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Global coronavirus cases top 20 million as Russia approves vaccine
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia on Tuesday became the first country...

European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart
Europe’s tourism revival is running into turbulence only weeks after countries reopened their borders, with rising infections in Spain and other nations causing increasing concern among health authorities over people...

Governments backtracking as confirmed coronavirus cases surge
Governments are stepping up testing and reimposing restrictions as newly confirmed coronavirus infections surge in many countries. India reported 20,000 on Monday, while the caseload in the U.S. is growing...

U.S. coronavirus cases near an all-time high as governors backtrack
The number of new coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. stood near an all-time high Thursday at more than 34,000, hovering close to the peak reached in late April...

Masks, travel restrictions, testing as coronavirus cases surge worldwide
Coronavirus case numbers are rising to dire new levels in several U.S. states and around the world, potentially wiping out two months of progress in fighting the pandemic and prompting...

WHO warns that 1st wave of coronavirus pandemic not over, dampens hopes
As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still in the very middle of the outbreak, dampening hopes for...

Abe’s G-20 show eclipsed by Trump-China trade talks, tweets
A summit of the Group of 20 on Saturday was largely eclipsed by President Donald Trump's talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and by Trump's announcement via Twitter that...

Global stocks tumble as Wall Street braces for more losses
Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record highs could morph into...

Japan says it will pursue Trans-Pacific Partnership despite U.S. withdrawal
Japanese officials are indicating Tokyo intends to pursue the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact despite the U.S. withdrawal from the agreement.