Britain pledges £30 bn package to combat coronavirus
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain unveiled Wednesday a package of stimulus measures worth £30 billion ($39 billion, 34.4 billion…
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Europe
Spain virus toll passes 2,000, with 47 deaths
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Coronavirus infections in Spain has passed the 2,000 marks with 47 deaths, the health ministry announced…
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Poland shuts schools, theatres for two weeks
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland's prime minister on Wednesday said the government has decided to close down all educational and…
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Austria shuts museums, suspends all trains to Italy
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Austria said Wednesday it will close its national museums and suspend all remaining trains to neighboring…
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Merkel says, open to scrapping zero-deficit rule to fight virus
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled Wednesday that she does not rule out suspending a self-imposed dogma of…
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Italy announces 25 billion euros to fight coronavirus epidemic
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday that Rome was allocating 25 billion euros ($28.3 billion) to…
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Ukraine capital to close schools over coronavirus
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) --Ukraine's capital Kiev announced Wednesday it was closing schools and universities until the end of March to…
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North Italy leader demands total shutdown over virus
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- The head of the Lombardy region around Milan urged the Italian government Wednesday to shut down…
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First novel coronavirus death in Belgium
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Belgium has recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus strain that is sweeping the globe,…
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Italy plans financial help for families caught in virus crisis
by Dmitry ZAKS ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy prepared Tuesday to let families skip mortgage and some tax payments to…
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