Category: World News

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Saturday urged 1.5 million people identified by the National Health Service (NHS) as being at higher risk of severe illness if they … Read More

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia is allocating 2.5 billion dinars ($850 million) to combat the economic and social effects of the coronavirus health crisis, Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh … Read More

By George Obulutsa NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Angola, Eritrea and Uganda confirmed their first cases of coronavirus, while Mauritius recorded its first death as the virus spreads across Africa despite measures … Read More

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen by 2,705 within a day to reach 16,662, the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said on … Read More

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he was nearing a power-sharing deal with his centrist political rivals, but they swiftly denied … Read More

(Reuters) – Volkswagen AG <VOWG_p.DE> CEO Herbert Diess on Saturday warned that the coronavirus crisis may force the company to keep its factories shut for longer than initially planned. “Most … Read More

CAIRO (Reuters) – Qatar said it would deploy mobile patrols and set up checkpoints after enacting a ban on Saturday on all gatherings to contain the spread of the coronavirus. … Read More

(Reuters) – Grammy-winning country singer Kenny Rogers died late on Friday night at the age of 81, his family said on Saturday. The American singer “passed away peacefully at home … Read More

By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican U.S. senators defended themselves on Friday against heavy criticism, including calls that they resign, for selling large … Read More

SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s congress on Saturday gave its first approval to a $500 million line of credit with the Development Bank of Latin America to combat the … Read More