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FILE PHOTO: France's President Emmanuel Macron wears a protective face mask with a blue-white-red coloured ribbon as he gestures while speaking with schoolchildren during a class during a visit to the Pierre de Ronsard elementary school in Poissy, France, May 5, 2020, as France readies to face an ease in…

(Reuters) - More than 4.02 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 276,894 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as of 0145 GMT on Sunday..DEATHS AND INFECTIONS** For an interactive graphic tracking the global spread, open https://tmsnrt.rs/3aIRuz7 in an external browser.**For a…

By Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth PiperLONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus lockdown will not end yet, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday, urging people to "stay alert" to the risks as he outlined plans to begin slowly easing measures that have closed much of the economy for seven weeks.While…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Saturday they are invincible when they stand together as he presided over celebrations of victory in World War Two that were slimmed down because of the coronavirus outbreak. His speech, beamed to the nation, sent a message of unity as the…

Medical personnel at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England, on May 5, 2020.Photo: Neil Hall (Pool via AP)The government of the United Kingdom has sparked a strong backlash from many in the scientific community by redacting large portions of a Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies report advising ministers on the…

By Elizabeth Piper and Costas PitasLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a very limited easing of Britain's coronavirus lockdown next week, adopting a cautious approach to try to ensure there is no second peak of infections that could further hurt the economy.Johnson is due to announce the…

Liverpool's Anfield ground may not witness Premier League action again this seasonThe 2019-20 Premier League season could be cancelled if clubs do not agree to play in neutral venues, says League Managers Association chief executive Richard Bevan.A vote is set to take place on Monday on proposals for a return…

The UK's airline industry association warned that the country would be "completely shut off from the rest of the world" if a proposal to quarantine everyone who arrives in the country for 14 days is implemented.The CEO of Airlines UK, which represents many of the UK's major airlines, said the…

Allowing individual athletes such as Adam Peaty to begin training again in high-performance centres will be the first step towards reopening British sport, it was agreed on Friday. But as reported by the Guardian this week, any decision to give the green lig… Read More

A fifth of UK retailers do not expect to reopen after the coronavirus crisis has subsided, British politicians have been told.Addressing the UK's Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, the chief executive of the British Independent Retailers Association, Andrew Goodacre, called the emergence spread of COVID-19 the "worst time…