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When the coronavirus forced churches to close their doors and give up Sunday collections, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte turned to the federal government’s signature small business relief program …
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Capt. Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old Second World War veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized …
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Hundreds of millions of students around the world are out of school due to COVID-19, and the UN warns that COVID is exacerbating education inequalities that existed even before the …
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SAN DIEGO — U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates given how …
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WASHINGTON — This time next week, U.S. President Donald Trump will be an ex-president facing an impeachment trial in the Senate that could doom his political future, and a series …
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The U.K. has launched its mass vaccination program in an effort to get the most vulnerable vaccinated by spring. Racecourses, sports stadiums and conference centers across the U.K. have been …
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SALYERSVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) – In May 2012, Hanson and Michael Rowe noticed an overpowering smell, like rotten eggs, seeping from an abandoned gas well on their land in Kentucky. The …
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MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The economic fallout from coronavirus could add nine million people to Mexico’s poor, according to a government study released on Monday calling for aid …
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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than two dozen U.S. states moved ahead with plans to relax restrictions on business and social life, hoping to reverse the economic blows of the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Captain Tom Moore, 99, a British war veteran, completed the last of 100 laps of his garden on Thursday, raising more than 15.4 million pounds ($19 million) …
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(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) on Thursday said it plans to ship millions of face masks to its active drivers and food delivery people around the world to help …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday it aimed to roll-out millions of coronavirus tests in months after criticism that it had moved too slowly on the issue, adding that …
Read More A member of the military is seen testing a person in their car at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility in Manchester, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Before the parcel from the food bank arrived, Natasha Cartey had just half a bag of rice and a tub of butter. She was wondering when her …
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TIJUANA/CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – The world’s busiest land border has fallen quiet as restrictions to contain the coronavirus prevent millions of Mexicans from making daily trips north, including many …
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WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. deaths from coronavirus could reach 200,000 with millions of cases, the government’s top infectious diseases expert warned on Sunday as New York, New Orleans and other …
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – California ordered nearly 40 million people to stay home and New York state on Friday told all non-essential workers to do the same while pleading …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that he expects the closure of the United States-Canada border to come into effect overnight on Friday and was …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department charged two Chinese nationals with laundering more than $100 million in cryptocurrency on behalf of North Korea, in court filings that detail Pyongyang’s …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities arrested a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent on Friday on charges he conspired with Colombian drug traffickers to steal millions of dollars the U.S. government …
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SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003, as millions prepare …
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BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Online games and short video apps have been among the few beneficiaries of China’s virus outbreak, raking in millions of views and downloads as people stuck in …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two billionaire Democratic presidential hopefuls, Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer, collectively spent about $389 million last year on their campaigns, more than the rest of the remaining …
Read More NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian mobile operators are losing around 24.5 million rupees ($350,000) in revenue every hour they are forced to suspend internet services on government orders to control …
Read More WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. fuel card company FleetCor Technologies Inc (FLT.N) charged customers hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden fees after promising to help them spend less on fuel, …
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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has spent more on campaign ads in the last few weeks than his main Democratic rivals have all year. Yet his …
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BOSTON (Reuters) – As U.S. corporate jet use approaches pre-financial crisis levels and chief executives take an increasing number of personal trips on the company tab, many investors are being …
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LONDON (Reuters) – More than 2 million under-35s have applied to vote in Britain’s Dec. 12 election since the poll was called just four weeks ago, government data showed ahead …
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(Reuters) – Two powerful storms packing heavy snows and strong winds are expected to sweep across the western half of the United States this week just in time to wreak …
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Britain’s opposition Labour Party Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell gestures during a general election campaign event in London, Britain November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s main opposition Labour …
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