Category: World News

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said it will slash its staff presence at its New York headquarters for four weeks, starting Monday, after a Filipino … Read More

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The Honduran Supreme Court of Justice on Friday overturned a former first lady’s 58-year prison sentence and ordered a new trial, concluding that previous investigations were riddled … Read More

By Belén Carreño and Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – Major Spanish regions shut shops, bars and restaurants, car plants ground to a halt and Easter parades were canceled as Spain … Read More

By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) – Air pollution over northern Italy fell after the government introduced a nationwide lockdown to combat coronavirus, satellite imagery showed on Friday, in a new … Read More

(This corrects story from March 6 to delete Metalor from fourth paragraph of second section, and edit sixth paragraph of fifth section to clarify suppliers’ status.) By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi, … Read More

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, who made the company one of the world’s most valuable technology firms, stepped down from the board on Friday to focus on philanthropic … Read More

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of stocks across the globe bounced back on Friday led by a late rally on Wall Street, after U.S. President Donald … Read More

By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador’s Congress will on Friday debate temporarily suspending a range of civil liberties including the right to freely enter and exit the … Read More

By Ben Klayman and David Shepardson DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. automakers General Motors Co <GM.N> and Ford Motor Co <F.N> said on Friday they will have most of their white-collar … Read More

By Anthony Esposito and Abraham Gonzalez ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexicans are finding it difficult to shake the habit of greeting friends, family and even strangers with a handshake, hug … Read More