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Anti-Netanyahu rally draws thousands under coronavirus curbs
TEL AVIV: Wearing face masks, waving black flags and keeping two yards apart, thousands of Israelis demonstrated against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu under strict coronavirus restrictions on Sunday. Netanyahu, who denies any wrongdoing, is under criminal indictment in three corruption
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More U.S. protests call for lifting coronavirus restrictions as governors push back
Protests flared in U.S. states on Sunday over stay-at-home orders while governors disputed President Donald Trump’s claims they have enough tests for the novel coronavirus and should quickly reopen their economies. An estimated 2,500 people rallied at the Washington state
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro wants borders reopened, says worth risk
BRASILIA: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday called for the reopening of the country’s borders, as he pushes to restart South America’s largest economy, but conceded he may be blamed if the new coronavirus outbreak worsens as a result. Bolsonaro
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Trump to release guidelines for phased-in re-opening of U.S. economy
WASHINGTON: New federal guidelines to jumpstart the U.S. economy from its coronavirus shutdown recommend that states have a 14-day “downward trajectory” in coronavirus cases before beginning a three-phase process of re-opening, according to a White House document.U.S. President Donald Trump
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Brazil government, banks in talks about bailing out companies
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO: Brazil’s Economy Ministry is talking with banks about providing bailouts to sectors such as airlines, automakers, power companies and large retailers to help them survive the coronavirus crisis, bank executives confirmed on Wednesday in live presentations. Reuters reported
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Google Doodle thanks food service workers with animated illustration
Google doodle paid tribute to food service workers, who are serving people relentlessly amid the novel coronavirus crisis, with an animated illustration on Thursday. The special logo is part of the doodle series that Google introduced last week to celebrate
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Oil bounces back as rising stockpiles seen pointing to lower output amid coronavirus
TOKYO: Oil rose on Thursday, with U.S. crude rebounding from near-20-year lows in the previous session on hopes that a big build-up in U.S. inventories may mean producers have little option but to deepen output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic
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Face masks may be ‘new normal’ as U.S. prepares gradual reopening
NEW YORK: The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States approached 31,000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a post-virus life that would likely include public face coverings as the “new normal.”A food delivery
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Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
More than 1.97 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 128,445 have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 02:00 GMT on Wednesday.A healthcare worker is seen at the emergency center at
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Exclusive:Brazil battles dozens of coronavirus cases on offshore oil rigs
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – There have been 126 confirmed cases of the coronavirus among oil and gas workers in Brazil, including 74 people who were recently on offshore oil platforms, regulator ANP told Reuters on Tuesday, exposing an outbreak
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