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World Alarmed by Violence in US; Thousands March in London
Nations around the world have watched in horror at the civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing
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Global Virus Updates: Fractures Widen as Virus Lockdowns Ease
Britain was expected to extend its nationwide lockdown on Thursday, but the European country hit hardest by the coronavirus plans cautiously to ease some restrictions on economic and social activity next week as it tries to reopen without sparking a devastating second wave of infections.
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Fauci Explains Positive Findings From Study of Possible COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Dr. Anthony Fauci explains how a new study of the drug Remdesivir, which has been used in a test to treat coronavirus patients, is so important for finding more treatments to help patients.
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Global Virus Updates: US Jobless Claims Soar Past 30M; Europe Reeling Also
The world’s economic pain was on full display Thursday as Europe and the United States were releasing more evidence of the devastation wrought on jobs and economies by coronavirus lockdown measures.
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Easing Lockdowns Makes Day-to-day Choices More Complicated
With states lifting their coronavirus restrictions according to their own timetables, Americans are facing a bewildering multitude of decisions about what they should and should not do to protect themselves and their neighbors
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3 States Partly Reopen, Despite Health Officials' Warnings
Republican governors in Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska have begun loosening lockdown orders in spite of warnings from health experts that the coronavirus is still too much of a threat
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Virus Pushes US Unemployment Toward Highest Since Depression
U.S. unemployment is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out of work by the coronavirus
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Global Coronavirus Updates: Countries, US States Move to Reopen Amid Health Warnings
Spain will begin allowing children out of their homes for brief periods next Monday. Denmark announced plans to reopen Tivoli Gardens, the Copenhagen amusement park that inspired Walt Disney. And Australia said doctors can resume non-urgent surgery next week.
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Global Coronavirus Updates: Nations Struggle to Count Virus Toll
China has announced that the coronavirus death toll in the epicenter of Wuhan was nearly 50% higher than previously reported, highlighting just how seriously current infection and death toll figures may be understating the true toll of the pandemic around the globe. The economic toll also is rising.
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Global Coronavirus Updates: Economic Pain From Virus Spreading as Quickly as Pandemic
Economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic spread even more widely Thursday, weighing heavily on nations, businesses and ordinary people as countries struggled to restore confidence that stores, factories, airplanes and schools could reopen safely.
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US Relief Checks Begin Arriving as Economic Damage Piles Up
Government relief checks are arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the damage to the U.S. economy piles up
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Global Coronavirus Updates: Debate Rages on When, How to Reopen
A lack of new hotspots in the coronavirus pandemic appeared to be holding Tuesday, fueling a debate about how soon authorities could start scaling back social restrictions and reopen economies.
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Global Coronavirus Updates: Over 2 Million Confirmed Cases
As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with the dilemma between keeping people safe from a highly contagious virus and making sure they can still make a living.