Category: World News

By Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in … Read More

By Sarah Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Minnie Li and Nannan were nervous as they walked into a Hong Kong restaurant with several friends offering donations of masks and hand … Read More

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia confirmed on Thursday 380 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 5,516, said a health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. Yurianto reported … Read More

By Michael Nienaber and Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic should act as call for solidarity among Europe’s leaders, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said, adding that he … Read More

By Chris Sanders WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s inspector general on Wednesday said it could not determine whether the White House influenced the award of a $10 billion contract to … Read More

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia’s economic growth this year will grind to a halt for the first time in 60 years, as the coronavirus crisis takes an “unprecedented” … Read More

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will donate two million face masks to its former colonial master Japan, which has been hard hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus, as part … Read More

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine health ministry on Thursday reported 13 new coronavirus deaths and 207 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total deaths have reached 362 … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia reported 3,448 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, up from 3,388 the day earlier. The overall number of cases reached 27,938. Thirty-four people … Read More

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government will hold a meeting with a panel of experts on Thursday to consult about whether to expand the country’s partial state of emergency, chief … Read More