3D printers forge face shields for fight against the coronavirus
By Nathan Frandino SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Reuters) – Oscar Valera likes to use 3D printers to build an assortment of crafts, but he is now turning his hobby toward the fight … Read More
New York reports deadliest day from coronavirus, makes plea for help
By Nathan Layne and Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York suffered its deadliest single day from the novel coronavirus, with 562 additional deaths in the last 24 hours … Read More
Brazilians scorn Bolsonaro’s coronavirus efforts, back health officials: polls
By Anthony Boadle and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilians increasingly disapprove of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, and overwhelmingly support governors and health officials … Read More
Brazil’s Bolsonaro turns to prayer in coronavirus crisis
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, agreeing to a request from evangelical Christians, said on Friday that he was calling for a national day of fasting … Read More
U.S. businesses swarm coronavirus bailout fund after days of confusion
By Hilary Russ, Imani Moise and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – Like many small business owners, New York City restaurateur Dan Kluger spent his Friday scrambling to apply for a loan … Read More
With over a million coronavirus cases, economic freefall looms
By Cate Cadell and Lisa Shumaker BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 53,000 fatalities, a Reuters tally showed … Read More
Wall Street falls as coronavirus shreds U.S. payrolls
By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes fell more than 1.5% on Friday as the coronavirus abruptly ended a record U.S. job growth streak of 113 … Read More
U.S. doctors on coronavirus frontline seek protection from malpractice suits
By Tom Hals (Reuters) – U.S. medical professionals on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are lobbying policymakers for protection from potential malpractice lawsuits as hospitals triage care and … Read More
French coronavirus cases jump above China’s after including nursing home tally
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – The number of people who have died from the COVID-19 illness in France jumped by 61% to 6,507 over two days after data … Read More
Bill Withers, soulful singer of ‘Ain’t No Sunshine,’ dead at 81
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill Withers, a soulful singer best known for the 1970s hits “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died at age 81 from … Read More