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(Reuters) – More than 3.95 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 273,805 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as of 0214 GMT on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Nurses work at a drive-thru testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New

A person wearing a protective face mask is seen in Westminster, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s COVID-19 death toll has risen by 626 to 31,241, according to figures announced on Friday by Environment Secretary George Eustice. The figures, collated by government

People wearing protective masks make their way during rush hour on the first working day after the Golden Week holiday amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Shinagawa station in Tokyo, Japan, May 7,2020.REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) – As Japan prepares to ease coronavirus restrictions in some parts of the country, a growing number of

FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pauses during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the 10 provinces have agreed to increase pay for essential workers such as those working in seniors’ residences, where many coronavirus cases have occurred, Prime

FILE PHOTO: Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Cagla Durak ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has entered a new phase in the battle against coronavirus in which it aims to eliminate the disease, reopen businesses and set new social behaviour guidelines to prevent any resurgence of

HONG KONG (Reuters) – The young woman is pressed to the ground next to a riot police shield. Detained by Hong Kong authorities, she screams her name out to friends so they can call a lawyer to help. An anti-extradition bill protester is detained by riot police during skirmishes between the police and protesters outside

TOKYO (Reuters) – Exotic dancer Aya Yumiko has been living off her savings since March waiting for the bars and clubs in Tokyo where she performs in burlesque shows to reopen. Burlesque show exotic dancer Aya Yumiko who performs under the name Aya Mermaid, poses with her show props at her house amid the coronavirus

BEIJING (Reuters) – An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation, people familiar with the paper told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Chinese flag flutters at the Yellow Crane Tower attraction after the lockdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was “a significant amount of evidence” that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory, but did not dispute U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion that it was not man-made. “There is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory in Wuhan,”

FILE PHOTO: People wear masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a department store in Seoul, South Korea April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will further relax social distancing rules from May 6, allowing a phased re-opening of businesses, as the nation has largely managed to bring

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing protective mask passes by a mural at a Mass Rapid Transit station, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities on Saturday defended plans to ease coronavirus lockdown measures next week even as the number

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong hit back on Friday at Washington and London for condemning the arrests in April of 15 pro-democracy activists, saying that their criticism was “unfounded” and “grossly irresponsible.” FILE PHOTO: Media mogul and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying (C) leaves from a police station after being arrested for illegal

FILE PHOTO: Libya’s eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar is seen in an unknown location in this screen grab taken from a video released on April 27, 2020. LIBYAN NATIONAL ARMY HANDOUT/Reuters TV via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Thursday called on all Libyan parties to commit to the U.N.-supervised political process

FILE PHOTO: A nurse gets a swab from a man under observation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a booth set up in a hospital parking lot in Manila, Philippines, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines reported 276 new coronavirus infections and 10 more deaths, bringing its total number of cases to

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike

FILE PHOTO: A member of the honour guard wearing a face mask stands guard during a ceremony to mark the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day at Anitkabir, mausoleum of modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Ankara, Turkey, April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has extended