Author: Reuters

DUBAI – (Reuters) – Iraq confirmed two further deaths due to the coronavirus, taking the total number to six, the state news agency reported on Sunday. The total number of … Read More

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Saying he felt “caged,” Pope Francis delivered his Sunday blessing over the internet from inside the Vatican on Sunday instead of from a … Read More

By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban militant group said peace talks with the Afghan government next week were unlikely to take place because rivals for the presidency … Read More

ZURICH (Reuters) – It is only a matter of time until more European countries adopt the kind of aggressive steps that Italy is taking to combat the spread of the … Read More

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The mayor of the South Korean city hardest hit by that country’s coronavirus outbreak expressed cautious hope on Sunday that the numbers of new … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow city authorities threatened prison terms of up to five years on Sunday for people failing to self-isolate in their homes for two weeks after visiting countries … Read More

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A 76-year-old Hong Kong woman became the third coronavirus patient who died in the Chinese-ruled city, the Hospital Authority said on Sunday. The female patient had … Read More

(This March 6 story corrects number of Dutch victims to 196 from 193 to include dual nationals) By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Four fugitive … Read More

DUBAI (Reuters) – IranAir has stopped all flights to European destinations, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the Civil Aviation Organization. “With attention to … Read More

By Saeed Azhar DUBAI (Reuters) – Shares of Saudi state oil company Aramco <2222.SE> slumped below their initial public offering (IPO) price on Sunday for the first time since they … Read More