Lockdown lifted, Wuhan’s residence committees keep watch
By Brenda Goh WUHAN, China (Reuters) – The lockdown of the Chinese city of Wuhan may have lifted, but Feng Jing keeps watching the 5,400 residents in the Tanhualin neighbourhood … Read More
Trump backers protest Michigan stay-at-home orders at state capitol
By Seth Herald LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – Thousands of demonstrators in cars with horns honking thronged around Michigan’s state Capitol on Wednesday, some chanting “lock her up,” to protest against … Read More
El Salvador’s president disregards top court rulings on coronavirus
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday he would not accept several Supreme Court rulings meant to stop him from enforcing some … Read More
Australia says coronavirus restrictions to continue at least four more weeks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will keep in place restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus for at least four more weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, … Read More
Gangnam smile: North Korean defector wins South Korea’s swankiest seat
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – A former North Korean diplomat has won a parliamentary seat in South Korea’s swankiest district, four years after fleeing a London embassy and defecting … Read More
Switzerland to announce three-phase exit from coronavirus restrictions
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s government is due to unveil on Thursday how it plans to relax the country’s shutdown put in place to halt the spread of the new coronavirus … Read More
Thailand reports 29 new coronavirus cases, three new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Thursday reported 29 new coronavirus cases and 3 new deaths, bringing it to a total of 2,672 cases and 46 fatalities since the outbreak there … Read More
WHO regrets Trump funding halt as global coronavirus cases top 2 million
By Stephanie Nebehay and Jeff Mason GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday he regrets U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull funding … Read More
Nicaraguan president reappears after more than a month out of public eye
By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega appeared on Wednesday in a live broadcast on national television after being absent from public life for a month, raising … Read More
As pandemic lingers, U.S. House looking ‘very closely’ at remote voting
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives is looking “very closely” at how its members could vote from outside the Capitol as a coronavirus-forced recess looks … Read More