Thailand’s tourist haven Pattaya devastated as coronavirus hits travel

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | World

Beaches are deserted, go-go bars stand empty and cabarets have shut their doors in Thailand’s tourist haven of Pattaya, as business has ground to a …

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UK’s Johnson warns on coronavirus: Things to get worse before they get better

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | World

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is warning Britons in a letter to 30 million households that things will get worse before they get better, as he …

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China guards against second wave of coronavirus coming from abroad

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | World

China reported 45 new coronavirus cases in the mainland on March 28, down from 54 on the previous day, with all but one involving travelers …

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Saudi Arabia shuts entry and exit into Jeddah, brings forward curfew: state news agency

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | World

Saudi Arabia shut down entry and exit into the Jeddah governorate and brought forward a curfew there to begin at 3 p.m. local time (1200 …

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Polish composer Penderecki dies at 86 after long illness

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | Entertainment

Poland’s Krzysztof Penderecki, one of the world’s most celebrated composers, died on Sunday at the age of 86, said state-controlled news agency PAP.

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Qatar Airways CEO says will keep flying but warns cash is running out

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | Business

Qatar Airways will continue to operate flights as long as necessary to get stranded travelers home, Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker told Reuters on Sunday, but …

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Vitriol and violence: A coronavirus death exposes paranoia in India

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | Top Stories

When Satyaki Mitra’s father developed a mild fever in mid-March, the graduate student in Philadelphia wasn’t especially worried. He told his 57-year-old father, living in …

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NFL notebook: WR Robinson to re-sign with Chiefs

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | Football, Sports

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson is signing a one-year contract to remain with the team, multiple media outlets reported Saturday.

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Inside Trump’s risky push to reopen the country amid the coronavirus crisis

by Laney Sommer | Mar 29, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Top Stories

The White House’s coronavirus task force, led by Vice President Pence, is preparing to issue revised recommendations from the president to the public once the …

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As virus threatens, U.S. embraces big government, for now

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | Featured, Top Stories, U.S.

It may, as House Majority Leader and Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer said on Friday, be out of love that the United States agreed to shut …

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TO DEVELOP A COVID-19 VACCINE, PHARMA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO BREAK OLD PATTERNS

by Laney Sommer | Mar 29, 2020 | Top Stories, U.S.

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Oil-rich wealth funds seen shedding upto $225 billion in stocks

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | Business

Sovereign wealth funds from oil-producing countries mainly in the Middle East and Africa are on course to dump up to $225 billion in equities, a …

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Worry, problems and strife: Investors fear markets not out of woods despite big rally

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | Business

After a brutal meltdown, some investors have been wading back into U.S. stocks. But others are wary of another leg down as the coronavirus spreads …

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Missiles intercepted above Saudi capital and city of Jazan: state media

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | World

Ballistic missiles were intercepted on Saturday in the sky above Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh and the southern city of Jazan, state media reported, citing its …

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Prisoner serving time for drug charge is first U.S. inmate to die from COVID-19

by Reuters | Mar 29, 2020 | U.S.

Patrick Jones, a 49-year-old prisoner in Louisiana who was serving a 27-year prison term for a drug charge, became the first federal inmate to die …

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World’s largest glove maker sees shortage as coronavirus fight spikes

by Reuters | Mar 28, 2020 | Business

Malaysia’s Top Glove Corporation Bhd , which makes one in every five gloves globally, expects a product shortage as demand from Europe and the United …

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Australia government says social distancing helping to slow coronavirus spread

by Reuters | Mar 28, 2020 | World

The rate of spread of the novel coronavirus in Australia has halved in recent days, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday as he announced …

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Detroit auto show canceled due to coronavirus

by Reuters | Mar 28, 2020 | Business

Organizers canceled the Detroit auto show on Saturday citing the coronavirus pandemic, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency set to tap the convention center venue …

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New York Knicks owner Jim Dolan tests positive for coronavirus

by Reuters | Mar 28, 2020 | Basketball, Sports

The owner of NBA team New York Knicks, Jim Dolan, has tested positive for coronavirus, the Knicks said https://bit.ly/33Tqr0R in a twitter post.

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Trump mulls quarantine for New York, parts of New Jersey and Connecticut

by Reuters | Mar 28, 2020 | Top Stories, U.S.

President Trump said Saturday he was considering imposing a quarantine on New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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Delayed Tokyo Olympics likely to open in July 2021: media

by Reuters | Mar 28, 2020 | Sports

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese organizers are in final stages of talks to set the opening date for the Tokyo Games in July …

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Trump drops idea of New York lockdown as U.S. death count crosses 2,000

by Reuters | Mar 28, 2020 | Top Stories, U.S.

U.S. doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak came under increasing stress on Friday as the number of cases skyrocketed and …

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North Korea fires more missiles than ever amid coronavirus outbreak

by Reuters | Mar 28, 2020 | World

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the ocean off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Saturday, without providing further …

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Migrants in Central American limbo as coronavirus relocation plans falter

by Reuters | Mar 28, 2020 | World

Thousands of African, Haitian and Asian migrants bound for the United States have amassed in immigration shelters in Panama and Costa Rica as plans to …

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