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UK COVID-19 death toll rises 282 to 36,675

The owner of a coffee shop poses for a photo in London, Britain, May 17, 2020. Some restaurants, cafes and other catering shops in Britain have gradually resumed business with preventive measures like

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China sends medical team to Peru to help fight COVID-19

People wait outside Lima's central market as Peru extended a nationwide lockdown amid the outbreak of the coronavirus in Lima, Peru, May 8, 2020. /Reuters China has sent a team of medical expe

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Italy has come out of worst part of virus emergency: PM

Italy has left the worst part of the COVID-19 emergency behind and as lockdown restrictions are slowly lifted the country must now enter the new phase with confidence a

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Cybersecurity insurance startup Coalition raises $90M Series C

This morning, Coalition announced that it has closed a $90 million Series C. The funding comes around a year after the cybersecurity insurance startup raised a $40 million Series B that TechCrunch cov

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Asia Album: Shopping malls reopened in Pakistan

People shop at a shopping mall in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on May 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)ISLAMABAD, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ordered to reopen the shoppi

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Ecuador to require visitors to show negative COVID-19 test result

Ecuador will require all visitors to show COVID-19 test results that clear them of having the novel coronavirus, Interior Minister Maria Paula Romo said on Sunday.The n

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Spanish PM says to ask for final extension to State of Alarm

A security guard offers disinfectant gel to a woman at the entrance of a building in Barcelona, Spain, on May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sergi Camara/Xinhua)"The path that we are taking is the only one possi

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Fast-food chain Popeyes opens first restaurant on Chinese mainland

Customers wait in long queues outside Popeyes in Shanghai on May 15, 2020. /VCGU.S. fast-food chain Popeyes opened its first flagship restaurant on the Chinese mainland

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France starts to ease restrictions on movement

LILLE, France, May 11 (Xinhua) -- France started to ease restrictions on movement from Monday through "a very gradual process" which would stretch over several weeks. People go shopping at a store in

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Scientists 'will know by July' if Uni of Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine works

AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot says the UK will be "the priority" for the supply of the potential COVID-19 vaccine.

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Baseball Hall of Fame cancels 2020 induction ceremony

MLB legends Derek Jeter and Larry Walker will have to wait another year to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as the July 26 induction ceremony has been canceled due to the coronavirus pande

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Venezuela appoints alleged drug trafficker El Aissami as oil minister

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday appointed his economy vice president, Tareck El Aissami, who has been indicted in the United States on drug trafficking charges, as oil minister, amid

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Switzerland sets first step back to normal amid COVID-19 pandemic

The hair salons, garden centers and DIY stores in Switzerland reopened on Monday after six weeks' shutdown, as the country is setting its first step back to normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In com

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HealthJoy launches its revamped employee benefits assistance platform

HealthJoy, a platform that helps employees get the most use out of their benefits, launched its revamped user interface and technology stack today. The startup told TechCrunch that usage has doubled d

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Japan's Narita Airport offers cardboard beds to arrivals

A cardboard bed at Narita Airport in Japan. /Twitter account @wasabi1094 International passengers arriving in Japan are now facing an unusual ordeal: a stay in a makeshift "cardboard hotel" –

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Some OPEC ministers discuss implementing agreed oil cuts immediately

Some OPEC ministers had a conference call on Tuesday to discuss the oil price rout and possible extra measures to support the market./OPEC Some OPEC ministers had a conference call on Tuesday

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UEFA considers postponing Champions League final to August 29

Logo of the UEFA, the football governing body in Europe /VCG The UEFA is planning to postpone the 19-20 Champions League final to August 29 and will discuss the proposal at the meeting next we