Author: Reuters

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a speech on state television for the Persian New Year, praised Iranians for their “dazzling” sacrifices in … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he understood just how wrenching it was to take away the ancient rights of the British people to go to the pub … Read More

By Crispian Balmer and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italy imposed further draconian restrictions on public life on Friday in an increasingly desperate effort to halt coronavirus infections after the … Read More

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday canceled its annual developer conference, two weeks after calling off the in-person portion of the event due to the coronavirus outbreak. In contrast, … Read More

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The death toll in Turkey due to the coronavirus rose to nine, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said late on Friday, after five elderly patients died of the … Read More

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel reported its first fatality from the coronavirus on Friday, an 88-year-old man who suffered from previous illnesses. The Health Ministry said in a statement he had … Read More

By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday took Boeing Co <BA.N> and some airlines to task for buying back shares with the … Read More

By Maria Caspani, Alessandra Rafferty and Daphne Psaledakis NEW YORK (Reuters) – It’s more than 10 months until Christmas, but as the global coronavirus pandemic takes hold in the United … Read More

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president on Friday ordered a general lockdown, limiting citizens’ free movement in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The government later said in … Read More

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had risen by 52 to 202, with the first cases recorded … Read More