Healthcare facilities under strain with daily records set for infections. Motorcyclists passing a mural promoting awareness of the Covid-19 outbreak in Jakarta. The country remains the worst hit in South-east Asia with the number of confirmed cases at 549,508 as … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is planning to extend restrictions on restaurants and hotels until Jan. 10, sources familiar with discussions between the federal government and 16 states said on Wednesday. Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding talks with regional governors on … Read More
“Revitalize the transatlantic partnership” The European Union will propose to the United States that it take advantage of an opportunity that appears “once in a generation” and to conclude a new global alliance. The detailed project seeks to bury the … Read More
In October, 2,153 Japanese people committed suicide – a number that exceeds the country’s total Covid-19 toll which stood at 2,087 for the entire year to date. Japan has witnessed a sharp surge in suicides, mostly among women, amid the … Read More
A June 2019 rally in Little Tokyo to oppose a Trump administration plan to use Fort Sill Army base in Oklahoma as a detention center for immigrant children and other immigrant detainees. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) President-elect Joe Biden … Read More
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to erode huge gains against much more devastating infections, I look for silver linings. All year, COVID-19 has commandeered the world’s attention. It is as if no other disease has ever been more important, more … Read More
A couple pass coronavirus advice and a Christmas tree in Covent Garden in London on Monday. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced non-essential shops in all parts of England will be allowed to reopen when lockdown ends Wednesday. Photo by … Read More
Investors look at screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai SYDNEY (Reuters) – World shares paused to assess a record-busting month on Monday as the prospect of a vaccine-driven economic recovery next year and yet more free … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of COVID-19 infections is still much too high in most German regions and people must do more to reduce their contacts to slow the spread of the disease, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will probably have to stick with measures to dampen the coronavirus pandemic into January, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, while her chief of staff suggested that restrictions might be needed until March. “Given the high … Read More