India says lockdown has spared it from overwhelming number of coronavirus cases
The Indian government on Thursday claimed initial success in its fight against the coronavirus epidemic, saying it would have been hit with 820,000 cases by...
Italy government wins Senate confidence vote on decree to help virus-hit economy
The Italian government on Thursday won a confidence vote in the Senate on an emergency decree that lays out measures worth 25 billion euros ($28...
Spanish lockdown likely into May, though coronavirus deaths slow
Spain’s prime minister warned on Thursday that nationwide confinement would likely last until May even though he said the worst should soon be over and...
Turkey’s fight against coronavirus fails to heal divisions, opponents say
President Tayyip Erdogan has evoked Turkey’s war of independence in calls for unity against the coronavirus, but opposition parties say their exclusion from fund-raising efforts...
Neutral weather pattern likely to prevail through autumn: U.S. forecaster
El Niño-Southern Oscillation-neutral (ENSO) weather pattern is most likely to continue through this autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on...
White House to announce economic coronavirus task force soon, senior administration official says
The White House is expected to announce soon formation of a second coronavirus task force, this one devoted to getting the U.S. economy back going...
Dollar drops after Fed launches new loan program
The dollar dropped broadly on Thursday after the Federal Reserve rolled out a $2.3 trillion effort to bolster local governments and small and mid-sized businesses...
What to watch today: Dow futures go positive after Fed details $2.3 trillion in loan programs – CNBC
What to watch today: Dow futures go positive after Fed details $2.3 trillion in loan programs CNBC Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on COVID-19 and the...
250-year-old U.S. Easter tradition’s horns silenced by coronavirus pandemic
Every Easter Sunday for almost 250 years, residents of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have been awakened by small groups of musicians playing the hymn “Sleepers, Wake,”...
Global stocks jump on Fed stimulus, hopes pandemic is slowing
Global equity benchmarks gained on Thursday following signs that governments and central banks are taking additional steps to bolster their economies as measures to slow...