Author: Reuters

By John Miller and John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland has begun tapping its strategic stockpile of pharmaceuticals to cover rising demand caused by the coronavirus epidemic, the government said … Read More

By John Irish and Marine Pennetier PARIS (Reuters) – France will extend a national lockdown until April 15 after reporting its biggest daily death toll from coronavirus, its prime minister … Read More

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – A U.S. recession may already be underway. Could it be worse? The Great Depression that began with a stock market crash in 1929 and lasted … Read More

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – The Royal Mint, the world’s largest maker and supplier of coins, said on Friday it has started manufacturing visors for Britain’s medical staff to … Read More

By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) – Residents of the Japanese capital formed long queues at supermarkets and stores on Friday, in preparation for a weekend at home, after Tokyo’s governor … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said 759 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus by 1700 GMT on Thursday, a jump of 181 people in 24 hours. The toll, up … Read More

By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two weeks before Easter, a group of Roman Catholic priests gathered before the locked doors of the ancient Church of the Holy Sepulchre in … Read More

By Jonnelle Marte and Jessica Resnick-Ault (Reuters) – Optician Ali Nelson sent the final few orders of eyeglasses to clients last week before her Washington D.C.-based store closed to help … Read More

By Colm Fulton STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The bar area of Wirstroms pub in central Stockholm is a “no-go zone”. The words “DO NOT STAND HERE! TABLE SERVICE ONLY!” are scrawled … Read More

(Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp’s <7203.T> North American unit said on Friday it would produce face shields, ventilators and respirators, as the death toll from the coronavirus exceeds 1,200 in … Read More