Category: World News

By Wilda Asmarini and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Authorities in the Indonesian capital Jakarta will impose large-scale social restrictions including closures of schools and workplaces to curb the spread … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said a U.S.-led Afghanistan peacemaking drive has seen progress since he visited Kabul last month to persuade the Afghan … Read More

VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s Alpine province of Tyrol lifted on Tuesday the quarantine order it placed on its towns and villages to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, though … Read More

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish government will put forward a bill granting it wider powers to quickly take steps such as closing transport hubs or restaurants if needed to curb … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – French authorities tightened their lockdown measures in the capital on Tuesday by banning Parisians from outdoors sports activity between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. local time, aiming … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – A small congregation of worshippers will hold a short service on Good Friday at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, a year after it was devastated by fire, but … Read More

By John Miller and Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) – In the Swiss Army’s biggest call-up since World War II, thousands of soldiers have been sent to support health workers in … Read More

RIYADH (Reuters) – The new coronavirus could eventually infect between 10,000 and 200,000 people in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s health minister said on Tuesday, urging the public to adhere more … Read More

By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) – The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has scolded one of its two co-leaders after he said the party should split and expel a radical … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation regarding the new coronavirus situation on Thursday evening, French Europe 1 radio reported on Tuesday. France’s coronavirus figures on … Read More