Southwest Airlines to apply for U.S. government aid as demand craters
By Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co <LUV.N> said on Thursday it intends to apply for U.S. government aid to help it ride out the sharp drop in travel … Read More
China logs fewer coronavirus infections but tightens some curbs on movement
By Huizhong Wu and Andrew Galbraith BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China, where the coronavirus outbreak first erupted in December, logged fewer new infections on Thursday, but measures restricting movement have been … Read More
Swiss still far from coronavirus peak as deaths, cases rise: officials
By John Revill and John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s government said it was still far too early to relax measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus, as the … Read More
South Korea to allow absentee voting by coronavirus patients in parliament elections
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will allow coronavirus patients to vote by mail or as absentees in parliamentary elections this month, as a two-week campaign kicked off … Read More
Singapore reports 49 more coronavirus cases, taking total to 1,049
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore on Thursday reported 49 more coronavirus cases, its Health Ministry said, taking the city-state’s total infections of the disease to 1,049. The country suffered its fourth … Read More
UK coronavirus death toll rises to 2,921, up 24% in a day
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s coronoavirus death toll rose 24 percent to 2,921 as of April 1. As of 0800 GMT on April 2, a total of 163,194 people … Read More
Economic shock of coronavirus casts pall on NATO spending goals
By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) – The economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic is likely to undermine NATO defence targets cherished by U.S. President Donald Trump, diplomats … Read More
After death of a cashier, French supermarket staff work in fear
By Caroline Pailliez and Sarah White PARIS (Reuters) – When 52-year-old supermarket cashier Aicha Issadounene died after contracting the coronavirus, her Carrefour <CARR.PA> colleagues felt the full fear of working … Read More
What about us? Russia’s coronavirus supplies to United States spark criticism at home
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian medical equipment delivery to the United States to help fight the coronavirus drew anger from critics of the Kremlin … Read More
Coronavirus compounds Lebanon’s woes, many struggle for food
By Tom Perry and Issam Abdallah BEIRUT (Reuters) – Battered by Lebanon’s economic crisis, Hassan Zeitar was already struggling to keep his family fed when the coronavirus lockdown stripped him … Read More