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Gold slips as dollar firms amid second wave of coronavirus infections

Gold prices dropped on Monday, June 15 as the dollar hovered close to a more than one-week high, despite fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections in Beijing denting risk appetite. Spot gold was down 0.5% at $1,720.56 per ounce as of 0640 GMT.

Jun 15, 2020

Oil drops as new coronavirus outbreaks raise fuel demand concerns

Oil fell more than 2% on Monday, June 15 extending losses from last week, as new coronavirus infections hit China and the United States, raising the prospect that renewed outbreaks of the virus could weigh on the recovery of fuel demand.

Jun 15, 2020

North Korea warns of retaliatory actions over defectors in South

The sister of North Korea's leader has warned of retaliatory measures against South Korea that could involve the military, in the latest escalation of tensions over defectors from the North who have been sending back propaganda and food.

Jun 15, 2020

Trump says he won't watch NFL, US soccer if players kneel during anthem

United States President Donald Trump has said he will not watch National Football League (NFL) or US soccer team matches if players do not stand for the national anthem.

Jun 14, 2020

People watch as a Wendy's burns following a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

US cop shoots black man while arresting him, protesters burn down Wendy's in Atlanta

Protesters shut down a major highway in Atlanta on Saturday and set fire to a Wendy's restaurant where a black man was shot by police as he tried to escape arrest, an incident caught on video and sure to fuel more nationwide demonstrations.

Jun 14, 2020

Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest, says World Health Organization

The disease was "highly active" in Central and South America, the WHO's top emergency expert Mike Ryan said, highlighting problems in Brazil and Mexico.

Jun 13, 2020

Beijing district in 'wartime emergency' after virus cluster at major food market

Forty-five people out of 517 tested with throat swabs at the Xinfadi market in the city's southwestern Fengtai district had tested positive for the coronavirus, Chu Junwei, a district official, told a briefing.

Jun 13, 2020

Netflix in talks to source Indian content from Reliance affiliate Viacom18

A spokeswoman for Viacom18 declined to comment on whether any talks were underway.

Jun 12, 2020

Coronavirus crisis could see number of extreme poor rise to 1.1 billion worldwide

The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could plunge an extra 395 million people into extreme poverty and swell the total number of those living on less than $1.90 a day worldwide to more than 1 billion, researchers said in a report on Friday, June 12.

Jun 12, 2020

A female Aedes aegypti mosquito is shown in this 2006 CDC photograph

How a vaccine made of mosquito spit could help stop the next epidemic

The vaccine, if it pans out, would protect against all of the pathogens the insects inject into humans - malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Zika, yellow fever, West Nile, Mayaro viruses and anything else that may emerge.

Jun 12, 2020

Iraq, US affirm commitment to US troop withdrawal

Iraq and the United States have affirmed their commitment to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq without giving a timeline, state news agency INA said on Friday, citing Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.

Jun 12, 2020

India lifts export ban on Trump-touted drug hydroxychloroquine

Manufacturers, except export-oriented units and those in special economic zones, would still have to supply 20% of their production to the domestic market, Gowda said.

Jun 11, 2020

Watch: 103-year-old Belgian man walks marathon to raise funds for coronavirus research

Alfons Leempoels, a retired general practitioner, started his 42.2 km (26.2 miles) journey in the municipality of Rotselaar, north-east of Brussels, on June 1 and plans to complete it on June 30.

Jun 11, 2020

Explained: Summer might slow coronavirus pandemic but unlikely to stop it

Still, recent data about how sunlight, humidity and outdoor breezes affect the virus gives some for optimism that summer could slow the spread.

Jun 11, 2020

Amazon pauses police use of its facial recognition tech for a year

Amazon.com Inc said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, halting a business it long defended as many protested law enforcement brutality against people of colour.

Jun 11, 2020

You need to know 'this' about the coronavirus pandemic right now

With the lockdown restrictions eased and Covid positive cases increasing on the other side, here is everything you have to do under this scenario.

Jun 11, 2020

Adidas to hire more black and Latino staff, invests $20 million in US black community

Adidas partners with many prominent black athletes and celebrities and its sneakers and tracksuits have been part of hip hop culture.

Jun 11, 2020

US says consulate in China's Wuhan to reopen in near future

US ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, "intends to resume operations in Wuhan in the near future", Frank Whitaker, minister counsellor for Public Affairs at the embassy, said in an email to Reuters, without giving a specific date.

Jun 10, 2020

George Floyd hailed as 'cornerstone of a movement' at funeral; family calls for justice

George Floyd, a black man whose death under the knee of a white police officer roused worldwide protests against racial injustice, was memorialized at his funeral on Tuesday as "an ordinary brother" transformed by fate into the "cornerstone of a movement."

Jun 10, 2020

Coronavirus patients most infectious when they first feel unwell: WHO

Studies show people with the coronavirus are most infectious just at the point when they first begin to feel unwell, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said.

Jun 10, 2020

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Articles by Reuters

Gold slips as dollar firms amid second wave of coronavirus infections

Oil drops as new coronavirus outbreaks raise fuel demand concerns

North Korea warns of retaliatory actions over defectors in South

Trump says he won't watch NFL, US soccer if players kneel during anthem

US cop shoots black man while arresting him, protesters burn down Wendy's in Atlanta

Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest, says World Health Organization

Beijing district in 'wartime emergency' after virus cluster at major food market

Netflix in talks to source Indian content from Reliance affiliate Viacom18

Coronavirus crisis could see number of extreme poor rise to 1.1 billion worldwide

How a vaccine made of mosquito spit could help stop the next epidemic

Iraq, US affirm commitment to US troop withdrawal

India lifts export ban on Trump-touted drug hydroxychloroquine

Watch: 103-year-old Belgian man walks marathon to raise funds for coronavirus research

Explained: Summer might slow coronavirus pandemic but unlikely to stop it

Amazon pauses police use of its facial recognition tech for a year

You need to know 'this' about the coronavirus pandemic right now

Adidas to hire more black and Latino staff, invests $20 million in US black community

US says consulate in China's Wuhan to reopen in near future

George Floyd hailed as 'cornerstone of a movement' at funeral; family calls for justice

Coronavirus patients most infectious when they first feel unwell: WHO

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