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COVID-19 death toll at 356 in Netherlands

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands rose by 80 on Wednesday to a tally of 356, but the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) noted that the vi

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Groupon axes CEO and COO as company looks to mount a recovery during a crisis

While plenty of tech stocks have seen their market caps dive in the past month, Groupon has taken a harder hit than most. The company’s share price has dropped over 70% in the past five weeks.Th

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'Something in me broke': Polish fencer's Olympic disappointment

01:44 With just three months to go before the scheduled start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, most athletes were putting in their last efforts to be as prepared as possible for the pi

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U.S. stocks open higher ahead of Senate vote on stimulus bill

VCG Wall Street stocks jumped early Wednesday as markets awaited a vote on a two trillion U.S. dollars package agreed by congressional leaders to boost the U.S. economy ravaged by the coronavi

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'Game changer' coronavirus tests could be available in days, MPs told

Millions of new coronavirus testing kits could be ready to order on Amazon in days, rather than weeks or months, according to Public Health England.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has previously spoken

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Nigerian president's top aide tests positive for coronavirus

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is seen at the opening of the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopi

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock issues call for 250,000 NHS volunteers

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock./AFP Health Secretary of United Kingdom Matt Hancock says they are looking for 250,000 "NHS volunteers" to help national health service employees with "shoppin

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Dear Sophie: How is COVID-19 affecting immigration?

“Dear Sophie” is an advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the

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Where top VCs are investing in D2C

If you’re looking for toothbrushes, skin-care face masks, mattresses, glasses or even socks, there’s a digitally-native, direct-to-consumer (D2C) company or two that can help you out.And thanks to sma

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Oura partners with UCSF to determine if its smart ring can help detect COVID-19 early

Startups continue to find new ways to contribute to ongoing efforts to fight the global spread of COVID-19 during the current global coronavirus pandemic, and personal health hardware-maker Oura is no

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Hong Kong ramps up epidemic-prevention measures to curb COVID-19 spread

Starting from Wednesday, China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will ban the entry of all non-Hong Kong residents arriving from overseas by flights and suspend all transfer servic

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Fauci: Trump's accusation about late COVID-19 reporting not fact-based

Anthony Fauci (R), director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases with U.S. President Donald Trump at a press conference of the White House. /Reuters Dr. Anthony Fa

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UK calls in army and warns people to stay home or face lockdown

Britain sent in the army to deliver protective equipment to hospitals on Monday and told people to stay at home and heed warnings over social distancing or the governme

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Roundup: Italy bans all domestic travel as virus claims more lives

Italy's interior and health ministries issued Sunday a joint ordinance banning all domestic travel as the coronavirus epidemic continued to advance in the country. "Beginning today, throughout the

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Spain deaths, French bill, UK aged at risk: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Spain warned that "the worst is yet to come" after the country's death toll topped 1,700 and the number of confirmed cases rose to more than 28,000.- Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Co

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Thousands flock to see Olympic flame despite virus fears

The Olympic Flame is displayed at Sendai station, Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, March 21, 2020. /VCG Tens of thousands of people flocked to a cauldron with the Olympic flame in northeaster

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Global Political Calendar: G7 meeting goes virtual amid COVID-19

European foreign ministers and G7 foreign ministers both choose video meetings amid coronavirus fear; Tajikistan's upper house and Mali's parliament go ahead with polls.European FMs hold video mee