Author: Reuters

By Ari Rabinovitch and Tova Cohen JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Roadwork is booming in Israel as construction crews take advantage of empty roads and railways in the time of coronavirus to … Read More

By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo’s first drive-through coronavirus test centre was launched this week, as Japan ramps up efforts to prevent its medical system crumbling under the growing … Read More

By Byron Kaye and Kylie MacLellan SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) – Two nurses who were singled out for praise by Boris Johnson for their care while he was in hospital with the … Read More

By Krisztina Than and Krisztina Fenyo BUDAPEST (Reuters) – When Hungarian ex-world champion canoeist Marton Joob and fiancee Dora got married they planned to have six children. So far they’ve … Read More

ASHKELON, Israel (Reuters) – Red foxes have been making appearances in the Israeli city of Ashkelon, drawn out from the seclusion of the desert dunes by the coronavirus lockdown that … Read More

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will extend travel and other curbs aimed at fighting the spread of COVID-19 by two weeks to May 12, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on … Read More

By Paul Carrel and Michelle Martin BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Thursday to show endurance and discipline to get through the coronavirus pandemic that is “still … Read More

ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia will start a staged easing next week of coronavirus lockdown measures it introduced more than a month ago, beginning by opening more shops and running public … Read More

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Crowds have launched a string of attacks on delivery trucks in Cape Town, stoning, hijacking and ransacking vehicles to try to take food … Read More

By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) – A two-week ceasefire in Yemen announced by a Saudi-led military coalition expired on Thursday without leading to a permanent truce, raising fears that … Read More