Category: World News

By Jill Serjeant (Reuters) – British actor Idris Elba said on Monday he had tested positive for the new coronavirus, joining Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, among the … Read More

By Edward Taylor and Jan Schwartz FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen Group <VOWG_p.DE>, the world’s biggest carmaker, is suspending production at factories across Europe as the coronavirus pandemic hits sales and … Read More

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s tally of coronavirus cases surpassed 10,000 on Tuesday and the number of fatalities rose to 491, said Fernando Simon, the head of the country’s health emergency … Read More

By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia advised all its citizens abroad who want to return home to do so immediately because of disruption caused by the coronavirus. “As more … Read More

By Anshuman Daga and Fathin Ungku SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The flow of food and other goods from Malaysia to Singapore will go on as normal, Singapore’s prime minister said on … Read More

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is to close schools and entertainment venues including its racy night spots, and even call off one of its most important holidays of the year to … Read More

By Philip Pullella and Noor Zainab Hussain ROME (Reuters) – The Roman villa is booked, the guests are invited and their hotel rooms reserved. The gown is purchased and deposits … Read More

(Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc <PFE.N> has signed a deal with Germany’s BioNTech SE <22UAy.F> to co-develop a potential vaccine for the coronavirus using BioNTech’s mRNA-based drug development platform, … Read More

By Rami Ayyub ARMAGEDDON, Israel (Reuters) – Not a soul could be seen on Armageddon, where a near-complete coronavirus lockdown is keeping Christian pilgrims away from the Biblical site in … Read More

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday that China’s economy will likely shrink 9% in the first quarter, underscoring how the coronavirus has disrupted normal business activities, while China … Read More