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A view of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere as inside chairs are put in place of the benches to maintain the social distancing, as from May 18 masses will be celebrated again in churches, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli ROME (Reuters) –

FILE PHOTO: An activist, wearing a protective mask and a plastic shield as preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attends a rally demanding improvements in the working conditions, during the International Labour Day or May Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (Reuters) – Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surged

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe gestures as he speaks during a session of questions to the government, during the lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the National Assembly, in Paris, France April 29, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) – France is ready to start unwinding its coronavirus

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s opposition leaders urged their lawmakers to rush to Warsaw on Wednesday to reject legislation that would allow a presidential election to go ahead on May 10 by postal ballot amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed ballot box and toy people figures are seen in front 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

An elderly man wearing a protective face mask watches fishermen dangle their lines to catch fish as Lebanon begins to ease nationwide lockdown due to spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Beirut’s seaside Corniche, Lebanon May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon extended its coronavirus lockdown by two weeks on Tuesday with

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have detained two U.S. citizens working with a U.S. military veteran who has claimed responsibility for a failed armed incursion into the oil producing country, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday. Venezuelan soldiers in balaclavas move a suspect from a helicopter after what Venezuelan authorities described was a “mercenary incursion”,

FILE PHOTO: A health worker walks around the NYU Langone Hospital, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with deaths nearing a quarter of a million,

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero/File Photo CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government said it foiled a marine incursion on Sunday by “terrorist mercenaries” who attempted to enter the country on speedboats from neighboring Colombia. President Nicolas Maduro frequently accuses

FILE PHOTO: The skyline of the Beijing’s Central Business District rises behind people crossing a street during evening rush hour as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in China, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter HONG KONG (Reuters) – China reported two new coronavirus cases for May 2, up from one the day before, data

ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen reported the first case of the novel coronavirus in a third province late on Friday, raising the number of diagnosed infections to seven with two deaths in one of the world’s most vulnerable countries. FILE PHOTO: A health worker takes temperature of passengers of a van, amid fear of coronavirus disease

FILE PHOTO: Bolivian deputies attend a session where they approve a law calling for elections in 90 days, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in La Paz, Bolivia, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s opposition-controlled parliament approved a law Thursday night that calls for presidential elections within 90 days,

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s Supreme Court chief Malgorzata Gersdorf ended a six-year term on Thursday, opening the way for the ruling nationalists to pick a supporter of their contested judiciary overhaul to replace her. Supreme Court President Malgorzata Gersdorf attends the court session in Warsaw, Poland January 23, 2020. Dawid Zuchowicz/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS After

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November. U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions during an interview with Reuters about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other subjects in

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained, as the city’s governor called for an extension of the nationwide state of emergency. The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government last month postponed the Games until

MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government was expected to outline on Tuesday how regions can begin phasing out one of Europe’s toughest lockdowns as the daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to 301, less than a third of a record high of 950 in early April. Carmen Diaz, 51, David Lopez, 45, and their