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Ecuador’s ex-president convicted on corruption charges 2020-04-07 15:25:29Rafael Correa dealt blow to political comeback after being sentenced to 8 years in prison

EU warns of global bidding war for medical 2020-04-07 14:06:18Top official says countries are scrambling for essential supplies to fight coronavirus

Mexico’s president shuns bailouts for businesses 2020-04-06 17:42:50Critics fear López Obrador’s focus on social spending could hurt small companies

Argentina puts off payments on $10bn in local-law 2020-04-06 12:51:03Move comes as the Latin American country races to secure broader agreement with creditors 

FT ranking: the Americas’ fastest-growing companies 2020-04-06 01:00:23Technology bolsters US dominance of the list, but coronavirus fallout looms large

Coronavirus: Queen tells British people self-isolation ‘right thing 2020-04-05 19:42:22

Ecuador’s virus-hit Guayaquil is grim warning for region 2020-04-05 16:43:52Crumbling institutions in city have failed to cope with spate of coronavirus deaths

14 Latin American nations seek IMF help to 2020-04-05 07:00:13Worst hit to output for 50 years likely as virus batters already struggling economies

Cuba’s reputation as medical powerhouse tested 2020-04-05 06:00:56Covid-19 poses threat to regime’s domestic authority but offers diplomatic opportunities

US and Canada discuss putting tariffs on Saudi and 2020-04-04 18:43:13Global deal to reduce production hangs in balance ahead of Opec+ meeting

Mystery surrounds foiled ‘plot’ to liberate Venezuela 2020-04-04 18:21:09All attempts to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power have failed

Threat of catastrophe stalks developing world 2020-04-03 13:49:32Governments are fighting to keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay and their economies afloat

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California Governor Considers Aid for Immigrants Amid Coronavirus 2020-04-09 09:08:26The federal government is dividing up about $30 billion to roughly 14 million California households this month, part of the federal CARES Act

Half Billion More People Face Poverty due to 2020-04-09 08:57:19The report was based on research at King's College London and the Australian National University. It warns that between 6% and 8% of the global popul

US Congress Weighs How to Legislate From Afar 2020-04-09 08:56:03Coronavirus pandemic forcing lawmakers to conduct everything remotely, from conducting virtual hearings to voting

US, Russian Crew Heads to Space Station 2020-04-09 08:23:25Extra Precautions Taken to Protect Crew From Coronavirus

UK Braces for More Virus Deaths; Johnson Reported 2020-04-09 08:20:24The government's crisis committee is meeting later to discuss whether to extend the lockdown imposed March 23 to try to slow the spread of the virus

Warnings Multiply Against Easter Holiday Travel, Gatherings 2020-04-09 08:01:39The warnings come even as the U.S. and some of the hardest-hit European countries are considering when to start easing restrictions

Australian Police Seize Evidence from Country’s Biggest Source 2020-04-09 07:49:41Hundreds of passengers infected with COVID-19 disembarked from cruise ship last month; 15 passengers eventually died

European Markets Mostly Higher Thursday  2020-04-09 07:37:44Investors embracing signs that coronavirus pandemic may be reaching its peak 

US Federal Stocks of Protective Equipment Nearly Depleted 2020-04-09 07:34:31The Department of Health and Human Services says the federal stockpile was in the process of deploying all remaining personal protective equipment in

COVID-19 Brings Change to Rural Health Care in 2020-04-09 06:33:08Dr. Stephen Hippler sees the coronavirus pandemic as a watershed moment in the relationship between patients and providers and believes the use of dig

South Sudan's Porous Borders Reduce COVID-19 Protective Measures 2020-04-08 23:01:04Activists criticize government for failing to stop people from illegally crossing into the country

Trump Optimistic on COVID-19 Recovery 2020-04-08 22:39:00The White House lowers projected US death toll from coronavirus

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UN Security Council expected to hold first coronavirus 2020-04-06 23:14:34The UN Security Council will on Thursday hold its first meeting on the coronavirus pandemic -- by videoconference -- after weeks of divisions among it

US death toll from coronavirus surpasses 10,000 2020-04-06 19:25:56Americans were put on notice Monday not to let up in the fight against the coronavirus, as a grim milestone of 10,000 deaths cast a pall over the firs

‘You can’t escape the smell’: Ecuador city struggles 2020-04-06 12:13:33Bodies kept in homes, buried in fields or stored in refrigerated containers: With morgues and funeral homes overloaded, the city of Guayaquil in Ecuad

In hard-hit New York City, even a tiger 2020-04-06 04:49:12A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or

US braces for 'Pearl Harbor moment' as coronavirus 2020-04-05 21:43:46US governors on Sunday appealed to the White House for a national strategy against the fast-spreading coronavirus, as deaths surged and health authori

Guayaquil, city in centre of Ecuador’s coronavirus outbreak, 2020-04-05 21:12:57Ecuador's government has begun storing the bodies of victims of the coronavirus in giant refrigerated containers as hundreds of deaths in the city of

Coronavirus deaths top 65,000 worldwide as registered cases 2020-04-05 13:17:27The worldwide number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 65,272 on Sunday, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT from official

Coronavirus: Trump warns Americans to expect a spike 2020-04-05 01:12:11President Donald Trump told Americans to brace for a big spike in coronavirus fatalities in the coming days, as the country faces what he called the t

In New York state, total coronavirus deaths surpass 2020-04-04 15:18:10Coronavirus-related illnesses killed 630 people in the last day in New York state, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday, in the bleakest 24 hours ye

Trump fires intelligence watchdog who triggered impeachment process 2020-04-04 01:41:58U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday that he is firing the inspector general of the U.S. intelligence community who was involved in

Coronavirus: U-turn on face masks in France and 2020-04-04 00:55:41Faced with changing official opinion and growing confusion among the general public about whether or not masks help to protect you from the coronaviru

Pumas in Santiago: Wildlife takes to cities amid 2020-04-03 12:14:04For the second time in a little over a week, a wild puma was spotted roaming the streets of the Chilean capital Santiago on Wednesday night. With the