Author: Reuters

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The United States is giving $5 million to the Palestinians to help them fight the coronavirus epidemic, a U.S. envoy said on Thursday. The donation … Read More

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and tens of … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britons applauded health workers from their front doors and windows again on Thursday in what has become a weekly moment of cacophony and solidarity during the coronavirus … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the need for more global cooperation to tackle the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday and voiced support for the World Health Organisation after … Read More

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta on Thursday, Mandetta said on Twitter, after the two had clashed for weeks about how to respond … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican in the U.S. Senate on Thursday decried the lack of an agreement on a $250 billion emergency funding bill to help small businesses cope … Read More

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 632,548 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 27,158 cases from its previous count, and said the … Read More

By Nathan Layne and Maria Caspani (Reuters) – The number of people hospitalized for the novel coronavirus and related deaths in New York fell to their lowest levels in more … Read More

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren chastised the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department on Thursday over their rollout of massive stimulus programs designed to help businesses … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s registered death toll from coronavirus infections rose towards 18,000 on Thursday, but some data suggested the spread of the disease has been contained after a one-month … Read More