France reports 50 COVID-19 cases aboard aircraft carrier
PARIS (Reuters) – Fifty crew members aboard France’s sole aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, have tested positive for the new coronavirus and parts of the ship have been put … Read More
China’s Wuhan to keep testing residents as coronavirus lockdown eases
By Brenda Goh WUHAN, China (Reuters) – China’s Wuhan city, where the global coronavirus pandemic began, is still testing residents regularly despite relaxing its tough two-month lockdown, with the country … Read More
Malaysia extends curbs even as coronavirus infection rate slows
By Joseph Sipalan and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia extended movement and travel restrictions on Friday for another two weeks until April 28 to stem the coronavirus outbreak … Read More
German minister criticises U.S. coronavirus response as too slow: Spiegel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has criticised the United States’ handling of the coronavirus outbreak as too slow, the latest sign of tensions between the two allies … Read More
In parts of Africa, police are accused of excess force amid coronavirus lockdowns
By Stanis Bujakera and Ayenat Mersie KINSHASA/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Days after Congo announced emergency restrictions to curb the new coronavirus, a police video started circulating online showing an officer in … Read More
Japan’s battle with pandemic may mark end of Abe’s fiscal experiment
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The huge cost of the coronavirus pandemic is upending Japan’s seven-year experiment to rescue the economy from its debt timebomb, as … Read More
Global oil output cuts held hostage to standoff
By Rania El Gamal and Vladimir Soldatkin DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Oil producers in the OPEC+ group, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, were expected to pressure Mexico on Friday to … Read More
Head of stricken Kiev monastery says underestimated gravity of coronavirus
By Ilya Zhegulev KIEV (Reuters) – The head of a 1,000-year-old Orthodox monastery that became a hotspot for coronavirus infections in Kiev said he had underestimated the gravity of the … Read More
Swiss coronavirus death toll passes 800, positive tests top 24,000
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss death toll from coronavirus has reached 805, the country’s public health ministry said on Friday, rising from 756 people on Thursday. The number of positive … Read More
India’s coronavirus relief plan could leave millions without food aid, activists say
By Zeba Siddiqui and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Tens of millions of Indians stand to see few benefits from a coronavirus relief package worth $22.6 billion, economists and … Read More