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WHO Responds to U.S. Halt in Funding

The head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urged solidarity in the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and said they regret the Trump administration’s decision to suspend funding to the WHO. Photo: Salvatore Di Nolfi/Shutterstock




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Coronavirus Update: U.S. Weighs Oil Aid, Netflix Subscriptions Surge

As a $484 billion aid package for small businesses moves to the House, the administration weighs helping oil companies; Wisconsin’s Republicans sue over the stay-at-home order; Netflix posts breakneck subscriber growth. WSJ’s Jason Bellini has the latest on the pandemic. Photo: Mark Felix/AFP




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Building a Low-Emissions Estate

A Minneapolis couple, the wife in treatment for ovarian cancer, decided to replace the husband's mold-riddled, 1950s-era home with a new toxin-free space. Candace Jackson has details on Lunch Break. Photo: David Bowman for The Wall Street Journal.




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Vote for WSJ's House of the Week

Stefanos Chen on Lunch Break shows us the latest homes vying to be WSJ's House of the Week, including a high-altitude house in Lake Tahoe, a Spanish-style home in Oklahoma, an English manor in Atlanta and a Bedford, N.Y. home built from the remnants of an old dairy barn. Photo: Steve Turner.




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Arts and Crafts-style Home in Westchester

A Manhattan couple by way of Italy built and designed this 6,267-square-foot American Arts and Crafts-style home in New York's Westchester County. It is listed for $3.8 million.




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Brexit & Beyond: May Offers Little New On Leaving EU

To subscribe to the newsletter, please sign up here MUST READS After Brexit Defeat, May Offers Little New on Leaving EU: After a humbling rebellion by her own party against her Brexit deal and several days of consulting lawmakers across the British Parliament, Prime Minister Theresa May laid out her new plan for leaving the European Union. […]




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Brexit & Beyond: ECB Worries Over Economy Mount, But Stands Pat on Rates

MUST READS ECB Keeps Rates on Hold as Europe’s Outlook Darkens: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi opened the door to new stimulus measures as the bank stood pat on interest rates, warning that economic risks are mounting. Europe’s Political Funk Sets Back Its Economy: Europe seems stuck, its economic recovery running out of steam and its […]




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Brexit & Beyond: ECB Lowers Eurozone Growth Forecasts

To subscribe to the newsletter, please sign up here Dear reader, We are ending the Brexit & Beyond newsletter on Jan. 31, and will soon begin sending you our daily What’s News newsletter. It features the best of The Wall Street Journal, including Brexit and European news. You can also stay up to date on the […]




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Brexit & Beyond: French Economy Slows Sharply, Boding Ill for Eurozone

To subscribe to the newsletter, please sign up here We are ending the Brexit & Beyond newsletter on Jan. 31, and will soon begin sending you our daily What’s News newsletter. It features the best of The Wall Street Journal, including Brexit and European news. You can also stay up to date on the latest Brexit […]




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Brexit & Beyond: Eurozone Slowdown Feeds Global Growth Fears

To subscribe to the newsletter, please sign up here Dear reader, This is the last edition of the Brexit & Beyond newsletter, and we will soon begin sending you our daily What’s News newsletter. It features the best of The Wall Street Journal, including Brexit and European news. You can also stay up to date on […]




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Why Clicking 'Like' Can Get You Fired

Some workers are finding that a simple "like" on Facebook, even one unrelated to their jobs, can get them fired. Ruth Mantell on Lunch Break looks at the latest cases, how legal challenges are evolving, and what workers should watch for. Photo: AP.




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Starting a Business When the Kids Are Around

School's out. So how do you start a business while the kids are around? Sarah Needleman on Lunch Break looks at how to avoid the guilt factor and even put the kids to work. Photo: Garik Gyurjyan.




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Why Job Seekers Don't Land Jobs

Wharton's Peter Cappelli explains why the hiring process is frustrating for employers and job seekers and how to fix the problem.




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Want a 9% Raise? Hit the Gym

Workers who exercise regularly earn 9% higher pay on average than those who don't. Jack Hough on Lunch Break explains why. Photo: Getty Images.




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The In Crowd (Saturday Crossword, May 2)

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Trump isn't killing the bull market. Here's why

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Visa crackdown puts these rural doctors at risk

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Are we heading for another Greek debt crisis?

