Author: Reuters

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Standing on their balconies, holidaymakers at a hotel on the Portuguese island of Madeira patiently waited for news after a fellow guest tested positive … Read More

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A crucial projection study that helped convince the British government to impose more stringent measures to contain COVID-19 painted a worst case picture of … Read More

By Tim Hepher and Eric M. Johnson PARIS/SEATTLE (Reuters) – Airbus <AIR.PA> announced plans to halt operations at its plants in France and Spain for four days as the coronavirus … Read More

(Reuters) – Boeing Co <BA.N> shares tumbled as much as 22% to a more-than-six-year low on Tuesday following a rating downgrade that reflected its worsening cash flow due to the … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday the Trump administration intends to keep markets open through the coronavirus crisis, although shorter trading hours may be needed … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been temporarily released in Iran for two weeks, her husband said on Tuesday. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 40, a project manager with the … Read More

LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – Some European telecoms operators reported connectivity problems on Tuesday as millions of people logged on for work at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, driving up data … Read More

By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) – Alarmed consumers thronged markets across Africa on Tuesday, many in masks and gloves, to stock up as the coronavirus spread on the world’s poorest … Read More

By Rajendra Jadhav and Syed Raza Hassan MUMBAI/KARACHI (Reuters) – India closed the Taj Mahal, its principal tourist site, and the financial hub of Mumbai ordered offices providing non-essential services … Read More

By Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Journalists traveling with Russian President Vladimir Putin on an official trip this week must undergo mandatory coronavirus testing to prove they do not have … Read More