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Joe Biden wins Arizona for Democratic primary sweep
CNN and NBC both projected the 77-year-old centrist former vice president as the winner in Arizona over the 78-year-old leftist senator from Vermont.
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France under lockdown as coronavirus crisis deepens
France’s 67 million people are allowed out of their homes only to buy groceries, go to work or seek medical care after Macron announced strict border controls and restrictions on movement late on Monday.
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Manchester bomber's brother convicted over the attack
Hashem Abedi was also convicted of one count of attempted murder and conspiring with his brother Salman to cause explosions at an Ariana Grande concert almost exactly three years ago.
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VW warns of 'very difficult' year in virus crisis
The group did not unveil an outlook for 2020, saying the volatile situation and the unprecedented shocks to supply and demand made it 'almost impossible' to make a reliable forecast.
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Las Vegas grinds to halt as casinos close over virus
The sweeping closures will deal a heavy blow to tourists and gamblers - and many of the city's vulnerable contract workers.
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UK closes down social life as coronavirus outbreak accelerates
Boris Johnson had faced a backlash after his government took a less stringent approach to tackle the virus than countries such as Italy, France and Spain which have effectively locked down much of Europe.
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First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine gets under way in the US
Borders across Europe closing to limit the spread of COVID-19 as the first human trial of a vaccine gets underway in the US.
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Amazon boosts pay, recruitment as virus triggers demand
The Seattle-based firm expects to spend more than $350 million to bump up hourly pay in North America and Europe for employees and partners in distribution centres, transportation operations and stores.
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UN Security Council halts meetings due to coronavirus epidemic
After the earlier cancellation of the meeting planned for Tuesday, the Security Council was planning to discuss the situation in Sudan's Darfur region and hold a multilateralism meeting on Thursday.
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'Test every suspected case' of COVID-19 - WHO
More cases and deaths have now been reported in the rest of the world than in China, where the new coronavirus first surfaced in December, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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Israel's president tasks Netanyahu rival Gantz with forming government
In a sharp blow to Netanyahu, who had declared victory in a 2 March election, 61 of parliament’s 120 legislators voiced support for Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White party, in consultations with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday.
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Emergency powers in virus fight must not be used to quash dissent: UN experts
The statement was signed by more than a dozen UN experts on issues including on the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, health, education, and religious belief, along with the UN working group on arbitrary detention.
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France slaps Apple with record €1.1bn fine
France's competition authority said it found that Apple acted to prevent independent retailers in France from competing on price and abused its economic power over them.
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US prosecutors believe Credit Suisse is culpable in Mozambique scandal - sources
Prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York contacted the bank in February and laid out their initial case against it, the second source said.
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Oil prices extend losses on price war, virus fallout
Last week's price war began after Saudi Arabia and other members of an informal alliance of major crude producers led by the OPEC oil cartel pushed for an output cut to combat the impact of the virus outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Most European countries on lock down
The measures to contain the spread of coronavirus in Europe though are in stark contrast to the United Kingdom.
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Biden, Sanders attack Trump on virus - and spar on record
Bernie Sanders said he would 'in all likelihood' do the same, following the most diverse nomination contest in US history that saw no fewer than six women in the running to take on Donald Trump in November.
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Anxious France votes in local polls as coronavirus closes cafes, schools
France has had some 4,500 infections and 91 deaths. Anti-infection precautions were in place at the country's 35,000-odd voting stations, with bottles of hand sanitiser at the entrance.
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China tightens airport checks as imported coronavirus cases tick up
China, where the epidemic began in December, appears to now face a greater threat of new infections from outside its borders as it continues to slow the spread of the virus domestically.
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Vatican to hold Easter celebrations without congregation due to virus
According to the latest tally late Saturday, there have been 1,441 deaths in Italy due to COVID-19, and more than 21,000 Italians have tested positive.
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Premature' to talk about alternatives to virus-hit Super Rugby
The southern hemisphere club championship was halted after this weekend's round seven when New Zealand imposed travel restrictions.
