Local leaders resist Mexico president’s push for reopening
MEXICO CITY — Local governments across Mexico pushed back Monday against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s call to reopen the economy in some 300 townships that do not have active…
Moderna coronavirus vaccine: Early results from trial show participants developed antibodies against the virus
If future studies go well, the company’s vaccine could be available to the public as early as January, Dr. Tal Zaks, Moderna’s chief medical officer, told CNN. “This is absolutely…
Trump says he’s taking hydroxychlorquine. Dr. Sanjay Gupta says he shouldn’t
President Donald Trump claimed he is taking daily doses of hydroxychloroquine, a drug he’s long touted as a potential coronavirus cure even as medical experts question its efficacy and warn…
‘All my dreams are shattered’: coronavirus crushes Asia’s garment industry
YANGON/DHAKA/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Zarchi Lwin pawned her only two gold bangles for $140 when the owner of the Myanmar factory where she sewed winter coats for British retailer Next Plc…
U.S. auto industry to begin reopening plants in recovery from pandemic
(Reuters) – The U.S. auto industry is slowly returning to life, with vehicle assembly plants scheduled to reopen on Monday and suppliers gearing up in support as the sector that…
France coronavirus death toll rises to 28,108: ministry
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the banks of the river Seine after France began a gradual end to a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Paris,…
Beaches, parks busy as Europe heat wave and U.S. spring test new coronavirus rules
(Reuters) – Summer weather is enticing much of the world to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns as centers of the outbreak from New York to Italy and Spain gradually lift restrictions…
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, while waiting to be checked on suspicion of the coronavirus…
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 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Hubei province, China, May…
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 capital’s food supply, though it sits at the heart of…