Author: Reuters

By Ricardo Moraes, Debora Moreira and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The “baile funk” dance parties have been called off. Some open-air drug markets are closed for … Read More

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not self-isolate after returning from Afghanistan and Qatar on Tuesday because neither country was on a U.S. … Read More

RIYADH (Reuters) – Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies will convene a video conference on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus epidemic, the Saudi secretariat said, amid criticism that … Read More

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury secretary and the Senate Democratic leader voiced confidence late on Monday for a deal to be reached soon … Read More

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp was awarded a $932 million Pentagon contract on Tuesday for THAAD interceptor missiles, some of which are slated to be delivered … Read More

By Raul Cadenas and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) – Nurses and doctors demanded action after Spain reported its sharpest daily increase in coronavirus cases on Tuesday and said about 14% … Read More

By Mahmoud Mourad and Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has declared a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for two weeks from Wednesday to prevent the spread of … Read More

By Leigh Thomas and Lucia Mutikani PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Business activity collapsed from Australia, Japan and Western Europe to the United States at a record pace in March as measures … Read More

By Herbert Lash, Sujata Rao and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets soared on Tuesday, with a gauge of global equities posting its biggest gain since the coronavirus … Read More

By Denise Paglinawan TORONTO (Reuters) – Acclaimed in song and on Twitter fan accounts, including a feed devoted to one official’s choice of scarves, Canada’s medical health officers have become … Read More