Category: World News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing activity contracted less than expected in March, but disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic pushed new orders received by factories to an 11-year low, reinforcing … Read More

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery over the age of a landmark skull found in 1921 in Zambia – the first fossil of an … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that if tracking apps aimed at helping rein in coronavirus showed signs of being successful, she would recommend them and … Read More

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed the largest federal stimulus package in history into law on March 27 to help cope with the economic downturn inflicted by the coronavirus … Read More

By David Morgan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a $2.2 trillion aid package – the largest in history – to help … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal government and the country’s 16 states want to extend until at least the end of the Easter holidays distancing measures introduced to slow the spread … Read More

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria plans to extend its national emergency by a month to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Wednesday, as the number of … Read More

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – With life in most of the United States grinding to a halt and the economy set to tip into a recession or worse, … Read More

ROME (Reuters) – Computer hackers have attacked Italy’s social security website, forcing it to shut down on Wednesday just as people were starting to apply for coronavirus benefits, the head … Read More

By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Susana Vera MADRID (Reuters) – Hugo Rodriguez runs a Madrid pizza business. But he’s shut most of his outlets, and geared up the only one still … Read More