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Banish ‘self-centredness’, pope tells the world as it faces coronavirus
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Sunday for global solidarity in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, urging the relaxation of international sanctions, debt...
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UK COVID-19 hospital death toll passes 10,000 mark, up 737
LONDON (Reuters) – The death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 10,612 across hospitals in the United Kingdom after a recorded daily rise of 737, the health ministry said on Sunday. The figures were as...
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In video message, UK’s Johnson says medics saved his life
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left hospital on Sunday and thanked the National Health Service for saving his life, saying “things could have gone either way” for him as he...
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With over 21,300 coronavirus deaths, U.S. spends Easter Sunday on lockdown
(Reuters) – Americans spent Sunday on lockdown as the U.S. toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic surpassed 21,300 deaths and more than half a million confirmed cases over the Easter weekend. A...
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Oil firmer on OPEC+ deal, equities unable to shake pandemic fears
TOKYO (Reuters) – Global shares fell on Monday as investors braced for more signs of economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic although a landmark deal by OPEC and its allies to slash output...
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China’s new coronavirus cases near 6-week high, Russian border new battleground
SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) – China’s northeast Heilongjiang province which borders Russia has become the new battleground against the coronavirus as authorities reported the highest number of new daily...
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Goldman Sachs still sees crude prices falling after OPEC+ deal
FILE PHOTO: A Goldman Sachs sign is displayed inside the company’s post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 18, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo...
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India plans to resume some manufacturing amid lockdown: sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is planning to restart some manufacturing after April 15 to help offset the economic damage of a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, two government sources said, even as it...
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OPEC, Russia approve biggest-ever oil cut to support prices amid coronavirus...
BAKU/DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC and allies led by Russia agreed on Sunday to a record cut in output to prop up oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic in an unprecedented deal with fellow oil...
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Record oil output cuts fail to make waves in coronavirus-hit market
SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – The minimal impact on oil prices from a global deal for record output cuts showed that oil producers have a mountain to climb if they are to restore market balance as the...
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A U.S. Supreme Court first: arguments by teleconference including major one...
FILE PHOTO: The building of the U.S. Supreme Court is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday it...
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Wall Street slides as investors brace for dour earnings
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes slipped on Monday as corporate America launches into what is expected to be a painful quarterly earnings season due to the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: The...
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India extends world’s biggest lockdown as coronavirus cases cross 10,000
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Tuesday extended until May 3 a nationwide lockdown for its 1.3 billion people as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000 despite a three-week shutdown. A man...
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North Korea fired multiple short-range cruise missiles into sea: South Korea...
FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea launched what were believed to...
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Asia shares hit one-month high on Chinese trade data, easing pandemic worries
SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian equities extended gains on Tuesday after China’s trade data came in better than expected and as some nations tried to restart their economy by partly lifting...
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China’s trade slump eases in March, but pandemic set to deepen export downturn
BEIJING (Reuters) – The plunge in China’s exports and imports eased in March as factories resumed production, but shipments are set to shrink sharply over coming months as the coronavirus crisis shuts...
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Wall Street jumps as hopes for easing lockdown offset earnings worry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks jumped on Tuesday as optimism that the Trump administration could move to ease lockdowns from the coronavirus overshadowed worrying earnings reports from JPMorgan and...
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Exclusive: Emails show U.S. officials brushed off state concerns on...
(Reuters) – As coronavirus infections exploded in New Orleans, state and local officials repeatedly told the Trump administration that its new drive-through testing effort wasn’t going well. Those...
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Unclear how long coronavirus-related restrictions will remain on military:...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday said he was extending a stop movement order to the U.S. military halting travel and movement abroad and that it was unclear how long...
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Recent North Korea missile test not particularly provocative: U.S. general
FILE PHOTO: Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies before a U.S. House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2021 budget request on Capitol Hill...
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