China reports no locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside epicenter
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Mainland China reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside the epicenter of Hubei province for the second day running on Monday but a top Communist Party...
View ArticleOil prices plunge by a third as rivals Saudi and Russia turn on the taps
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices lost as much as a third of their value on Monday in their biggest daily rout since the 1991 Gulf War as Saudi Arabia and Russia signaled they would hike output in a...
View ArticleTrump vows ‘major’ steps to aid U.S. economy amid coronavirus rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he will be taking “major” steps to gird the economy against the impact of a spreading coronavirus outbreak and will discuss a payroll...
View ArticleU.N. aviation agency says concerned about economic impact of coronavirus
(Reuters) – The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said on Monday it was concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on air transport and civil aviation....
View ArticleMongolia confirms first coronavirus case, a French national
ULAANBATAAR (Reuters) – Mongolia said on Tuesday that a French national working in the country has been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus that has spread throughout the globe, marking the...
View ArticleChina has no new local coronavirus cases outside Hubei for third day
BEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside of Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, for the third straight day, while major Chinese...
View ArticleRyanair lowers 2020 traffic target as Italy imposes lockdown
FILE PHOTO: A Ryanair aircraft takes off at Colomiers near Toulouse, France, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo (Reuters) – Ryanair on Tuesday said it will cancel almost all of its...
View ArticleAirlines strive to stave off calamity as coronavirus locks down Italy
SEOUL/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Airlines around the world sank deeper into crisis on Tuesday as the worsening coronavirus epidemic and Italy’s lockdown hammered passenger numbers, forced the cancellation of...
View ArticleWhite House says Trump, Saudi crown prince discussed energy markets
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan,...
View ArticleFamilies mark first anniversary of Ethiopian 737 MAX crash
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Bereaved families who lost loved ones aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 converged on the crash site on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the tragedy, a day after an...
View ArticleFactbox: U.S. coronavirus stimulus according to Trump, Republicans, and...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump met with fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to discuss a fiscal stimulus plan to bolster the nation’s economy in the face of the coronavirus...
View ArticleWashington considers actions to bolster U.S. economy as coronavirus cases mount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As U.S. coronavirus cases rose steadily, the White House and Congress negotiated measures on Tuesday to bolster the U.S. economy and Americans’ paychecks against the outbreak’s...
View ArticleAt a glance: Democratic presidential primary results and state delegate counts
(Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden secured sweeping victories on Tuesday, picking up wins in three of the six states holding contests in the race to select the Democratic presidential nominee...
View ArticleIn crushing blow to Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden scores big Michigan win
DETROIT (Reuters) – Joe Biden won Michigan’s crucial Democratic nominating contest on Tuesday, taking a big step toward the party’s presidential nomination and dealing a stinging blow to rival Bernie...
View ArticleWall Street pounded by growth fears as Boeing slumps
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes tumbled on Wednesday as investors worried over the absence of immediate measures from President Donald Trump’s administration to counter the economic fallout from the...
View ArticleWeinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison, voices sympathy for men in #MeToo era
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday for his sexual assault and rape convictions last month after delivering a rambling...
View ArticleU.S. considers economy measures, criticism of coronavirus response grows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As U.S. authorities on Wednesday sought ways to deal with a growing outbreak of coronavirus, the Trump administration is considering cutting taxes, Democratic presidential...
View ArticleExclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S....
View ArticleU.S. House leaders unveil coronavirus bill; Capitol tours suspended
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a broad package of proposals to help Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak, while officials...
View ArticleU.S. did not coordinate, notify EU about travel restriction: diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States did not coordinate on a sweeping restriction on European travel aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus with European officials before U.S. President...
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