WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic has brought the global economy to a standstill and plunged the world into a recession that will be “way worse” than the global financial Continue Reading
Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus world-wide surpassed one million Thursday, a grim milestone for the pandemic as governments deploy increasingly stringent measures to battle its spread and a record Continue Reading
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday prolonged until April 30 a paid non-working period across Russia, stepping up measures to stem the spread of coronavirus just a week after the Kremlin Continue Reading
The leaders of several former Soviet republics in Central Asia and elsewhere are still denying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic , weeks after most other governments abandoned that approach. Continue Reading
Prime minister Narendra Modi warned that if India did not get the next 21 days right it would risk wiping out the gains of 21 years. In South Africa, Cyril Continue Reading
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was considering a plan to halt domestic flights to coronavirus hot spots inside the United States as the country struggles to contain a Continue Reading
The French government has officially sanctioned the malaria drug chloroquine to fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus, France 24 English reported Saturday. “This ensures continued treatment of patients who have been treated Continue Reading
France became the fourth country to pass the 4,000 coronavirus deaths threshold on Wednesday, after Italy, Spain and the United States, as the government scrambles to stay ahead of the Continue Reading
President Vladimir Putin is taking precautions to protect himself against coronavirus, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, as Moscow authorities launched a smartphone app to track people who have been ordered Continue Reading
In the town of Coccaglio, an hour’s drive east of here, the local nursing home lost over a third of its residents in March. None of the 24 people who Continue Reading
Spain has shed close to 900,000 jobs, more than half of them temporary, since it went into lockdown in mid-March to fight the coronavirus outbreak, social security data showed on Continue Reading
Russia’s coronavirus case tally jumped to 3,548 on Thursday, a record daily increase of 771, Russia’s crisis response centre said. Cases have been recorded in 76 of Russia’s more than Continue Reading
Strict lockdowns in Moscow have been followed up by regions across the country The Russian parliament has approved an “anti-virus” package of laws including up to seven years in prison Continue Reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Authorities in Moscow unveiled a smartphone app designed to keep tabs on people who have been ordered to stay at home because of the coronavirus and Russia Continue Reading
Protest movements across the Middle East and North Africa, from Algeria to Lebanon and Iraq, have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fear of the virus’ spread has Continue Reading
Some regulators have declared moratoriums on cancellations and nonrenewals of policies. And some are urging car insurers to lower people’s bills. These states note that policyholders now working from home Continue Reading
The spreading coronavirus pandemic may too heavy of a burden for the already struggling coal miners in the United States, with three companies announcing operations halts due to measures to Continue Reading
A U.S. Navy ship outfitted with 1,000 hospital beds pulled into New York Harbor. Tents sprung up in New York City’s Central Park. The Javits Center, a 1.8 million-square-foot convention Continue Reading
Most Americans are now only allowed out to get supplies or exercise About three out of four Americans are now, or about to be, under some form of lockdown, as Continue Reading
The ski pistes are open, the restaurants are doing ample business and the malls are awash with shoppers. Welcome to Sweden, the last holdout among the small number of Western Continue Reading
The rush to what is essentially a new wartime footing began consciously and urgently in the first quarter of 2020 between some of the most powerful geopolitical players of the Continue Reading
The Seattle area, home of the first known coronavirus case in the United States and the place where the virus claimed 37 of its first 50 victims, is now seeing Continue Reading
From the stage of an evangelical superchurch, the leader of the gospel choir kicked off an evening of prayer and preaching: “We’re going to celebrate the Lord! Are you feeling Continue Reading
A day after President Vladimir Putin announced a nine-day paid national holiday in a bid to stem the spread of Covid 19, hotel reservations in the seaside town of Sochi Continue Reading
President Trump ordered General Motors Co. to sharply ramp up the production of ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, turning to a wartime presidential power that he had been reluctant to Continue Reading
The Trump administration is preparing to suspend collection of import tariffs for three months to give U.S. companies financial relief amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to administration officials. “Customs duties Continue Reading
As Jerry Ed Roth prepared for heart surgery this month, doctors told the former theater director that the procedure might buy him a couple extra years for his life. Late Continue Reading
A second wave of coronavirus cases is charting a path far from coastal Washington State, California, New York and New Jersey, and threatening population centers in America’s middle. Emerging hot Continue Reading
Brussels has rejected UK government claims that an “initial communication problem” meant that Britain missed out on participating in the joint procurement of ventilators, insisting that the UK was fully Continue Reading
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has surged by 919 to 9,134, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday, easily the highest daily tally since the Continue Reading
The coronavirus pandemic has given Russian President Vladimir Putin a fresh opportunity to drive home for worried Russians a recurring theme of his long reign: Western liberal democracies are weak, Continue Reading
Parks are closing across the country but many Russians are not sure what all the fuss is about Russia is beginning what Vladimir Putin called a “non-working week”, to try Continue Reading
Residents of China’s Xianning city eager to travel after a two-month lockdown faced an unexpected hurdle only hours after the borders were opened — they needed to pass a new Continue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he would have China’s support in fighting the coronavirus, as the United States faces Continue Reading
The 1918 flu hit the United States in three waves — a mild outbreak in the spring, the deadliest wave in the fall and a final spike when the virus Continue Reading
The 1918 flu hit the United States in three waves — a mild outbreak in the spring, the deadliest wave in the fall and a final spike when the virus Continue Reading
The official count of coronavirus infections in the United States sits at about 70,000 cases, but a chronic shortage of tests means only a fraction of the people infected are Continue Reading
The US has overtaken China to become the country with the largest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world, with 81,943 Americans now testing positive for Covid-19. State-by-state figures published Continue Reading
Life is about making difficult decisions in the context of uncertainty, and we hope this model will help you appreciate the trade-offs — and the significance of sustained efforts for Continue Reading
If any company is bracing for the shock of falling U.S. auto sales, it’s got to be Group 1 Automotive. The company owns and operates 186 auto dealerships along with Continue Reading
The White House had been preparing to reveal on Wednesday a joint venture between General Motors and Ventec Life Systems that would allow for the production of as many as Continue Reading
The record 3.3 million jobless claims reported Thursday mark the beginning of an economic crisis facing American workers and businesses — a slump, experts say, that will only end when Continue Reading
The Grand Princess cruise ship docked at Oakland, Calif., after two men who were on the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship died from the virus. (Ben Margot/AP) The cruise industry, particularly Carnival-owned Continue Reading
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject $5 trillion in fiscal spending into the global economy to blunt the economic impact of the coronavirus Continue Reading
As Europe’s economy nosedives, its leaders are at loggerheads over how to respond to the shock of the coronavirus pandemic. A group of countries led by France, Italy and Spain seek joint Continue Reading
A stimulus agreement has finally been reached. The package would provide $2 trillion in funding, allocated directly to the White House’s plan which includes purchasing 77 million barrels of oil Continue Reading
As the new coronavirus spreads across the world, governments and scientists are bracing for a monthslong siege rather than a swift victory—one marked by shifting strategies and potentially prolonged economic Continue Reading
Most leaders in Latin America reacted to the arrival of the coronavirus in the region with speed and severity: Borders were shut. Flights were halted. Soldiers roamed deserted streets enforcing Continue Reading
As much of his government battles the coronavirus outbreak, President Trump is pushing ahead with major reversals of environmental regulations, including a restriction on scientific research that some doctors worry Continue Reading
Pennsylvania’s social-distancing orders prompted a temporary halt to construction of several natural gas pipeline projects in the state, but some developers were working to secure waivers to allow more work Continue Reading
