Category: World News

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) – A German baker has drummed up some much-needed demand during the coronavirus crisis by making cakes in the shape of toilet rolls. Faced with a slump … Read More

By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil will cut back on efforts to fight environmental crimes during the coronavirus outbreak, an official at environmental agency Ibama told Reuters, despite concerns … Read More

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – Private hospitals in the Philippines capital Manila have stopped accepting coronavirus patients in the face of surging numbers of sufferers and people seeking tests, … Read More

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel will deploy armed troops to support police on street patrols in enforcing a lockdown against the coronavirus epidemic, the military said on Friday. About 500 … Read More

By Robin Emmott and Andrew Osborn BRUSSELS/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s military planeloads of aid to Italy to combat the spread of coronavirus have exposed the European Union’s failure to provide … Read More

By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Authorities in South Korea pleaded with the public on Friday to stay indoors and avoid large gatherings as new coronavirus cases … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Friday said people could carry on working home or studying despite next week being declared a holiday to limit the spread of coronavirus. Kremlin … Read More

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam banned public gatherings of more than four people on Friday, hours after the Asian financial hub reported 65 new cases of … Read More

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia is considering buying up to 1 million coronavirus test kits from South Korea as it steps up efforts to screen more people for the virus, … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has proposed using big data and location tracking to isolate people with coronavirus once social distancing measures now in force have slowed its spread, media reported … Read More