Despite Strict Lockdown, Spain Sees Sharp COVID-19 Spike
MADRID – Deirdre Carney suspected she might have COVID-19 when her temperature began to fluctuate above the normal 37 degrees Celsius. “It was a bit of a shock when I …
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County in Spain Back on Lockdown After New Coronavirus Infections
An entire county in northwestern Spain is on lockdown all week because authorities fear a new COVID-19 outbreak even after the federal government ended a nationwide lockdown. Officials in La …
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They call it puppy love: Lockdown Britain sees surge in demand for dogs
LONDON (Reuters) – British breeders of puppies have seen a huge surge in demand for dogs during the lockdown and now fear that many families will give them up once …
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India overtakes Italy’s coronavirus tally as lockdown easing looms
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as the world’s sixth-biggest outbreak, two days before the relaxing of …
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Madrid and Barcelona to enter third stage of lockdown easing
MADRID, June 5 (Xinhua) — The Autonomous Community of Madrid and the Barcelona metropolitan area will be allowed to progress to the third stage (Phase 2) of the de-escalation of …
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After Pakistan’s lockdown gamble, COVID-19 cases surge
ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Four weeks ago, with its most important festival coming up and millions of people facing starvation as economic activity dwindled, Pakistan lifted a two-month-long coronavirus lockdown. …
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After lockdown, Australians seek to learn survival skills in the bush
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Learning Australian bush survival skills is becoming popular as city folk turn to nature with the easing of the coronavirus lockdown, organisers of a course outside Sydney …
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Uber signals recovery in rides as lockdown restrictions ease
FILE PHOTO: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi attends a meeting with the Economic Club of New York in New York City, New York, U.S., December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (Reuters) – …
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Caffeine calling: London phone boxes serve up coffee after lockdown
Loreinis Mejia Hernandez from Colombia smiles at a converted telephone box she runs as a take-away coffee shop with her husband Sean Rafferty from Ireland as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …
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Midnight cowboy steak: French restaurant re-opens after lockdown
NANTES, France (Reuters) – The steak restaurant that Jean-Pierre Le Bot co-owns in the French city of Nantes had been shut for 11 weeks, so when officials gave the go-ahead …
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