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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday said heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, who has coronavirus, did not jump the queue for a test because his symptoms and condition met the criteria. Charles, … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Germany has risen to 36,508 and 198 people have died of the disease, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute … Read More

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government expects the coronavirus epidemic to peak in June-July, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Thursday, adding this projection was surrounded by great … Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Millions of U.S. teenagers shut up in their homes and receiving their education online are turning for morale support and comic relief to each other – … Read More

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea warned on Thursday that it will deport foreigners while its citizens could face jail if they violate self-quarantine rules after a surge … Read More

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has established a task force under the country’s revised emergency law to deal with the global rise in coronavirus infections and deaths. … Read More

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq is extending a travel ban within the country and to and from its airports until April 11 as part of strict steps to curb the outbreak … Read More

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) – An Australian man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting changed his plea to guilty in a surprise move … Read More

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia on Thursday reported 235 new coronavirus cases in its biggest daily jump, bringing the total number of cases to 2,031. The number of deaths from … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to London has said China had endangered the world by suppressing information about the coronavirus outbreak thus allowing it to spread far beyond the … Read More