Author: Reuters

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers plan to unveil a bill on Thursday that could be used to block Huawei Technologies Ltd from accessing U.S. banks for certain … Read More

By Gabriel Stargardter SANTOS, Brazil (Reuters) – Years of rooting out drugs at the Brazilian seaport of Santos had given customs inspector Oswaldo Dias a good nose for suspicious cargo. … Read More

By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is disinfecting its parliament chamber after a lawmaker ignored coronavirus quarantine to attend assembly sessions, including one where President Vladimir Putin gave a … Read More

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes on Thursday called for calm to face the growing sense of crisis, saying the government hopes to reach agreement … Read More

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia on Thursday declared a health emergency to contain an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, suspending public events with more than 500 people – including the football … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, the Kremlin said in a statement, saying both men agreed with satisfaction … Read More

By John Irish and Noemie Olive PARIS (Reuters) – Elbow to elbow, foot to foot or the occasional Namaste is how some candidates in France’s local elections are greeting voters … Read More

By Gabriella Borter and Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) – People who live in the epicenter of New York’s coronavirus outbreak said they were not convinced the state’s order closing … Read More

By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must do all it can to avoid an economic crisis over the coronavirus and should emulate an ex-European Central Bank president who was … Read More

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona’s landmark Sagrada Familia basilica will stop receiving visitors and suspend its construction work starting from Friday as a precautionary measure due to the coronavirus outbreak, the … Read More