How mass pilgrimage at Malaysian mosque became coronavirus hotspot
By A. Ananthalakshmi and Joseph Sipalan
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Worshippers slept in packed tents outside the golden-domed mosque, waking (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...)World
Under Europe’s virus lockdown, social media proves a lifeline
By Luke Baker
LONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of millions of Europeans are getting to grips with weeks of a massively (More…)
Senate weighs emergency coronavirus pandemic funds; Trump seeks $850 billion more
By David Shepardson and Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday prepared to weigh a multibillion-dollar emergency (More…)
‘Ticking time bombs’: U.S. jails raise alarm amid coronavirus outbreak
By Brendan Pierson and Jan Wolfe
(Reuters) – Comparing crowded U.S. jails to “ticking time bombs,” defense lawyers are urging (More…)
U.S. cities go quiet as officials step up coronavirus warnings
By Doina Chiacu and Maria Caspani
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The streets of major U.S. cities were eerily empty on (More…)
‘We are at war’: France imposes lockdown to combat virus
By Michel Rose and Richard Lough
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered stringent restrictions on people’s (More…)
Trump urges U.S. to halt most social activity in virus fight, warns of recession
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to halt most social (More…)
Coronavirus causes historic market drop, global scramble to contain ‘invisible enemy’
By Doina Chiacu and Guy Faulconbridge
(Reuters) – Coronavirus fears led to a historic drop in U.S. stocks, shut borders (More…)
Israel’s president tasks Netanyahu rival Gantz with forming government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz received an official mandate on Monday to try to form Israel’s next (More…)
Factbox: Retailers close stores around globe to curb coronavirus spread
Factbox: Retailers close stores around globe to curb coronavirus spread (Reuters) – Retailers have been closing stores around the globe (More…)
