Global stocks jump on Fed support, easing second wave fears
TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares rallied and the dollar fell on Tuesday as risk appetite was bolstered by the…
Stocks rebound on Fed debt program, oil recovers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities rebounded on Monday after the Federal Reserve widened its program of…
Embraer to receive $600 million loan, partly backed by government, due to coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA is seen at the company’s headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos,…
World shares stem losses as fresh lockdown fears fade
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets bounced back on Friday as investors took in stride the U.S. Federal Reserve’s…
Asian stocks set to fall sharply as Wall Street tumbles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian equities are set to fall sharply on Friday after Wall Street stocks and oil tumbled…
India overtakes Italy’s coronavirus tally as lockdown easing looms
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as…
Russia reports 8,855 new coronavirus cases, 197 deaths in last 24 hours
A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves walks through a disinfection cabin placed at the entrance of the…
Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections
FILE PHOTO: Medical staff wearing protective suits take a rest at an emergency room amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak…
Poland reports daily jump in coronavirus cases, mostly among miners
WARSAW (Reuters) – A rapid growth of coronavirus infections among miners at Poland’s state-run coal producer JSW boosted the increase…
Mexico reports 3,593 new coronavirus cases, 341 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s health ministry on Saturday reported 3,593 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 341 additional…
China reports six new COVID-19 cases, five asymptomatic cases
FILE PHOTO: People visit a military theme park following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China…
Thailand reports eight new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
FILE PHOTO: A closed restaurant due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen next to the Chao Phraya river…
Shanghai Junshi Biosciences in human tests for coronavirus antibody drug
BEIJING (Reuters) – Shanghai Junshi Biosciences has started an early-stage study in China to test a potential antibody treatment against…
Russia reports 8,984 new coronavirus cases, 134 deaths in last 24 hours
People walk and ride bicycles along an embankment of the Moskva River on a warm summer day, after local authorities…
Indonesia reports 672 new coronavirus infections, 50 deaths
FILE PHOTO: Indonesia Muslims wearing protective face masks stand in line before taking part in Friday prayers, amid the spread…
Philippine coronavirus death toll rises to 1,003
A woman prays outside the gate of St. Peter Parish, as the church operates with limited capacity to prevent the…
Boeing takes Embraer to arbitration over failed aviation deal
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing logo is seen at the company’s facility in Everett, Washington, U.S. January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File…
China reports three new coronavirus cases after first day with none
FILE PHOTO: Volunteers in protective gear measure the body temperature of a man at the entrance of a residential compound…
Mexico reports 49,219 cases of coronavirus and 5,177 deaths
FILE PHOTO: A doctor talks to workers of the Central de Abastos, one of the world’s largest wholesale market complexes,…
China reports seven new coronavirus cases, up from five a day earlier
People wearing face masks are seen at Wuhan Railway Station, in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit the hardest by the…
In Mexico, one of world’s biggest food markets stirs unease about infections
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Every day, thousands of Mexicans crowd a massive food market that is a linchpin of the…
China reports eight new COVID-19 cases, up from four a day earlier
FILE PHOTO: Residents wearing face masks line up for nucleic acid testings at a residential compound in Wuhan, the Chinese…
UK’s COVID-19 death toll tops 38,000, worst in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll topped 38,000 as of early May, by far the worst yet…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China in retaliation for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Asia stocks set to rise as Wall Street jumps on lockdown easing hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks were set for gains on Tuesday after a strong Wall Street session as easing…
Volkswagen pushes back possible restart of operations in Mexico
FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen Tiguan cars are pictured in a production line at company’s assembly plant in Puebla, Mexico, July 10,…
Facebook to buy 10% stake in telco unit of India’s Reliance Industries for $5.7 billion
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) will buy a 10% stake in the digital business of India’s Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) for…
China reports 27 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 4,632 after data revisions
People wearing protective face masks leave work after office hours in Central Business District, as the spread of the new…
China crude oil runs hit 15-month low as virus cripples demand
