Category: World News

By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – As the coronavirus outbreak forced classes online, Boston Public Schools ordered 20,000 laptops and had them in hand in four days – an … Read More

ROME (Reuters) – Italy will extend anti-coronavirus lockdown restrictions imposed last month to April 13, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Wednesday. “We must not confuse the first positive signals … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – Two-thirds of Lufthansa’s global staff will work reduced hours after the German airline grounded much of its fleet due to the coronavirus pandemic, Lufthansa said on Wednesday. … Read More

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese health authorities began on Wednesday reporting on asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus as part of an effort to allay public fears that people could be spreading … Read More

By Nick Brown and Dan Whitcomb NEW YORK/ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities as healthcare systems … Read More

By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) – U.S. air strikes in Somalia killed two civilians and injured three in February, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Wednesday, … Read More

(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Wait and see in Italy Despite a global spike in new reported cases, Italy remained stable at … Read More

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The captain of the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, in a blunt letter, has called on Navy leadership for stronger measures … Read More

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Nearly 30 medical workers at a hospital in northern Mexico have been infected with coronavirus, the regional health department told Reuters on Tuesday, in one of … Read More

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan remains on the brink of a state of emergency as the rate of coronavirus infections continues to increase in the country, its top government spokesman said … Read More