Category: World News

By Herbert Lash (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures plunged 5% to hit their daily down limit and halt trading after the biggest single-day loss in oil futures in almost 30 … Read More

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia imposed on Sunday a temporary lockdown on its eastern oil-producing province of Qatif, home to most of its 15 coronavirus infections, and suspended schools and … Read More

SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica raised to nine the tally of people infected with coronavirus in its territory, up from five a day earlier, the government said Sunday. The … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The two top U.S. congressional Democrats urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to act quicker to protect workers affected by the deadly coronavirus, including free testing for … Read More

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Ten people have died and 23 remain trapped after the collapse of a hotel that was being used to quarantine people under observation for the coronavirus in … Read More

(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Sunday said he would self-quarantine after he had contact with a CPAC political conference attendee who tested positive for coronavirus. Cruz “briefly interacted” … Read More

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector fell by 2% last year, the biggest fall since at least 1990, owing to reduced … Read More

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s proposal to leave wiring bundles in place on the grounded 737 MAX has not won the backing of U.S. aviation regulators, a … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose by 30% to 273, the government said on Sunday, and a third person who tested … Read More

By Toby Sterling and Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The first hearing in the trial of four fugitive suspects in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was set to … Read More