It may seem like a recurring nightmare, but Greece is in danger of running out of money again.




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Nike stars champion 'Equality' in new ad

Nike on Sunday launched a star-studded short film titled "Equality" that coincides with Black History Month.




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Cutting down trash with bamboo packaging

Universal Biopack makes packaging that it sells to restaurants and manufacturers. But rather than plastic, it uses a mixture of bamboo and cassava.




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Cook calls for campaign against fake news

Apple CEO Tim Cook wants the tech industry to take action against "fake news" stories that are polluting the web.




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Tesla will sell electric cars in the Middle East

The automaker announced Monday that its first official venture in the oil-rich Middle East will be in the United Arab Emirates.




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Oil prices have doubled in a year. Here's why

The price of crude oil has more than doubled over the past year after bottoming out at $26 per barrel in February 2016.




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Verizon's plan: Consumers win, investors lose

Verizon has decided to bring back unlimited data plans. But while that's great for its subscribers, it's awful news for investors. It's another sign of how brutally competitive the telecom business is. And it's hurting Verizon's stock.




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Swiss voters reject corporate tax overhaul

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How 'America First' could turn into to 'India First'

Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of one of India's biggest outsourcing companies, says an H-1B visa crackdown would ultimately hurt the U.S.




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Will the next iPhone charge wirelessly?

The days of plugging in an iPhone to charge won't last forever.




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During Suffrage Anniversary, Wyoming Women Aim to Boost Representation

Wyoming passed a suffrage bill 50 years before the 19th Amendment, but the Equality State is struggling to live up to its nickname. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday meets the women working to boost female representation. Photo illustration: Laura Kammermann




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For a Nebraska City, Essential Employees Work as Virus Fears Grow

Industrial businesses in one Nebraska city implement safety procedures and adapt to social distancing guidelines in order to keep the doors open during the coronavirus pandemic. WSJ’s Erin Ailworth reports from Grand Island, Neb. Photo: Erin Ailworth




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New York City Schedules Nightly Subway System Shutdown to Combat Virus

In an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus, New York City has begun suspending service to its entire subway system nightly between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. so cleaning crews can disinfect its thousands of trains. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images




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Polling in five states in April-May; Bengal will vote on seven days

Votes polled in all five states will be counted on May 19




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NOTA with symbol to debut in state assembly polls

The symbol will appear against the NOTA option in the last panel on all EVMs and ballot papers.




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Amit Shah slams Puducherry govt for failing to implement Centre's welfare schemes

Shah, alleged that no governments had addressed the concerns of people, though the union territory offered good scope for development




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Puducherry Assembly polls: Congress wins 4 seats, AINRC bag one

Early trends showed the AINRC and Congress in a neck-and-neck race




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Congress-DMK alliance wins Puducherry

While it lost elections in the ruling Assam and Kerala, Indian National Congress has received some form of relief as it has emerged as single largest party with 15 seats at Puducherry and could form government in the Union Territory.Together, the ...




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Opinion: The Rebellion Against the Coronavirus Lockdown

Main Street: Ordinary Americans protesting to reopen the economy face only contempt from elites. Images: AFP/Getty Composite: Mark Kelly




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Opinion: 1975 'Jaws' Trailer Resonates in Coronavirus Era

Watch the 1975 trailer for "Jaws," in which a deadly threat forces reluctant politicians to order a shutdown of the economy. Image: Universal Pictures via Everett Collection




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US agency allows non-immigrants to remain beyond authorised period of stay

A US-based immigration agency has allowed non-immigrants to "unexpectedly remain" beyond their authorised period of stay due to COVID-19 outbreak.The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which administers the country's naturalisation and immigration system, said that amid such conditions, most non-immigrants can timely file an application for the extension of their stay or change in status.The agency stated that application forms and petitions are available on its online website."Where applicable, employment authorisation with the same employer, subject to the same terms and conditions of the prior approval, is automatically extended for up to 240 days after I-94 expiration when an extension of stay request is filed on time," the agency said.The USCIS has granted the flexibility to non-immigrant workers for filing late applications as the spread of the virus continues to keep daily lives at a standstill.The




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China limiting Mekong river's flow triggered drought in region, says US-based research

A US-based research company has found that China limited the flow of the Mekong River following the construction of a number of its sprawling dams in its territory in the backdrop of a severe drought in the region last year.The report comes at a time when the entire world is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic since late last year, when the virus first made its appearance in Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei province."The satellite data does not lie and there was plenty of water in the Tibetan Plateau, even as countries like Cambodia and Thailand were under extreme duress," said Alan Basist, who co-wrote the report, which was released on Monday, for Eyes on Earth, a water resources monitor."There was just a huge volume of water that was being held back in China," Basist was quoted by New York Times as saying.Farmers and fishermen across the Mekong region were devastated as the water level in portions of the river dwindled due to dams commissioned by China which has been .




