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Europe crosses 100,000 deaths as some U.S. cities protest to end lockdowns

Here are the latest coronavirus updates from around the globe.
Image: Residents protest lockdown orders in Encinitas, Calif., on April 19, 2020.
Residents protest lockdown orders in Encinitas, Calif., on Sunday.Mike Blake / Reuters

Europe surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths across the continent on Sunday, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. Italy continues to hold the highest European death toll, followed by Spain, France and the United Kingdom.

Meantime, in the United States, governors across the country criticized President Donald Trump's expression of solidarity with those protesting various state-issued stay-at-home orders, saying his comments are "dangerous" and "don't make any sense."

Here's what to know about the coronavirus, plus a timeline of the most critical moments:

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1065d ago / 9:47 PM UTC

Coronavirus cases in Peru top 15,000, second highest in Latin America

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Photo: The scene at Coney Island

1065d ago / 8:28 PM UTC

Broadway star Nick Cordero has leg amputated

1065d ago / 8:00 PM UTC

Governors decry Trump support of coronavirus protesters: 'Dangerous'

1065d ago / 7:17 PM UTC

Belarusians flock to churches for Easter, defying calls to stay home

1065d ago / 6:16 PM UTC

Photos: A birthday in Brooklyn

1065d ago / 5:51 PM UTC

Top Democrats, Mnuchin say they're close to deal for small business loan program funding

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1065d ago / 5:49 PM UTC

Cuomo shuts down coronavirus hoax theories: 'Facts are facts'

1065d ago / 5:18 PM UTC

Sweden's Princess Sofia joins medical volunteers on frontlines against pandemic

1065d ago / 5:10 PM UTC

'Absolutely false': Governors cry foul on Trump testing claims

1065d ago / 4:43 PM UTC

Mayor Bill de Blasio to Trump: 'Are you telling New York City to drop dead?'

1065d ago / 4:02 PM UTC

Costume designers make scrubs for 'superheroes' battling coronavirus

1065d ago / 3:47 PM UTC

Booze, pot and online gambling surge as lockdowns continue

1065d ago / 3:41 PM UTC

Mnuchin says coronavirus checks to be sent 'next week'

1065d ago / 3:15 PM UTC

Europe reaches grim milestone, surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths

1066d ago / 2:17 PM UTC

Afghan girls work to turn car parts into ventilators

1066d ago / 1:31 PM UTC

Outbreak hits Indian Country hard, exposing infrastructure disparities

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1066d ago / 12:50 PM UTC

Pray at home during Ramadan, Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority says

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1066d ago / 12:30 PM UTC

Italian businesses prepare to reopen after weeks of lockdown

1066d ago / 11:43 AM UTC

Pakistan to keep mosques open during holy month of Ramadan

1066d ago / 11:06 AM UTC

Israeli government approves plan to ease lockdown restrictions

1066d ago / 10:18 AM UTC

Spanish PM to ease confinement of children but extend lockdown

1066d ago / 9:42 AM UTC

Navajo Nation decrees that protective masks should be worn on reservation

1066d ago / 9:05 AM UTC

South Korea records first single digit case increase in two months

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Japanese government faces complaints after giving out dirty masks

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1066d ago / 4:11 AM UTC

Florida officials say 302 long-term care facilities have virus patients

1066d ago / 3:25 AM UTC
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Bill Cosby wouldn't survive virus behind bars, spokesman says

1066d ago / 2:37 AM UTC