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday. The Nordic … Read More

By Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – The coronavirus epidemic in the United Kingdom is showing signs of slowing and antibody tests could be ready in days, Neil … Read More

By Christian Hartmann and John Irish STRASBOURG/PARIS (Reuters) – France recorded its worst daily coronavirus death toll on Monday, exceeding 3,000 for the first time, and army helicopters transported critical … Read More

By Raul Cortes and Jesus Bustamante MEXICO CITY/BADIRAGUATO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday defended his weekend handshake with the mother of drug lord Joaquin … Read More