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Scottish coronavirus cases almost double to 60 in one day
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish cases of coronavirus almost doubled to 60 from 36 over the past 24 hours, the Scottish government said. (Reporting by Kate Holton; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
Mar 12, 2020
Mexico not planning to restrict international travel-health official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is not planning to restrict international travel or close its borders due to the coronavirus outbreak, deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Thursday. "Restri...
Mar 12, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro being tested for coronavirus: Estado de S. Paulo
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is being monitored and tested for coronavirus, Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo reported on Thursday, without citing sources. ...
Mar 12, 2020
Italy and South Korea virus outbreaks reveal disparity in deaths and tactics
By Emilio Parodi, Stephen Jewkes, Sangmi Cha and Ju-min Park MILAN/SEOUL (Reuters) - In Italy, millions are locked down and more than 800 people have died from the coronavirus. In South Korea, hit by ...
Mar 12, 2020
China offers aid to Spain to fight coronavirus: Spanish government source
MADRID (Reuters) - China has offered to help Spain in its efforts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, a Spanish government source told Reuters on Thursday. The assistance from China would include medi...
Mar 12, 2020
Bernard Madoff wants to make 'dying, personal plea' for freedom
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dying Bernard Madoff wants to tell the U.S. judge who will decide whether to free him from prison that he has accepted responsibility for his massive Ponzi s...
Mar 12, 2020
'Break the silence' tortillas urge women to denounce abuse in Mexico
By Daniel Becerril NUEVO LAREDO (Reuters) - Customers at the Esperanza tortilla factory in the northern Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo found their tortillas wrapped differently this month - in white pap...
Mar 12, 2020
France bolsters financial aid for firms reeling from coronavirus
By Leigh Thomas COLOMBES, France (Reuters) - France pledged more generous guarantees on loans made to small businesses, more cash for firms struggling to hold on to workers and a solidarity fund as it...
Mar 12, 2020
Putin and Erdogan agree that tensions in Syria's Idlib are much lower after deal - Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, the Kremlin said in a statement, saying both men agreed with satisfaction that...
Mar 12, 2020
Lithuania closes schools, bans large gatherings for next two weeks
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania on Thursday ordered the closure of universities, schools and kindergartens in the country, and banned public gatherings of more than 100 people, for two weeks to limit th...
Mar 12, 2020
