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U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 35,000, cases top 700,000: Reuters tally
People wait in a line around the block for a pop-up food pantry amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (Reuters) – U.S....
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Trump says he favors adding money for hospitals in small business coronavirus...
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses as he addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S....
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White House touts coronavirus testing capacity in face of criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Friday rejected criticism that the country has not ramped up its testing capacity enough to begin safely reopening state economies shuttered to slow the...
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U.S. announces $19 billion coronavirus aid for farmers, food buys for poor
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help U.S. farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, including $16 billion in direct...
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Reasons for hope: the drugs, tests and tactics that may conquer coronavirus
(Reuters) – With much of the world living in lockdown, the spread of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that was first detected in China late last year is beginning to slow in some places. As of Friday,...
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Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) – Reported cases of the coronavirus have crossed 2.26 million globally and 154,613 people have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 1400 GMT on Saturday. A bus driver wearing face masks...
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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Iraq war critic Paul O’Neill dies at 84: WSJ
(Reuters) – Paul O’Neill, the blunt-spoken former head of Alcoa Corp who was fired after two rocky years as U.S. President George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary, died on Saturday at the age of 84 at his...
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Some U.S. states eye economic reopening; New Yorkers told to wear masks
(Reuters) – As some U.S. states look to start reopening their coronavirus-battered economies amid protests from supporters of President Donald Trump anxious to get back to work, hardest hit New York...
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Coronavirus set to usher in big changes at U.S. offices
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus may do to U.S. office rentals what e-commerce did to malls, or so goes a line of thinking running through commercial real estate circles. If anything,...
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Deported from U.S., Guatemalans fear infection in mass quarantine
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – More than 230 deported Guatemalans being held in mass quarantine at a sports center in the Central American nation’s capital are fearful they may have been exposed to the...
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U.S. stay-at-home frustration spreads; coronavirus-battered New York says may...
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Demonstrations to demand an end to stay-at-home measures that have pummelled the U.S. economy spread to Texas on Saturday as the governor at the epicentre of the U.S. coronavirus...
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Trump: Some states to begin lifting coronavirus restrictions in coming days
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President...
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China’s new coronavirus cases fall, eyes on northeastern province
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 16 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 18, the lowest since March 17 and down from 27 a day earlier, according to data published on Sunday. FILE PHOTO:...
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A Holy Land Easter season like no other – under the shadow of coronavirus
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter in Jerusalem on Sunday, bringing to a close a holiday season uniquely devoid of the colourful ceremonies that would normally have echoed...
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Canada police arrest suspected gunman, say there have been several victims
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) monitor the TransCanada Highway while searching for Gabriel Wortman, who they describe as a shooter of multiple victims, near Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia, Canada...
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As New York ramps up coronavirus testing, governors tell Trump it’s too soon...
(Reuters) – Governors in U.S. states hardest hit by the novel coronavirus sparred with President Donald Trump over his claims they have enough tests and should quickly reopen their economies as more...
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Alibaba to invest $28 billion in cloud services after coronavirus boosted demand
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Alibaba Group is seen at the company’s headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Alibaba Group...
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Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay domestic media to use content
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will force Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google to share advertising revenue with local media firms, the country’s treasurer said on Monday, becoming...
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Picking for Britain – coronavirus crisis draws workers to farms
BRAUNTON, England (Reuters) – Thousands of Britons have answered the call for backbreaking work on the country’s fruit and vegetable farms this summer as the coronavirus crisis keeps Eastern European...
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Asia shares turn cautious before earnings, U.S. crude crushed
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Caution gripped Asian share markets on Monday amid expectations a busy week of corporate earnings reports and economic data will drive home the damage done by the global virus...
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