Armenia postpones referendum until after coronavirus emergency
Armenia will hold a referendum on constitutional reforms after a state of emergency linked to the coronavirus pandemic ends, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday.
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Armenia will hold a referendum on constitutional reforms after a state of emergency linked to the coronavirus pandemic ends, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday.
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World Health Organization says 'test, test, test' for coronavirus
The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to ramp up their testing programmes as the best way to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to ramp up their testing programmes as the best way to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Portugal, Spain suspend passenger air, rail traffic due to coronavirus
Portugal's Interior Minister Eduardo Cabrita said on Monday that all passenger air and rail traffic with neighbouring Spain will be suspended until April 15 from 2300 GMT on Monday due to the coronavirus outbreak after an agreement between the two countries.
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Portugal's Interior Minister Eduardo Cabrita said on Monday that all passenger air and rail traffic with neighbouring Spain will be suspended until April 15 from 2300 GMT on Monday due to the coronavirus outbreak after an agreement between the two countries.
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Swiss ban all events at midnight as virus spreads
Switzerland's government on Monday banned all public and private events from midnight and mobilized up to 8,000 members of the military after declaring the rapidly spreading coronavirus an "exceptional" emergency.
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Switzerland's government on Monday banned all public and private events from midnight and mobilized up to 8,000 members of the military after declaring the rapidly spreading coronavirus an "exceptional" emergency.
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Armenia declares one-month state of emergency for coronavirus
Armenia on Monday declared a state of emergency until April 14 to slow the spread of coronavirus, and postponed a referendum on changes to the Constitutional Court until after the emergency.
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Armenia on Monday declared a state of emergency until April 14 to slow the spread of coronavirus, and postponed a referendum on changes to the Constitutional Court until after the emergency.
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Spain to start controls at land borders to stem coronavirus: Interior Minister
Spain is to establish controls at land borders in a bid to slow down the spreading of coronavirus, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Monday.
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Spain is to establish controls at land borders in a bid to slow down the spreading of coronavirus, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Monday.
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Portugal confirms country's first death from coronavirus
Portugal's Health Minister Marta Temido said an 80-year-old man died of the coronavirus on Monday - the country's first fatality since the epidemic began.
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Portugal's Health Minister Marta Temido said an 80-year-old man died of the coronavirus on Monday - the country's first fatality since the epidemic began.
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Guatemala to close borders for two weeks to contain coronavirus
Guatemala will close its borders for the next two weeks as part of measures aimed at containing coronavirus, President Alejandro Giammattei said on Monday.
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Guatemala will close its borders for the next two weeks as part of measures aimed at containing coronavirus, President Alejandro Giammattei said on Monday.
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France to postpone second round of local elections: sources
France will postpone the second round of mayoral elections to June 21 due to the coronavirus outbreak, two political sources told Reuters on Monday.
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France will postpone the second round of mayoral elections to June 21 due to the coronavirus outbreak, two political sources told Reuters on Monday.
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Spain's King Felipe renounces inheritance from his father, Juan Carlos
Spain's King Felipe has renounced his inheritance from his father, former King Juan Carlos, and stripped the ex-monarch of his palace allowance.
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Spain's King Felipe has renounced his inheritance from his father, former King Juan Carlos, and stripped the ex-monarch of his palace allowance.
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Coronavirus takes growing toll on German life and economy
Germany announced plans on Monday to close most shops, limit restaurants' opening hours and ban religious services to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Germany announced plans on Monday to close most shops, limit restaurants' opening hours and ban religious services to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Germany to counter coronavirus impact 'with full force': Scholz in letter
Germany will counter the social and economic impact of the coronavirus crisis "with full force", Finance Minister Olaf Scholz told lawmakers in a letter on Monday, without putting a figure on the promised fiscal push.
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Germany will counter the social and economic impact of the coronavirus crisis "with full force", Finance Minister Olaf Scholz told lawmakers in a letter on Monday, without putting a figure on the promised fiscal push.
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Struggling to give up coffee and books in coronavirus France
France has battened down the hatches against coronavirus, with millions of school children studying from home, office workers connecting remotely, and restaurants and cinemas shut.
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France has battened down the hatches against coronavirus, with millions of school children studying from home, office workers connecting remotely, and restaurants and cinemas shut.
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Malaysia closes borders, schools and businesses as virus tally climbs
Malaysia will shut its borders to travellers, restrict internal movement, close schools and universities and order most businesses to shut after its number of coronavirus cases climbed on Monday to the highest in Southeast Asia.
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Malaysia will shut its borders to travellers, restrict internal movement, close schools and universities and order most businesses to shut after its number of coronavirus cases climbed on Monday to the highest in Southeast Asia.
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Minister says Singapore will not be short of food after Malaysia shuts border
A Singapore minister said on Monday the city state would not run out of food, seeking to allay concerns after neighbouring Malaysia announced it was closing its borders to prevent a further spread of the coronavirus.
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A Singapore minister said on Monday the city state would not run out of food, seeking to allay concerns after neighbouring Malaysia announced it was closing its borders to prevent a further spread of the coronavirus.
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'It's OK to feel scared': Coronavirus testing must ramp up globally
Bars, restaurants, cinemas and schools were shutting down from New York and Los Angeles to Paris and Dubai in a worldwide effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, as financial markets tumbled despite emergency action by global central banks.
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Bars, restaurants, cinemas and schools were shutting down from New York and Los Angeles to Paris and Dubai in a worldwide effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, as financial markets tumbled despite emergency action by global central banks.
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Ukraine plans more lockdowns, IMF talks, food export curbs over coronavirus
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced nationwide shutdowns on Monday to contain the coronavirus spread, called for government restrictions on food exports and for aid talks with overseas donors to support the economy.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced nationwide shutdowns on Monday to contain the coronavirus spread, called for government restrictions on food exports and for aid talks with overseas donors to support the economy.
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'Test, test, test': WHO chief's coronavirus message to world
The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to ramp up their testing programmes as the best way to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to ramp up their testing programmes as the best way to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Merkel: Drastic closures needed to counter coronavirus
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday announced a raft of measures limiting social contact in an attempt to slow the progress of the coronavirus epidemic, but said the government would attempt to minimise the economic impact.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday announced a raft of measures limiting social contact in an attempt to slow the progress of the coronavirus epidemic, but said the government would attempt to minimise the economic impact.
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Deserted streets, talking drones as Spain imposes state of emergency over virus
The streets of Spanish cities were eerily quiet on Monday, with the silence interrupted by police loudspeakers telling people to go home, as Spaniards spent their first working day under a lockdown due to the coronavirus epidemic.
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The streets of Spanish cities were eerily quiet on Monday, with the silence interrupted by police loudspeakers telling people to go home, as Spaniards spent their first working day under a lockdown due to the coronavirus epidemic.
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Turkey bans flights with six more countries, including Britain and UAE
Turkey will impose flight bans to six more countries including the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates, making the total number of countries 20, the country's health minister announced on Monday.
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Turkey will impose flight bans to six more countries including the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates, making the total number of countries 20, the country's health minister announced on Monday.
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