Category: World News

GAZA (Reuters) – The Gaza Strip has no more coronavirus test kits, Palestinian health officials said on Wednesday, amid fears of disaster if the illness spreads in the blockaded, densely … Read More

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it plans to reopen its North American auto plants on May 4, extending its current shutdown by two additional … Read More

(Reuters) – Broadway theaters, among New York’s most-visited tourist attractions, will remain closed through June 7 due to the global coronavirus outbreak, an industry group said on Wednesday. The theaters … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s lockdown, in place for more than three weeks, has helped contain the spread of the new coronavirus but the time to lift the restrictions has not … Read More

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s Fianna Fail and Fine Gael will publish an agreement in the next day or so aimed at attracting enough additional support to form a government two … Read More

By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday likened Russia’s fight against the novel coronavirus to its battles against medieval invaders and said the next few weeks … Read More

By Tim Kelly and Sarah Aoyagi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan recorded 503 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, its biggest daily increase since the start of the pandemic, as a state … Read More

HELSINKI (Reuters) – A quick-thinking Helsinki bakery has saved itself from financial ruin due to the new coronavirus pandemic by creating a cake that looks like a toilet roll. The … Read More

VIENNA (Reuters) – Under coronavirus lockdown, one aspect of modern Vienna might look familiar to victims of plagues past – horse-drawn carriages delivering meals to those most at risk during … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. health officials are planning ways for the country to return to normal activities if distancing and other steps to mitigate COVID-19 this month prove successful in … Read More