Category: World News

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Augusto Heleno, a national security advisor to Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, treated Tuesday, March 17 much like any other workday. The … Read More

By Laurence Frost and Kate Abnett PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European airlines crippled by the coronavirus have demanded lasting relief from environmental taxes – in a move that pits their immediate … Read More

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apartment floors, kitchen counters and unmade beds became makeshift classroom desks on Monday as most of New York City’s 1.1 million public school … Read More

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s deputy health minister unveiled public social distancing measures to fight the coronavirus on Tuesday, even as some top government officials seemed to shrug off his … Read More

By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Colombians were rushing to return to their home cities on Tuesday while others hurried to banks, supermarkets and other shops before the … Read More

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – The Dow soared on Tuesday to its biggest one-day percentage gain since 1933, after U.S. lawmakers said they were close to a deal for an … Read More

By Ricardo Moraes, Debora Moreira and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The “baile funk” dance parties have been called off. Some open-air drug markets are closed for … Read More

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not self-isolate after returning from Afghanistan and Qatar on Tuesday because neither country was on a U.S. … Read More

RIYADH (Reuters) – Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies will convene a video conference on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus epidemic, the Saudi secretariat said, amid criticism that … Read More

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury secretary and the Senate Democratic leader voiced confidence late on Monday for a deal to be reached soon … Read More