Category: World News

PARIS (Reuters) – France wants amateur and professional sports clubs to limit their activities to groups of maximum 10 people, Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu said on Friday. Maracineanu told reporters … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – The plane crash which killed soccer player Emiliano Sala was triggered when the pilot lost control and the plane broke up while flying too fast, an official … Read More

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of deaths in people with the coronavirus in the Netherlands has doubled to 10, Dutch health authorities said on Friday. The number of infections rose … Read More

By Francesco Guarascio and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU will boost spending on coronavirus-hit sectors of the economy, it said on Friday, also clearing member nations to run … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, 93, has canceled some public engagements for next week due to the coronavirus outbreak, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. “As a sensible precaution and … Read More

By Amanda Becker and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After all the rancor of the Democratic presidential race, front-runner Joe Biden has a chance in Sunday’s debate to extend an … Read More

LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal moved to help businesses weather the coronavirus epidemic on Friday with a 2.3 billion euros package, including delaying some tax payments and granting soft loans, while … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – The Louvre museum in Paris said on Friday it would close from 1700 GMT until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak. The French government has moved … Read More

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Muslims gathered in smaller-than-usual numbers at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday after religious authorities decided to keep Islam’s third holiest site open for prayers but enact … Read More

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it blamed … Read More