Category: World News

By Elaine Lies and Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – Facing calls to declare a coronavirus state of emergency, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was derided on social media on Thursday … Read More

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s government will revoke a decree giving it control over information on the coronavirus outbreak, following protests and the detention of a journalist for reporting a major … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the coronavirus statistics China was reporting seemed “a little bit on the light side,” while his national security adviser said … Read More

ROME (Reuters) – World food prices fell sharply in March, hit by a drop in demand tied to the coronavirus pandemic and a plunge in global oil prices, the United … Read More

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) – For many residents of bustling Bangkok, a daily walk or run through central Lumpini Park is considered a sanity saver, and especially these days … Read More

By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the rapid escalation and global spread of COVID-19 … Read More

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand reported 104 new coronavirus cases, bringing its total to 1,875 cases, a spokesman for the government’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration said on Thursday. There were … Read More

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has no proxies but it has friends, tweeted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said that the … Read More

By Jill Gralow and Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s national science agency said on Thursday it has commenced the first stage of testing potential vaccines for COVID-19, as it … Read More

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife trade since the emergence … Read More