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Pelosi, White House near agreement on coronavirus aid bill

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration hoped to announce agreement Friday on a coronavirus aid package to reassure anxious Americans by providing sick pay, free testing and other resources in an effort to calm the teetering financial markets and the mounting crisis. Final details were being worked out, but the top […]

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EU seeks unified action against virus as case count mounts

European Union interior ministers were meeting Friday to try to organize unified action against the spread of coronavirus By LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press March 13, 2020, 10:46 AM 3 min read BRUSSELS — European Union interior ministers on Friday were trying to coordinate their response to the novel coronavirus as cases spread

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Coronavirus: Government expert defends not closing UK schools

The government’s chief scientific officer, Sir Patrick Vallance, has been explaining why the government is not yet closing schools or cancelling mass gatherings to stem the spread of coronavirus. Earlier, former health secretary Jeremy Hunt called the government’s decision not to cancel big public events to tackle coronavirus “concerning”. However Sir Patrick said the government

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