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Japan remains on the brink of a state of emergency as the rate of coronavirus infections continues to increase in the country, its top government spokesman said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2yjDn4o

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Florida officials to open an Atlantic Coast port to a Dutch cruise ship stuck at sea with a deadly coronavirus outbreak onboard, urging the governor to drop his opposition. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JwDGLM

Australians who return from overseas are now required to spend 14 days in quarantine in hotels. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xBZLFS

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Two locally employed staff at U.S. foreign missions, one in Indonesia and one in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have died of the coronavirus, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, its first pandemic-related losses among staff. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3bHA8SY

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A large earthquake struck north of Boise, Idaho, Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3dGptK5

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The Dow Jones and FTSE 100 have fallen more than 20% since the start of the year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39wrB3M

A woman surprised her fiancé for his birthday by organising a mass sing-along in their apartment building. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R0md2l

Countries are adopting movement restrictions ranging from the extreme to the relaxed to the creative. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R0coRY

Geoff Chutter is the founder of Whitewater West, the world's largest water park design firm. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39ysBEc

Thibault Fornier lives in an ex-French colony, but is enamoured with all things British. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2w7CGuq

Coronavirus is throwing many birth plans up in the air and leading some health trusts to increase home births. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bFTEPt

As the outlook for Mexico's economy gets gloomier during the coronavirus crisis, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has driven home the message that his government is ready to help the poor to weather the storm - but that the rich can forget it. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wT7uiH

Australian authorities will open a pop-up coronavirus testing clinic next to Sydney's Bondi Beach on Wednesday as health workers try to contain clusters of infections across the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ymlXEh

The Paris Club of creditor nations agreed on Tuesday to restructure Somalia's debt, including immediately canceling $1.4 billion owed by the impoverished Horn of Africa country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QXBLDN

Tokyo is considering keeping city-operated schools closed through early May, public broadcaster NHK and other local media reported on Wednesday, a day after coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital hit a daily record of 78. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QYL8TK

Mexico's health ministry on Monday confirmed 1,094 cases of coronavirus in the country, up from 993 the day before. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33XJqr7

Mainland China reported on Tuesday a rise in new confirmed coronavirus cases, reversing four days of declines, due to an uptick in infections involving travellers arriving from overseas. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33WtwNL

Ecuadorean authorities said on Monday they would improve the collection of corpses, as delays related to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus has left families keeping their loved ones' bodies in their homes for days in some cases. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Jtr2gt

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