Decision time: quarantine spells dilemma for domestic workers in Latin America
When the Chilean government announced a total quarantine last week for the wealthy eastern areas of capital Santiago where cases of coronavirus were most prevalent,...
India and Pakistan crack down on Muslim group emerging as COVID-19 cluster
India and Pakistan sealed off centers belonging to a Muslim missionary group on Tuesday and began investigating how many coronavirus cases were linked to its...
In policy shift, U.S. offers to lift Venezuela sanctions for power-sharing deal
The Trump administration on Tuesday offered to begin lifting Venezuela sanctions if the opposition and members of President Nicolas Maduro’s Socialist Party form an interim...
Doctor who showed Putin round hospital tests positive
A doctor who showed Putin around a coronavirus hospital last week has tested positive for the virus. Lucy Fielder reports....
Indonesia’s coronavirus drone spray criticised by health experts
Authorities in Indonesia are using drones and fire engines to spray disinfectant in the street in a bid to tackle coronavirus, against the advice of...
Special Report: The Mask Middlemen – How pop-up brokers seek big paydays in a frenzied market
Brian Kolfage, a Florida military veteran, recently convinced Americans to donate millions of dollars for a privately built wall on the U.S. southern border. Now...
‘It’s just impossible’: tracing contacts takes backseat as virus spreads
Faced with more than 70 cases of the novel coronavirus and a deadly outbreak in an assisted living community in his town, Ed Briggs is...
Fed will do ‘whatever it takes’ to help U.S. economy likely in recession, Daly says
The Federal Reserve is ready to do more to help a U.S. economy ground to a sudden halt as businesses shutter and people stay home...
Amid criticism, Macron vows to raise medical gear output to tackle coronavirus
President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday to make France self-sufficient in protective masks by year-end and learn lessons from the coronavirus emergency, firing back at...
France to transfer critical coronavirus patients by train to ease hospital pressure
Thirty-eight critically ill coronavirus patients will be transferred by high-speed train from the Paris area to less overwhelmed regions on Wednesday to ease pressure on...
