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By Devjyot Ghoshal and Sachin Ravikumar NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – An Italian national tested positive for coronavirus in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, a major tourist destination, a hospital … Read More

By Brad Brooks and David Shepardson (Reuters) – Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus, while New York’s governor … Read More

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Adel Abdul Mahdi will walk away from his role as Iraq’s caretaker prime minister and will not conduct most of his official duties, he said in a … Read More

By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – New Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin pledged to prioritize the fight against corruption on Monday after taking over from 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad with … Read More

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic will stop flights with South Korea and cities in northern Italy and bar spectators from an international biathlon event this week due to coronavirus … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron canceled two scheduled events this week to focus on France’s response to the coronavirus crisis, his office said on Monday. A visit to … Read More

By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh extended the closure of all educational institutions following the confirmation of a second coronavirus case in Karachi, … Read More

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s new prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday his government will focus on efforts stamp out corruption and abuse of power. “The government under my … Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Albania and North Macedonia have done enough to merit starting negotiations to join the European Union, the EU’s executive said on Monday, opening the way for France … Read More

By Kate Lamb SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian summers are now effectively twice as long as its winters as climate change has increased temperatures since the middle of the last century, … Read More