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Israel's health minister diagnosed with coronavirus
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's health minister and his wife were diagnosed with coronavirus and are in isolation following guidelines, the health ministry said on Thursday. Yaakov Litzman, 71, an ally ...
Apr 01, 2020
Mexico president urges firms to pay workers, avoid usury in coronavirus crisis
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president on Wednesday turned up the heat on companies during the coronavirus crisis, saying they should keep paying workers or face public scorn, even ...
Apr 01, 2020
'Shoot them dead' - Philippine leader says won't tolerate lockdown violators
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned violators of coronavirus lockdown measures they could be shot for causing trouble and said abuse of medical workers was a serious cri...
Apr 01, 2020
Trump says China's coronavirus numbers seem 'on the light side'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the coronavirus statistics China was reporting seemed "a little bit on the light side," while his national security adviser said Wa...
Apr 01, 2020
Indonesia may start new holiday to replace Eid exodus amid COVID-19 concerns
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday the government is considering starting a new national holiday to prevent the annual mass exodus usually occurring at the end of th...
Apr 01, 2020
South Korea's coronavirus crackdown a boon for Moon ahead of polls
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's fierce battle against the coronavirus has turned the pandemic into an unlikely boon for President Moon Jae-in and his ruling party as campaign season ki...
Apr 01, 2020
A cure for bad publicity? Corporate Australia races to the coronavirus frontline
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Grocery stores hiring staff by the tens of thousands. A telecommunications company pausing a major workforce cull. Big banks slashing mortgage rates by several times t...
Apr 01, 2020
Japan government, ruling parties agree on certain tax exemptions for firms hit by pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government and ruling parties agreed to exempt firms from certain taxes if their sales decline by more than half from the previous year in any three-month period between Febr...
Apr 01, 2020
Australia PM Morrison announces $973 million package for childcare sector
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday said the country's childcare sector will get A$1.6 billion ($973 million) over the next three months from taxpayer subsidies in a...
Apr 01, 2020
Migrant dies in riot in Mexican detention center amid coronavirus fears
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan migrant died and 14 others were taken to hospital after a riot broke out in a detention center in southern Mexico, authorities said on Wednesday, as tensions rise ...
Apr 01, 2020
