Oct 26, 2020

Italy was first with a national COVID-19 lockdown. Can they avoid another?

Restaurants in Italy will have to stop table service by 6 p.m. under new COVID-19 restrictions. Carlo Hermann/AFP via Getty Images

Italy introduces fresh restrictions as coronavirus cases rise, while businesses struggle. The billionaire who turned Samsung into a global powerhouse has died. Some Middle Eastern countries are boycotting French goods.

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