Category: World News

BEIJING/WUHAN, China (Reuters) – China on Saturday mourned the thousands of “martyrs” who have died in the coronavirus outbreak, flying the national flag at half mast across the country and … Read More

By Rajendra Jadhav and Rupam Jain MUMBAI (Reuters) – Authorities in some India states warned on Saturday that lockdowns to rein in the coronavirus pandemic could be extended in parts … Read More

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s health ministry reported 75 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the city-state’s biggest daily increase, as local infections spiked. Singapore has reported a total of 1,189 infections … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 6,082 in the past 24 hours, a slight decrease from the day before, according to data from the government’s Robert … Read More

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – More than 80% of respondents to a Twitter poll initiated by SoftBank Group Corp’s CEO Masayoshi Son would support a declaration of a state … Read More

VIENNA (Reuters) – Switzerland’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 540, the country’s public health agency said on Saturday, rising from 484 on Friday. The number of people … Read More

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus in the Netherlands has risen by 164 to 1,651, health authorities said on Saturday. The National Institute for Health (RIVM) … Read More

WARSAW (Reuters) – Postal voting could allow Poland’s presidential elections to be held in May despite the coronavirus, President Andrzej Duda said in an interview published on Saturday, amid signs … Read More

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew, the fired commander of a coronavirus-stricken U.S. aircraft carrier is … Read More

By Cecile Mantovani LAUSANNE (Reuters) – In Lausanne, a Swiss city on the shores of lake Geneva, the coronavirus outbreak has revived a tradition of centuries past: The cathedral watchman … Read More