Category: World News

By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) – Joe Biden’s presidential bid won endorsements from two prominent members of Congress on Tuesday, support that could help the Democrat in his campaign for the … Read More

By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s acute fuel shortages are leaving medical professionals stuck in gas lines or struggling to reach their place of work just as the coronavirus … Read More

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will ban any public religious gatherings during the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan starting in around two weeks to counter the spread of the new coronavirus, … Read More

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock markets posted sharp gains on Tuesday as signs of progress in curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus in both Europe … Read More

By Peter Eisler and Chad Terhune CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) – The lab directors at the University of Virginia Medical Center felt powerless. In early March, people began arriving with symptoms … Read More

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday denied reports that the U.S. government took over Chinese supplies of medical equipment that were ordered by … Read More

CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it was temporarily, but significantly, reducing daily flying in and out of Los Angeles and San Francisco airports to better … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development said on Tuesday that hopeful signs of a slowdown in the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called her to ask Congress for more money to help small businesses hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic, … Read More

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Authorities must protect nurses and other health workers from harassment and attacks compounding the already heavy toll they are paying in the pandemic, the … Read More