Coronavirus: Spain surpasses China COVID-19 cases as deaths rise to 7,340
Spain has become the third country to confirm more cases of coronavirus than China – as its number of deaths rose by 812 in a day to reach a total …
EU double recession warning: Bloc poised for second crash AFTER coronavirus crisis
As Europe is the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, countries across the EU have gone into lockdown – including some of the bloc’s biggest economies. This has brought economic activity …
RPT-GRAPHIC-Three months that shook global markets
(Repeats story from Sunday) By Marc Jones LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – How much damage has the coronavirus and the oil price collapse inflicted on global financial markets this year? …
India's COVID-19 lockdown hits HIV+ and chronic patients hard
HIV+ and other patients with critical conditions face problems in accessing health services amid strict lockdown. On the morning of March 26, the third day of lockdown in India’s capital …
Trump Said He Was the President of Manufacturing. Then Disaster Struck.
For a leader who has embraced the language of a wartime president, it is as if the Pentagon asked for missiles and bombers but wouldn’t say how many or where …
Opinion | The Psychological Trauma That Awaits Our Doctors and Nurses
Don’t underestimate the moral anguish of deciding who gets a ventilator. By Jennifer Senior Opinion columnist This is the moment to pray for the psychological welfare of our health care …
Polish presidential challenger urges boycott of May vote, halts campaign
WARSAW (Reuters) – The main Polish opposition candidate running for president called on Sunday for a boycott of the country’s May election due to the coronavirus and completely suspended her …
Pandemic speeds up iPhone makers' plans to exit China
Wistron Corp, one of Apple’s manufacturing partners, said last week that half its capacity could reside outside China within a year. The declaration underscores how the Asian assemblers that keep …
Coronavirus: France moves patients on high-speed trains to ease pressure on worst-hit hospitals
Thirty-six critically-ill coronavirus patients have been transferred across France in two high-speed trains. They were transported from eastern France, where hospitals risk becoming overwhelmed, to the Nouvelle-Acquitaine region in the …
UPDATE 1-South Africa announces tax relief for business hit by coronavirus
(Adds details, background) JOHANNESBURG, March 29 (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Treasury said on Sunday it was introducing a new tax subsidy of 500 rand ($28) per month for each …