Category: World News

(Reuters) – France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people, Australia ordered self-isolation of arriving foreigners and other countries extended entry bans as the … Read More

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg told the country’s children on Monday it was OK to feel scared during the “special days” of the coronavirus … Read More

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis ventured into a deserted Rome on Sunday to pray at two shrines for the end of the coronavirus pandemic, as the … Read More

By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean student who became a lightning rod for broad social unrest after police shot him in the face during a demonstration has said … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – A French court on Monday convicted a former Roman Catholic priest of sexually abusing children and sentenced him to five years in jail, his lawyer said. Bernard … Read More

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 853 with 129 new deaths in the past 24 hours, a health ministry official tweeted on Monday, adding … Read More

By Ryan Woo and Huizhong Wu BEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported a drop in new coronavirus infections on Sunday, but major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai continued to … Read More

By Jamie Freed and Tracy Rucinski SYDNEY/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Airlines around the world said they would make more drastic cuts to their flying schedules, shed jobs and seek government aid … Read More

DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai is closing all bars and lounges in the emirate with immediate effect until the end of March due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a government … Read More

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – The coronavirus panic is jolting stock markets, with steep drops in major indexes grabbing the public’s attention. But behind the scenes, there is less … Read More