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BEIJING/SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – The death toll in China’s Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak leapt by a record 242 today to 1,310, with a sharp rise in confirmed cases after the adoption of new methodology for diagnosis, health officials said.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in one of the most significant decisions of his papacy, yesterday dismissed a proposal to allow some married men to be ordained in the Amazon region to ease an acute scarcity of priests.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – BP set one of the oil sector’s most ambitious targets for curbing carbon emissions yesterday as new chief executive Bernard Looney began the biggest revamp in its 111-year history.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republicans in Congress yesterday brushed aside calls to investigate possible political interference at the U.S.

VALLETTA,  (Reuters) – More than half of Malta’s traffic police force were arrested on Tuesday for suspected overtime fraud, forcing officers to draw up emergency plans to ensure they have enough police to put on the streets, officials said.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in one of the most significant decisions of his papacy, today dismissed a proposal to allow some married men to be ordained in the Amazon region to ease an acute scarcity of priests.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China today reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, lending credence to a prediction from the country’s senior medical adviser that the outbreak could be over by April.

MANCHESTER, N.H., – Progressive Senator Bernie Sanders led New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary yesterday, and former front-runner Joe Biden trailed badly in a bruising setback that raises doubts about the viability of his campaign.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Under pressure from President Donald Trump, the U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL, (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics yesterday unveiled a foldable smartphone shaped like a large makeup compact and put 5G mobile network capabilities into all of its other flagship devices as it strives to retain the mantle of biggest global phone company.

GUANGZHOU, China/GENEVA, (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak in China may be over by April, the country’s senior medical adviser said today, but deaths surpassed 1,000 and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of a global threat potentially worse than terrorism.

GUANGZHOU, China/GENEVA, (Reuters) – Coronavirus infections in China may be over by April, its senior medical adviser said today, but the death toll passed 1,000 and the World Health Organization warned of a “very grave” global threat.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in mainland China soared past 1,000 today with a record daily rise in fatalities, although the number of new confirmed cases fell.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – President Nayib Bukele’s use of armed soldiers in El Salvador’s parliament over the weekend has alarmed political foes and rights groups, with growing fears about democratic backsliding in the crime-ravaged Central American nation.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice ramped up its fight against states and municipalities that adopt “sanctuary” policies to protect unauthorized immigrants from deportation, with new lawsuits against the state of New Jersey and King County, Washington.

KEENE/NASHUA, N.H.,  (Reuters) – A day before New Hampshire votes in its Democratic presidential primary, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg sought yesterday to build on their strength as front-runners in an up-for-grabs race as an energized Senator Amy Klobuchar gained ground.

BEIJING/GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said today the spread of coronavirus cases among people who have not been to China could be “the spark that becomes a bigger fire” and the human race must not let the epidemic get out of control.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain today said the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had doubled to eight as the government declared the virus a serious and imminent threat, giving it additional powers to isolate those suspected of being infected.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Workers began trickling back to offices and factories around China today as the government eased some restrictions on working in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic that has now killed more than 900 people, mostly on the mainland.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will propose today a 21% cut in foreign aid and slashes to social safety-net programs in his $4.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2021, according to senior administration officials.