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s daily crude oil throughput in March sank to a 15-month low with state refiners maintaining deep…
Russia’s Putin, Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed a planned OPEC+ reduction of…
Trump agrees to help Mexico meet global oil cut target
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would help Mexico contribute to global oil output…
Saudi, others resist Mexican plan to make small oil output cuts – sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and other oil producers in the OPEC+ group pushed back on Friday on a Mexican…
Saudi-Mexican clash halts record oil cut deal despite Trump pressure
MOSCOW/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Top oil nations struggled to finalise record output cuts at G20 talks on Friday to boost prices…
Tooth fairy in quarantine? Argentina makes exemption in coronavirus lockdown
FILE PHOTO: Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez looks on durring the session of the 138th legislative term at the National Congress…
Tunisia allocates $850 million to combat effects of coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: Tunisia’s Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh speaks during a handover ceremony in Tunis, Tunisia February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi…
Taiwan reports six new coronavirus cases in largest single-day rise, all imported
FILE PHOTO: A face mask is hanged on a desk divider, set up as a measure against the coronavirus disease…
Japan coronavirus infections rise to 1,484: NHK
A visitor wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), looks at cherry blossoms at…
Thailand reports 32 new coronavirus cases in biggest single-day rise
FILE PHOTO: A Buddhist monk check temperture of a visitor at Wat Pho temple as prevention after the coronavirus outbreak…
World closes borders, restricts travel to contain coronavirus spread
(Reuters) – Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict…
Beijing to send all travelers from abroad to central quarantine facility for 14 days
BEIJING (Reuters) – Anyone arriving to Beijing from abroad will be transferred directly to a central quarantine facility for 14…
Indonesia president to take coronavirus test as cases top 100
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday he would get tested for coronavirus, while some of his…
South Korea designates regions hit hardest by coronavirus as disaster zones
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Sunday reported 76 new coronavirus cases and three deaths, marking the first time in…
China tightens quarantine, airport checks as imported coronavirus cases tick up
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has tightened checks on international travelers at Beijing airport and said it will centrally quarantine all…
Malaysia virus tally hits highest in Southeast Asia due to mosque event
A customer wearing a protective mask, shops at a supermarket, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March…
Four more African nations confirm coronavirus, new controls put in place
KIGALI (Reuters) – Mauritania, Rwanda, Seychelles and Central African Republic confirmed their first coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing to 23…
Central American countries step up efforts to contain coronavirus
A worker sprays sanitizer at the Salvadoran Institute of Comprehensive Rehabilitation (ISRI) as El Salvador’s government has taken steadily stricter…
South Korea reports 76 new coronavirus cases, total 8,162: KCDC
FILE PHOTO: Medical workers head to a hospital facility to treat coronavirus patients amid the rise in confirmed cases of…
Mexican coronavirus tally increases to 41: health ministry
FILE PHOTO: Health workers place a capsule to treat patients infected with coronavirus (Covid19) into an ambulance outside the XE…
Mexico coronavirus fight gives students earlier, longer Easter vacations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – In Mexico 33 million students will head into earlier and longer Easter vacations at the end…
Israel to use anti-terror tech to counter coronavirus ‘invisible enemy’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel plans to use anti-terrorism tracking technology and a partial shutdown of its economy to minimize the…
China government spokesman says U.S. army might have brought virus to China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday that the U.S. military…
Coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries act, says Chinese adviser
BEIJING (Reuters) – The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilize to fight it, a senior…
Confirmed Dutch coronavirus infections rise 22% to 614: health authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands rose 22% to 614 on Thursday, health officials…
Bahrain accuses Iran of ‘biological aggression’, Gulf states try to curb coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain accused Iran on Thursday of “biological aggression” by covering up the spread of the coronavirus and…
‘Cancer does not wait’: Children’s medicine shortage stokes anger in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hermes Soto, who turned 5 on Monday, will not be celebrating his birthday with friends. Instead,…
China’s Hubei province reports 93 new coronavirus deaths
BEIJING (Reuters) – The number of deaths in China’s central Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak rose by 93 to…