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By Andrew Osborn, Polina Devitt and Steve Holland MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia is sending the United States medical equipment to help fight the coronavirus pandemic,…
View More Russian plane with coronavirus medical gear flies to U.S. after Trump-Putin call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged the U.S. Treasury on Wednesday not to hold up $25 billion in cash grants approved by…
View More Democrats urge U.S. Treasury not to delay $25 billion in grants to airlines
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Gulf banks are limiting their lending to minimize potential losses from the coronavirus crisis and an expected squeeze in dollar liquidity in…
View More Gulf banks put brakes on lending as dollar liquidity crunch looms
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 3,036, with 138 deaths in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush…
View More Iran's coronavirus death toll rises to 3,036: health ministry official
ROME/ATHENS (Reuters) – Bricklayer Salvatore La Barbera is worried that in a matter of days his family of four will run out of food and,…
View More Amid Europe's lockdowns, no safety net for millions in black economy
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is struggling to hold the line against the coronavirus and is on the brink of crisis with medical experts particularly worried…
View More Japan 'on the brink' as it struggles to hold back coronavirus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commision proposed on Wednesday a new state-supported short-time work scheme to help people keep their jobs as the coronavirus epidemic…
View More EU proposes short-time work scheme to avoid lay-offs amid epidemic
Professor Anthony Costello claimed PHE has been slow to roll out testing and is not making the most of British lab capabilities. Health chiefs say the…
View More Coronavirus crisis: Health chiefs ‘must roll out mass testing’
Researchers found that three other coronaviruses followed a seasonal pattern in England, with transmission dying down from May. However, they warned there could be a resurgence…
View More Coronavirus: Hopes Covid-19 will stay true to type and die down in the summer months
The White House has issued a stark warning to Americans as officials projected the coronavirus pandemic could claim 100,000 to 240,000 lives, even if people…
View More Coronavirus map LIVE: ‘Prepare for 240,000 to die’ Dire warning as COVID-19 peak looms
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan remains on the brink of a state of emergency as the rate of coronavirus infections continues to increase in the country,…
View More Japan on brink of emergency as coronavirus spreads: government spokesperson
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – As many as 25 per cent of people infected with the new coronavirus may not show symptoms, the director of the…
View More Infected but feeling fine: The unwitting coronavirus spreaders
(Reuters) – Reports measuring U.S. economic activity are likely to be “very bad” and the unemployment rate could rise above 10% because of efforts to…
View More Fed's Mester says economic data could take a dark turn until virus is contained
All 101 calls are non-emergency calls to the police in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. In an emergency, you must ring 999, but non-emergencies…
View More 101 calls cost: How much do 101 non-essential calls cost?