Category: World News

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending slowed in January and could lose further momentum as the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, which has sparked a stock market sell-off and … Read More

By Anna Irrera NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency developers have created a digital coin that allows traders to bet on the coronavirus epidemic, based on how many people fall ill … Read More

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bernard Madoff’s former customers will soon see their total recovery approach $14 billion, a court-appointed trustee said on Friday, as the dying swindler … Read More

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday said it is seeking interviews with current and former federal prosecutors who may … Read More

(Reuters) – California’s utilities regulator has proposed an increased $2.14 billion fine on PG&E Corp for its role in causing the devastating 2017 and 2018 wildfires in Northern California. The … Read More

By Julie Steenhuysen, Andrew Hay and Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Even as U.S. officials warn of an inevitable outbreak of coronavirus in the United States, and are alerting Americans to … Read More

By Zeba Siddiqui and Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI (Reuters) – As deadly violence erupted in the northeast of New Delhi this week, with armed mobs rampaging the streets, a small … Read More

By Ami Miyazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo has no Plan B for this year’s Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under … Read More

By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – Autopilot, Super Cruise and Drive Pilot are different names given to technology that automates steering and braking in a growing number of vehicles, but none … Read More

By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Prosecutors raided the headquarters of Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado on Friday as part of an investigation into possible data privacy violations by … Read More