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Top News Why the Global Recession Could Last a Long Time By PETER S. GOODMAN Fears are growing that the worldwide economic downturn could be especially deep and lengthy, with recovery limited by continued anxiety. Covid-19 Changed How the World Does Science, Together By MATT APUZZO and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Never before, scientists say, have so many of the world's researchers focused so urgently on a single topic. Nearly all other research has ground to a halt. The Apocalypse as an 'Unveiling': What Religion Teaches Us About the End Times By ELIZABETH DIAS For people of many faiths, and even none at all, it can feel lately like the end of the world is near. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks World | Philippines Dispatch In Slum at Epicenter of Duterte's Drug Crackdown, Fear and Love Coexist By AURORA ALMENDRAL and HANNAH REYES MORALES At the height of President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-crime campaign, as many as five people a night were killed in Market Three, a Manila slum whose residents rely only on each other. Opinion These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Dangerous By JOSHUA D. RABINOWITZ and CAROLINE R. BARTMAN As with any other poison, viruses are usually deadlier in larger amounts.

Today's Videos Video: DeSantis Issues Stay-at-Home Order for Florida By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida ordered the state's more than 21 million residents to stay at home except for "essential activities" starting Thursday at midnight. Video: Coronavirus Pandemic 'Is a Call to Action,' U.N. Secretary General Says By REUTERS The United Nations issued a report calling the coronavirus the most challenging issue the world has faced since World War Two. Video: Field Hospital in Central Park Opens By REUTERS A 68-bed tent hospital opened in Central Park to treat overflow coronavirus patients from Mount Sinai hospitals.

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