Category: World News

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will begin a mandatory quarantine, President Alberto Fernandez announced on Thursday, the South American nation’s latest measure to curb the spread of coronavirus. The quarantine, … Read More

By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil surged past 600 on Thursday, more than doubling in two days, as a diplomatic spat over the … Read More

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – On St. Patrick’s Day last year, Amy and Chris Hillyard marked the 30th anniversary of Farley’s, their pair of cafes … Read More

By Emma Pinedo and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government on Thursday ordered the closure of all the country’s hotels and promised to implement special measures in nursing … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – The premier of the southern state of Bavaria, Markus Soeder, is Germany’s most popular politician, a poll showed on Friday, boosting his chances of standing as the … Read More

By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that he expected the closure of the U.S.-Canada border to take effect overnight on Friday and … Read More

(Reuters) – Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from Boeing Co’s board after opposing its bid for government financial assistance due to the crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak. … Read More

By David Shepardson and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican proposal introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday would grant up to $58 billion in secured loans to help … Read More

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt said on Thursday it would shut all cafes, shopping malls, sports clubs and nightclubs from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. local time every night until March … Read More

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks managed to post gains on Thursday after recent steep losses as policymakers around the world took further emergency actions to try … Read More