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Combating COVID-19: Nepal extends lockdown till April 27

Nepal has decided to extend its nation-wide lockdown imposed in view of surging coronavirus cases for 12 more days till April 27.The decision taken during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday comes after a sudden rise in coronavirus cases in the Himalayan country. This would be the third extension to the lockdown that was first imposed on March 24.The Council of Ministers' meeting chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli decided to extend the lockdown till April 27. Earlier meeting of the Cabinet had extended the lockdown till April 15, which was set to end on Wednesday mid-night.The Nepali government has also decided to ban all commercial international flights till April 30.Two more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the national capital. They had a travel history to the United Kingdom.Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement: "A family of three residing in Sun City Apartment of Pepsi Cola Town Planning were tested for COVID-19 on April 13 where two persons, a ...




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IMF pegs India's growth at 1.9 pc in FY'20-21, but says will bounce back to 7.4 pc next year

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the growth of Indian economy in 2020 at the rate of 1.9 per cent, while the world economy is likely to contract sharply by "minus 3 per cent" due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is proving worse than the 2008-09 financial crisis.The IMF on Tuesday its yearly World Economic Outlook, providing a grim picture of the world economy amid global lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has jolted the world by claiming over one lakh lives globally.The IMF has, however, given a bullish projection about India's economic growth in 2021, pegging the growth rate at 7.4 per cent.Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist and Director of the research department at IMF said in her opening remarks, "The COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting high and rising human costs worldwide. Protecting lives and allowing health care systems to cope have required isolation, lockdowns, and widespread closures to slow the spread of the virus.""The health crisis is, ...




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Indian rapid response team imparts training in Kuwait

The Indian Rapid Response Team imparted training and shared its experience with the Kuwaiti personnel at Jaber Al Ahmed Hospital as part of capacity building in the fight against COVID-19.The team had reached Kuwait on Monday.A release issued by External Affairs Ministry on Monday said that the rapid response team is expected to stay in Kuwait for the next two weeks to help the Kuwait government with medical assistance in testing and treatment of the people infected by the novel coronavirus.The team went to Kuwait following a phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Saba. Both the leaders had agreed for a coordinated approach towards the deadly disease.




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USCIRF welcomes Supreme Court's decision on Assam detention centres

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Tuesday (local time) welcomed the decision of India's Supreme Court to relax conditions for the release of individuals detained as "foreigners" in Assam's detention centres due to concerns with the spread of COVID-19."We welcome this decision as a first step," a statement by USCIRF quoted its Chair Tony Perkins as saying."We urge the Indian Supreme Court to continue on this promising path and order the release of all those detained in the detention centres on humanitarian grounds. Even two years as a minimum time for release is unreasonable given the threat of detention centres becoming a breeding ground for the spread of COVID-19," he added.In response to an application submitted by the Justice for Liberty Initiative, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release of detainees held for at least two years and lowered the personal bond amount necessary to secure release from Rs 100,000 to 5,000.Coronavirus has impacted ..




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COVID-19: Pak extends lockdown by two weeks

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown with relaxation to some sectors.Addressing the media in Islamabad on Tuesday, Khan said, "We made the hard decision of imposing lockdown in the country which was very well implemented due to cooperation of the people."He said that the spread of coronavirus had slowed down to 30 per cent of the projected target, Radio Pakistan reported.The Prime Minister said ventilators, protective clothing, and other gear "have been reaching the country to meet the demand".Imran Khan announced to open the construction industry in cities from today as this has the lowest risk factor in terms of coronavirus spread.Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar said the industries that are exempted from the lockdown are export sector, chemical manufacturing plants, e-commerce, software development and planning, paper and packaging units, industries with labour on-site, cement and fertilizer plants, mines and ..