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Policymakers ramp up support as coronavirus fears shred markets
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Policymakers ramp up support as coronavirus fears shred markets

SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Governments and central banks readied more emergency measures to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus on…
Coronavirus to cause first annual decline in oil use in decade: IEA
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Coronavirus to cause first annual decline in oil use in decade: IEA

The world is set for its first annual decline in oil consumption in more than a decade due to the…
China signals progress in virus battle as Disney partially reopens
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China signals progress in virus battle as Disney partially reopens

China closed several makeshift hospitals for coronavirus patients, some schools reopened and Disney resort staff went back to work Monday…
‘It’s humiliating’: China’s virus controls raise hackles
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‘It’s humiliating’: China’s virus controls raise hackles

An elderly man in virus-hit China pops out to use a public toilet without wearing a compulsory face mask. The…
Egypt denies rumor about providing coronavirus treatment to China
Egypt

Egypt denies rumor about providing coronavirus treatment to China

Official Spokesperson for the Egyptian Health Ministry Khaled Megahed denied rumors circulating on social media that Health Minister Hala Zayed…
China’s Uighurs trapped in factory toiling for tech titans
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China’s Uighurs trapped in factory toiling for tech titans

NANCHANG, China (AP) — In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens,…
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
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290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies

Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home on Thursday with Italy the latest country to shut schools over…
WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus
World

WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus

WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective…
Egypt’s Health Minister to return from China this weekend, will enter 14-day quarantine
Egypt

Egypt’s Health Minister to return from China this weekend, will enter 14-day quarantine

Minister of Health Hala Zayed and a delegation from Egypt will return from an official visit to China by the…
The impatience of being idle: China’s factory workers chafe under quarantine
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The impatience of being idle: China’s factory workers chafe under quarantine

China’s coronavirus epidemic turned a Lunar New Year family reunion into an enforced quarantine for factory worker Hu Aihua, trapping…
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