Category: World News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Another 103 crew members on the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Navy said on Saturday, bringing the total number of … Read More

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged people to “not yield to fear” and focused on a “message of hope” as he led an Easter eve Mass … Read More

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially testing … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress vowed on Saturday to oppose Democrats’ demands to match a $250 billion proposal to aid small businesses during the … Read More

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election rival Benny Gantz asked for additional time on Saturday to try to form a government with the long-time leader, to end … Read More

By Raul Cadenas and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s government on Saturday set out guidelines for people returning to work under a loosening of lockdown restrictions, while the country … Read More

ROME (Reuters) – Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 619 on Saturday, up from 570 the day before, and the number of new cases climbed to 4,694 … Read More

By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan urgently needs $120 million to fight the new coronavirus, the country’s health minister told Reuters on Saturday, amid a shortage of the equipment … Read More

By Chris Kirkham, Reade Levinson and Nandita Bose (Reuters) – As U.S. authorities ordered shutdowns of non-essential businesses to fight coronavirus, retailer Nordstrom Inc closed hundreds of stores and gave … Read More

By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – On the final Thursday in March the Arkansas team in charge of procuring ventilators thought they had scored a coup: a vendor had agreed to … Read More