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World shares subdued amid mixed earnings; oil falters
LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares struggled on Wednesday as mixed earnings, doubts about the easing of coronavirus lockdowns and simmering U.S.-China tensions cast a pall over markets. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville Oil prices ended an extended winning streak …
France, Italy and Spain prepare to ease coronavirus lockdowns | World news
France, Italy and Spain are preparing to loosen coronavirus restrictions, with other countries watching closely to see how some of the first and hardest-hit countries in Europe might safely emerge from their crippling lockdowns. After the US, where the number of infections is heading towards the 1m mark, with more than 53,000 deaths, the three …
Germany at odds with Apple on smartphone coronavirus contact tracing
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has chosen a home-grown technology for smartphone-based tracing of coronavirus infections, putting it at odds with Apple which has refused on privacy grounds to support the necessary short-range communication on iPhones. FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks use a smartphone on a street amid coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns in Kiev, Ukraine …
Trump warns China over Covid-19 outbreak as Europe approaches 100,000 deaths | World news
Donald Trump has warned that China should face consequences if it was “knowingly responsible” for the coronavirus pandemic, as deaths in Europe from Covid-19 approached 100,000 “It could have been stopped in China before it started and it wasn’t, and the whole world is suffering because of it,” Trump said in his daily White House …
Spain, Austria ease coronavirus curbs, U.S. debates risks
MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) – Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work on Tuesday but Britain, France and India extended lockdowns to rein in the new coronavirus while the United States, where the death toll exceeded 25,000, debated how to reopen its economy. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that infections had “certainly” not yet peaked. …
Coronavirus deaths slow in Italy, France: Live updates | News
These are the latest updates: China has reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases – 108 – in nearly six weeks. The death rate in Italy and France – two of the countries worst-affected by the coronavirus – appears to be slowing down. Japan’s Hokkaido island …
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Surpasses Italy in Total Deaths as Christians Prepare to Celebrate Easter at Home
Countries around the world are weighing the costs and benefits of reopening society. The coronavirus pandemic continued its global assault on Sunday, with more than 1.7 million known cases recorded worldwide and at least 108,000 deaths. But even as some countries join the list of those with broad lockdown orders and others maintain or extend …
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Surpasses Italy in Total Number of Confirmed Deaths
U.S. surpasses Italy in the total number of confirmed deaths. The United States on Saturday surpassed Italy in the total number of confirmed deaths from the coronavirus, reaching its deadliest day on Friday with 2,057 deaths. As of Saturday afternoon, the total stood at 20,229. Already the pandemic has put more than 16 million out …
EU nears deal on coronavirus package as Germany puts its foot down
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prospects for a European Union deal on a package to support its coronavirus-battered economies brightened on Thursday as Germany put its foot down to end opposition from the Netherlands and to reassure Italy that the EU would show it solidarity. FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte addresses the Senate, the upper …
EU risks break-up over ‘coronabonds’ row, warns Italian PM | Business
Italy’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, has warned of the break-up of the European Union, as unprecedented pressure was piled on northern states to give way and unlock €500bn (£438bn) of economic support for the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. After 16 hours of talks since Tuesday, EU finance ministers reconvened by videoconference on …
