Author: Reuters

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland will introduce a significant financial package next week for those who have lost their jobs due to coronavirus-related disruption and others at risk … Read More

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German chancellor Angela Merkel went into quarantine on Sunday after coming into contact with a coronavirus-infected doctor shortly after announcing more curbs on social … Read More

By Cheng Leng and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 46 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, while the city of Wuhan, the pandemic’s ground zero, announced it would be … Read More

By Maki Shiraki and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 organizers have started drafting possible alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer, two sources familiar with the talks said, … Read More

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday he will this week deliver an extraordinary “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing – … Read More

By Igor Ilic ZAGREB (Reuters) – A large earthquake struck near the Croatian capital Zagreb on Sunday, critically injuring a teenager caught in a collapsed building in the city center … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – A further 47 people have died in the United Kingdom after testing positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 281, the government said … Read More

By Abhirup Roy MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indians came out onto their balconies and stood near open windows to clap, clang metal vessels and ring bells on Sunday to cheer emergency … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that U.S. automakers Ford Motor Co, General Motors Co and Tesla Inc had been given the green light to produce … Read More

By Thomas Mukoya, Cooper Inveen and Angela Ukomadu NAIROBI/FREETOWN/LAGOS (Reuters) – Hand sanitizer replaced holy water at Nairobi’s Holy Family Basilica Catholic Church, and attendance was far lower than usual, … Read More