Category: World News

By Mayank Bhardwaj and Ruma Paul NEW DELHI/DHAKA (Reuters) – India said on Sunday its hospital network is adequately prepared to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, with over 100,000 … Read More

By Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia on Sunday imposed curbs on public transport ahead of the annual exodus to home villages that marks the end of the Muslim fasting … Read More

By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – With Jerusalem under lockdown over coronavirus, Easter Sunday was marked at the traditional site of Jesus’ death and resurrection by just a handful of … Read More

By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea called for tougher and more thorough countermeasures to keep citizens safe from the fast-spreading coronavirus at a meeting where leader Kim Jong … Read More

(Reuters) – Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 has risen by 117 in the past day to 4,474, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Sunday. The Islamic Republic has recorded … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that coronavirus “would not overcome us” as she delivered her second rallying message to the nation in a week. The 93-year-old … Read More

By Jessica DiNapoli and Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) – Macy’s Inc <M.N> has hired investment bank Lazard Ltd <LAZ.N> to explore options for bolstering its finances after the department … Read More

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s health ministry reported 153 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, raising the cumulative total to 4,683, the highest in Southeast Asia. The … Read More

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia on Sunday reported 399 new cases of the coronavirus, its biggest daily jump so far, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,241, … Read More

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines recorded 50 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, its highest in a single day, taking the toll to 297. In a bulletin, the health ministry said 220 … Read More