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Gas prices plummet by 17.4%, but lockdown means people can’t enjoy it

Rate of NIS 4.89 per liter is lowest since 2005, but comes as car use is severely restricted and many Israelis have lost their income

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Investors tell Indian startups to ‘prepare for the worst’ as Covid-19 uncertainty continues

Just three months after capping what was the best year for Indian startups, having raised a record $14.5 billion in 2019, they are beginning to struggle to raise new capital as prominent investors urge them to “prepare for the worst”,

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US coronavirus death tally surges past 4,000

About 40 percent of deaths recorded in New York state, including over 1,000 in New York City alone; number of cases across country nears 200,000

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‘Everybody’s in the same boat’: Coronavirus drives New York’s hospitals to breaking point – POLITICO

‘Everybody’s in the same boat’: Coronavirus drives New York’s hospitals to breaking point  POLITICO Coronavirus deaths in the US top 3,000, as New York remains US epicenter  Fox News Latino Cuomo, de Blasio must end feud for the sake of NY: Goodwin  New

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‘Everybody’s in the same boat’: Coronavirus drives New York’s hospitals to breaking point – POLITICO

‘Everybody’s in the same boat’: Coronavirus drives New York’s hospitals to breaking point  POLITICO Coronavirus: Medical Workers Rush To New York City As Bed Spaces Fill Up | NBC Nightly News  NBC News Coronavirus deaths in the US top 3,000, as New

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Sixty of Rupert Murdoch’s Australian newspapers to stop printing

Rupert Murdoch’s Australian flagship media group News Corp announced Wednesday it will stop printing around 60 regional newspapers, as the troubled sector received a fresh blow from a COVID-19 advertising downturn. News Corp said papers in the states of New

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China lockdown may have blocked 700,000 virus cases: researchers

China’s decision to lock down the city of Wuhan, ground zero for the global COVID-19 pandemic, may have prevented more than 700,000 new cases by delaying the spread of the virus, researchers said Tuesday. Drastic Chinese control measures in the

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Japan on brink of emergency as coronavirus spreads: government spokesperson

Japan remains on the brink of a state of emergency as the rate of coronavirus infections continues to increase in the country, its top government spokesman said on Wednesday.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Warns of ‘Painful Two Weeks’ Ahead

Government scientists said the virus could kill between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans, in spite of social distancing measures.

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Thousands of Korean workers for US military put on leave in cash controversy

Around 4,000 South Koreans working for the US military in their country were put on unpaid leave Wednesday as Seoul and Washington bicker over funding for US forces. Washington stations 28,500 troops in the country to defend it against the

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