Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) – Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 54,000 fatalities, a Reuters (More…)
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Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
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The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake in 30 years, (More...)Health & Science
New York braces for COVID-19 onslaught as state’s dead nears 9/11 toll
By Maria Caspani and Nathan Layne
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state has recorded nearly 500 coronavirus-related deaths in (More…)
Special Report: How the COVID-19 lockdown will take its own toll on health
By M.B. Pell and Benjamin Lesser
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It’s the most dramatic government intervention into our lives since (More…)
Sweden’s liberal pandemic strategy questioned as Stockholm death toll mounts
By Johan Ahlander and Philip O’Connor
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A spike in novel coronavirus infections and deaths in Stockholm has (More…)
3M to make more face masks, ramp up imports to U.S. after Trump order
3M to make more face masks, ramp up imports to U.S. after Trump order (Reuters) – 3M Co said on (More…)
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:
Big data on lock-downs
Google data published (More…)
With over a million coronavirus cases, economic freefall looms
By Cate Cadell and Lisa Shumaker
BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 (More…)
U.S. direct payments likely to begin April 13: House panel
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans should start receiving direct deposit payments from the U.S. government around April 13 (More…)
Why is New Orleans’ coronavirus death rate nearly three times New York’s? Obesity is a factor
By Brad Brooks
(Reuters) – The coronavirus has been a far deadlier threat in New Orleans than the rest of (More…)
U.S. weekly jobless claims blow past 6 million mark
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits shot to a record high (More…)
