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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow will close all shops except for pharmacies and grocery stores, the city’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday. This measure, which also includes the closure of … Read More

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – New York extended its lead over London to head Z/Yen Group’s rankings of global financial centers on Thursday, with Tokyo leap-frogging Hong Kong, Singapore … Read More

TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is working with sports bodies to arrange a July-August window for the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and hopes to confirm the … Read More

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is promoting a “chill-out” approach to next week’s important tomb-sweeping festival, telling people they should stay home as much as possible and make their offerings online, … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – All National Health Service (NHS) staff working in hospitals will be given free car parking during the coronavirus outbreak, Britain’s health ministry said. The government will cover … Read More

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand reported 111 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 1,045, the government said on Twitter on Thursday. A state of emergency took effect. Authorities in Thailand, … Read More

By Tom Allard and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has a significant deficit in hospital beds, medical staff and intensive care facilities as health experts warn that it is … Read More

By Stella Qiu and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – Shi Xiaomin, who used to export suits and blazers by the thousands to South Korea, the Netherlands and the United States, … Read More

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits likely raced to as high as a record 4 million last week as strict measures … Read More

BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States are expected to call a timeout on their coronavirus blame game and focus on the challenges of the pandemic when leaders of … Read More