Author: Reuters

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain already has one of the world’s highest death tolls from the coronavirus pandemic. But data indicating the true number of fatalities could be … Read More

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease increased by 4,674 in the past 24 hours, and 123 more people have died, taking the death toll to 2,140, … Read More

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif wore face masks on Monday for their meeting in Damascus where they said the West was … Read More

(Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that American pressure on Iran in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic was “inhumane”, according to a statement on the official … Read More

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovakia plans to allow the reopening of small shops of up to 300 square metres, outdoor sports grounds, outdoor market places and restaurants for takeaway meals from … Read More

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa will increase welfare provision to help poor households suffering because of a nationwide lockdown aimed at containing the coronavirus outbreak, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on … Read More

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte has repeated calls for the European Union to issue common euro zone bonds to demonstrate the bloc’s solidarity in tackling the coronavirus … Read More

By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador in Moscow accused Russian authorities on Monday of making a mockery of justice after he was turned away for a second … Read More

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 746,625 cases of the coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 39,083. Over … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate Republican and a Democrat proposed a $500 billion rescue package for state and municipal governments on Monday, as it became increasingly clear that the … Read More