Category: World News

By Catherine Koppel NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – When pedicab operator Sarah Grant and French Quarter street violinist Anna Roznowska realized in March their livelihoods and lifestyles were threatened by New … Read More

By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s government apologised for causing confusion over new lockdown rules for children on Thursday, while a scientific study suggested the new … Read More

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended marginally lower on Thursday after a report that an experimental antiviral drug for the coronavirus flopped in its first randomized clinical … Read More

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eighty countries and customs territories have banned or limited the export of face masks, protective gear, gloves and other goods to mitigate shortages since … Read More

By Tim Krochak and Moira Warburton PORTAPIQUE, Nova Scotia (Reuters) – Canadian police on Thursday worked to piece together the timeline of a shooting spree that started in a rural … Read More

By Barbara Goldberg and Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) – A preliminary survey of New York state residents found that nearly 14% of those tested had antibodies against the novel … Read More

By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) – While parts of Latin America enter the toughest phase of the coronavirus pandemic, Costa Rica has for the past week reported a steady … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $484 billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelmed … Read More

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. national railroad Amtrak, which received $1 billion in emergency funding this month from Congress, said on Thursday it expects to lose at least … Read More

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria will ease confinement measures from the first day of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday by shortening a night curfew and lifting a full lockdown … Read More