Italy’s lockdown: just rockin’ the quarantine away
SAN FIORANO, Italy (Reuters) – Teenagers with bottles of beer in their hands listen to loud music on a patchy lawn as a train speeds by the northern Italian town … Read More
Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in Democratic primary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential nominating contest on Monday, shortly after ending his own bid for … Read More
Apple stock rebounds almost 7% to head for strongest day since 2018
By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares in Apple <AAPL.O> surged 6.9% on Monday, helped by a broad Wall Street rebound and an upgraded rating from an analyst who … Read More
‘All our dreams are gone;’ Desperation deepens for Syrians as conflict intensifies
By Dominic Evans IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – At a maternity hospital in northwest Syria, an alarm flashes at the main entrance to alert staff. It’s not patients en route to … Read More
Special Report: Broken Health – The medical crisis that’s aggravating Iraq’s unrest
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Reade Levinson BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – On the walls of Basra children’s cancer hospital hang photos of some of the youngsters who’ve been treated there. Most … Read More
Russian constitution must define marriage as heterosexual, Putin says
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin has proposed amending the Russian constitution to spell out that marriage means a union between a man and a woman and … Read More
United Nations Libya envoy resigns citing stress
TUNIS (Reuters) – The United Nations special envoy for Libya said on Monday he has resigned due to stress, days after his latest effort at peacemaking failed to achieve a … Read More
Gatherings banned, travel restricted as coronavirus cases grow worldwide
By Steve Holland and Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases … Read More
Indian lawmakers scuffle over citizenship riots where 41 died
By Alasdair Pal and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian lawmakers pushed and shoved each other in parliament on Monday after opposition parties demanded the resignation of interior minister … Read More
Sri Lanka to hold parliamentary poll in April: election commission
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dissolved parliament late on Monday, and the election commission announced a general election for April 25. Rajapaksa – a former defense secretary … Read More