Category: World News

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s president said on Sunday “low-risk” economic activities would resume from April 11 in the Middle Eastern country worst-affected by the new coronavirus. Iran has been struggling … Read More

(Reuters) – The death toll in Iran from the outbreak of the new coronavirus has reached 3,603, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement broadcast live on state … Read More

VIENNA (Reuters) – Switzerland’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen by 19 to 559, the health ministry said on Sunday. The number of people testing positive increased to … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – UK deaths from the coronavirus could rise to between about 7,000 and 20,000 under measures taken to slow the spread of the virus, Neil Ferguson, a professor … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Sunday denied there was any disagreement with Finance Minister Rishi Sunak about when lockdown restrictions to fight the coronavirus could be … Read More

By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian health officials said on Sunday they were cautiously optimistic about the slowing spread of the coronavirus in the country but warned social distancing … Read More

By David Shepardson (Reuters) – United Airlines <UAL.O> said late Saturday it will drastically reduce flights to two New York City airports amid the coronavirus outbreak. United said starting Sunday … Read More

By Gabriela Mello SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a constitutional amendment for a “war budget” to separate coronavirus-related spending from the government’s main budget and … Read More

By Dan Burns (Reuters) – The job losses suffered in March as the U.S. economy shut down in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic were widespread but still were … Read More

By Rania El Gamal, Vladimir Soldatkin and Alex Lawler DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) – OPEC and Russia have postponed a Monday meeting to discuss oil output cuts until April 9, OPEC sources … Read More