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UK coronavirus deaths rise by 27% to 1,789
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of deaths from coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose by 27% in the space of a day to 1,789 as of Monday at 1600 GMT, the government said. The number of confirmed cases r...
Mar 31, 2020
EU clears French tax deferral for airlines hit by coronavirus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU state aid regulators approved on Tuesday a French scheme to allow virus-hit airlines to defer certain aeronautical taxes to relieve pressure on their cash flows in a sector bad...
Mar 31, 2020
Switzerland's coronavirus wave could crest by early summer, government says
ZURICH (Reuters) - The peak of Switzerland's coronavirus epidemic could be reached by the early summer, Daniel Koch, head of the Swiss government's communicable diseases division, said on Tuesday. Hea...
Mar 31, 2020
World Games reviewing 2021 dates to avoid Olympic clash
(Reuters) - Organizers of next year's World Games said on Tuesday they were urgently reviewing their options after the rescheduling of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Worl...
Mar 31, 2020
Coronavirus death toll in Italy's Lombardy rises by around 381 in a day: source
ROME (Reuters) - The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern region of Lombardy, the epicenter of Italy's contagion, has risen by around 381 in a day to some 7,199, a source familia...
Mar 31, 2020
South Dakota Special Olympics summer games canceled
Officials say the summer games of the South Dakota Special Olympics have been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The games were to be held in Vermillion. But the board of directors cites the sa...
Mar 31, 2020
Southwest Airlines cutting more than 40% of flights in May as demand sags
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said Tuesday it will cut more than 40% of flights from May 3 through June 5 amid a sharp decline in travel demand from the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. a...
Mar 31, 2020
Bolivia's jailed former 'minister for cocaine' dies at 82
By Danny Ramos and Aislinn Laing LA PAZ (Reuters) - A former Bolivian interior minister known as "Minister for Cocaine" for his role in turning the impoverished nation into a narco-state during a mili...
Mar 31, 2020
Minnesota’s Carr says he’ll enter NBA draft, not hire agent
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota's Marcus Carr will declare his early entry for the NBA draft, the sophomore point guard said on Monday night in a post on his Instagram account. Carr said he intends to keep hi...
Mar 31, 2020
Armenia extends emergency restrictions until April 10
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia is extending emergency restrictions for another 10 days until April 10 in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday. The t...
Mar 31, 2020
