COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD, March 21 (Reuters) – One prisoner died and three others were injured when fighting broke out on Saturday in a Sri Lankan jail over rumors of coronavirus, as governments across South Asia tightened restrictions on movement to try to stem infections. A worker cleans the hand railings at an empty shopping mall amid concerns
Month: March 2020
(Reuters) – Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: The ‘Tokyo 2020 Go’ aircraft transporting the Olympic Flame from Greece to Japan, arrives at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato OLYMPICS * The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch
(Reuters) – As cases ballooned in Europe, the new epicenter of the coronavirus, several countries imposed new restrictions to try to curb the spread. California and three other U.S. states directed tens of millions of people to stay at home. DEATHS, INFECTIONS * More than 274,800 people have been infected across the world and 11,389
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s office has tested positive for the coronavirus but neither President Donald Trump nor Pence have had close contact with the individual, Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller said in a statement on Friday. Miller said Pence’s office was notified on Friday evening about the positive
FILE PHOTO: Kenny Rogers poses backstage after accepting the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement award at the 47th Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee November 6, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Henderson (Reuters) – Grammy-winning country singer Kenny Rogers died late on Friday night at the age of 81, his family said on Saturday. The American singer “passed
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Saturday it launched a United States-focused website with information about coronavirus guidance and testing, as the country works on slowing the spread of the highly contagious virus.
Three mushers from the Iditarod dog sled race are rescued by an aircrew of an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter about 25 miles east of Nome, Alaska March 20, 2020. Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner won the race on March 18. Alaska National Guard/Handout via REUTERS. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Three contestants mushing
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s campaign in February spent less than one-third the amount spent by rival Democrat Bernie Sanders, according to disclosures by the campaigns filed on Friday. Democratic U.S. presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders stand together at the start of 11th Democratic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Negotiations on a possible $1 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus bill were moving ahead, but agreement by a deadline at midnight on Friday deal was becoming elusive with several major issues dividing congressional Republicans and Democrats, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said. Speaking to reporters as a night negotiating session was due to
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) will cancel CEO pay, suspend its dividend and extend a pause on share buybacks, the U.S. planemaker said on Friday, as companies eager for government aid to curb fallout from the coronavirus face pressure to cut payouts to investors. FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is displayed on a screen,
FILE PHOTO: Pat Toomey (R-PA) questions David Marcus, head of Facebook’s Calibra (digital wallet service), during testimony before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “Examining Facebook’s Proposed Digital Currency and Data Privacy Considerations” on Capitol hill in Washington, U.S., July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey
(Reuters) – Four Democratic U.S. senators on Friday expressed concern in a letter to Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Jeff Bezos that the world’s largest online retailer has not given enough support to warehouse staff during the coronavirus outbreak, according to a copy of the message seen by Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Founder, Chairman, CEO and
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Members of the Bagby family have operated movie theaters in small U.S. towns for four generations. With the coronavirus outbreak forcing their 400 screens to go dark indefinitely, some of them worry that run could come to an end. FILE PHOTO: A man cycles past a shuttered movie theater in Times
FILE PHOTO: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a protest outside the EU Council as EU environment ministers meet in Brussels, Belgium, March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – They walked out of class to fight climate change. Now, as coronavirus shuts schools around the world, they’re starting their own. Fridays
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively closed down the United Kingdom on Friday, ordering pubs, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and gyms to shut their doors in a bid to slow down the accelerating spread of the coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news conference inside 10
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and California imposed tough new restrictions, limiting the activity of 60 million people in the two states to curb the spread of the coronavirus and ordering all non-essential workers to stay at home. In announcing Friday’s action, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pleaded for more medical personnel and
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