Category: World News

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not considering lifting its lockdown imposed almost four weeks ago to control the coronavirus outbreak given “deeply worrying” increases in the death … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – France registered 395 more deaths from the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total to 19,718, as the pace of increase in fatalities continued to slow and the … Read More

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Sunday for an all-embracing vision of the world after the Covid-19 crisis, saying moving on without global solidarity or excluding … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported 596 deaths from COVID-19 in hospitals in its daily update on Sunday, raising the country’s total to more than 16,000 as a senior minister said … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, said on Sunday that he is close to reaching a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus response … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that senior Republicans and Democrats in Congress are close to reaching agreement on a new coronavirus response bill. “I … Read More

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea extended its social distancing policy for another 16 days on Sunday but offered some relief for churches and sporting fixtures, as it … Read More

MINSK (Reuters) – Thousands of Belarusians converged on churches across the country on Sunday to celebrate Easter, ignoring calls from health authorities and church leaders to stay at home to … Read More

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands has risen by 83, Dutch health authorities said on Sunday, which was the smallest reported … Read More

By Andrew Osborn and Polina Devitt MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said that Russian authorities had the coronavirus crisis under full control and that everything would work out with … Read More