Cotton Campaign says too early to lift Uzbek boycott
ALMATY (Reuters) – A coalition of human rights groups known as the Cotton Campaign said on Thursday it was too early to lift a boycott of Uzbek cotton despite Tashkent’s … Read More
U.S. officials run into dead ends in rush to find masks amid pandemic
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The office of U.S. congressman Adam Kinzinger reached out to the White House last month with an urgent request: a business in his district … Read More
Poland’s borders to be closed until at least May 3: PM
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s borders will remain closed until at least May 3, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday. Morawiecki said Poland would start easing some coronavirus restrictions from … Read More
French town’s empty main street tells tale of virus impact
By Christian Hartmann STIRING-WENDEL, France (Reuters) – The COVID-19 outbreak forced Shirley Lind to close the hairdressing salon she runs in a French town near the German border. She has … Read More
New attack ads preview Biden-Trump war on China
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s allies previewed a likely battle in the upcoming election on Thursday, unveiling new attack ads against Joe Biden’s views on China … Read More
Ramadan prayers banned at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque due to virus
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed to Muslim worshippers throughout the holy fasting month of Ramadan due to the coronavirus epidemic, Muslim clerics at Islam’s third-holiest … Read More
Libyans rush to stock up for Ramadan before coronavirus curfew kicks in
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyans rushed on Thursday to stock up on food for the holy Muslim month of Ramadan before a curfew starts in the capital Tripoli and other western … Read More
Swiss aim to ease COVID-19 curbs, starting with hairdressers
By John Revill and John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland said on Thursday it would let hairdressers, beauty salons and some other businesses reopen from April 27 to start a … Read More
Macron warns populists could win if EU fails to launch common fund: FT
PARIS (Reuters) – Populists will win “in Italy, in Spain, perhaps in France and elsewhere” if European countries do not launch a rescue fund that can issue joint debt to … Read More
China will have to answer hard questions on coronavirus outbreak: UK foreign minister
LONDON (Reuters) – China will have to answer hard questions on how the coronavirus outbreak happened and on whether it could have been prevented, British foreign secretary Dominic Raab said … Read More