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Mourners make Prague’s Old Town Square into somber memorial for coronavirus victims

By Jiri Skacel

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Prague residents laying flowers, scribbling names or mourning quietly have turned the Czech capital’s (More…)

Hungary to reopen only once past 25% vaccination milestone

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A record rise in coronavirus infections and deaths keeps Hungary from loosening lockdown measures, Prime Minister Viktor (More…)

Canada needs stricter health measures to counter rapid spread of COVID-19 variants – officials

By Steve Scherer and Julie Gordon

OTTAWA (Reuters) – COVID-19 variant cases are increasing rapidly in several parts of Canada (More…)

‘No light at the end of the tunnel’ – The COVID-19 battle in one French hospital

By Pascal ROSSIGNOL

CAMBRAI, France (Reuters) – Anesthetist Caroline Tesse cannot say whether the third wave of COVID-19 infections sweeping (More…)

After 114 days in ICU, Catalan COVID-19 patient soaks up seaside sunshine

By Luis Felipe Castilleja and Nacho Doce

MADRID (Reuters) – Medical staff rolled Joan Soler Sendra, 63, across the street (More…)

Egypt train crash kills 32 people, injures scores

CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 32 people were killed and 165 injured when two trains collided in central Egypt on (More…)

GSK and Vir seek emergency use of COVID-19 therapy in United States

(Reuters) -GSK and Vir Biotechnology have filed an application to U.S. regulators for emergency use authorization of their antibody therapy (More…)

New York City deploying Asian undercover force to combat hate crimes

By Barbara Goldberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City plans to deploy an all-Asian undercover police team and expand (More…)

U.S. Congress approves extension of small business Paycheck Protection Program

By Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday agreed to extend the coronavirus pandemic (More…)

EU export restrictions on COVID shots would be ‘lose-lose’ situation: Pfizer executive

By John Miller

ZURICH (Reuters) – European Union export restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines would result in a ‘lose-lose’ situation for (More…)