Author: Reuters

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Brazilians who make up Portugal’s biggest migrant community mainly came to Europe in search of a better life, but the coronavirus crisis has wiped … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Friday reported 5,849 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing its nationwide tally to 68,622. Sixty people with the virus died overnight, pushing the … Read More

By Hideto Sakai and Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) – As stores have closed across Japan during a state of emergency, some pachinko parlours remain defiantly open, sparking concern the noisy … Read More

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore registered 897 new coronavirus infections on Friday, taking its total number of cases to 12,075. The health ministry said the vast majority of the new cases … Read More

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – The mayor of the western Japanese city Osaka came under fire on social media on Friday after saying women take longer than men shopping … Read More

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will temporarily ban domestic and international air and sea travel, with some exceptions, starting this week to prevent a further spread of the coronavirus, the transport … Read More

By Steve Holland, Mark Hosenball and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threw more cold water on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un … Read More

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand reported on Friday 15 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths, bringing the total number of cases since its outbreak in January to 2,854 cases and … Read More

By Steve Holland and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The coronavirus appears to weaken more quickly when exposed to sunlight, heat and humidity, a U.S. official said on Thursday in … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 2,337 to 150,383, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday – a slight deceleration after … Read More