Author: Reuters

By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The speaker of Israel’s parliament, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, resigned on Wednesday, sharpening a battle with the Supreme Court over its … Read More

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the government would impose a nationwide lockdown from midnight for 21 days to stem the spread of the coronavirus. … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the coronavirus crisis in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday and they agreed to stay in close contact … Read More

By Brenda Goh XIANNING, China (Reuters) – Life started returning to normal on Wednesday after two months of lockdown in Hubei province, epicenter of China’s coronavirus outbreak, with traffic controls … Read More

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Acting Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday it would be possible to form a new government in the next two weeks, returning the focus to … Read More

By Ross Kerber and Simon Jessop BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The havoc wrought by the coronavirus crisis could give investors leverage to put new limits on CEO pay packages and link … Read More

By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Hamza Aksoy was supposed to start waiting tables in Turkey’s Mediterranean tourist hub Antalya this month. But the hotel has not … Read More

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 852 to 6,412 on Wednesday, health authorities said, adding that they see signs that the rate … Read More

By Adel Abu Nimeh and Ali Sawafta JERICHO/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The Palestinian government has ordered home Palestinian laborers in Israel and in Israeli settlements in the occupied West … Read More

By Marcin Goclowski WARSAW (Reuters) – Nearly three-quarters of Poles think a presidential election due on May 10 should be postponed, according to an opinion poll released on Wednesday, as … Read More