Venezuela

A woman gave birth to her baby on the sidewalk in northern Venezuela on Sunday while waiting for potential transportation to a hospital that never arrived. Since the implementation of a coronavirus quarantine in Venezuela on March 16, a preexisting fuel shortage throughout the country has worsened, causing a transportation scarcity.…

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A senior doctor in Russia plunged 50 ft from her office window during a conference call when she was told her hospital would be forced to take in coronavirus patients, say reports. Dr Yelena Nepomnyashchaya, 47, a mother of two, had objected to the move because of an 'acute shortage' of personal protection equipment…

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(Reuters) - The magnitude of how damaged the energy industry is came into full view on April 20 when the benchmark price of U.S. oil futures, which had never dropped below $10 a barrel in its nearly 40-year history, plunged to a previously unthinkable minus $38 a barrel. FILE PHOTO:…

Disinfectants are hazardous substances and can be poisonous if ingested Show more US President Donald Trump has been lambasted by the medical community after suggesting research into whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body. Another of his officials said sunlight and disinfectant were known to kill…

The idea of a negative price for any commodity is outlandish, implying the seller is prepared to pay a buyer. But for oil, the largest commodity market in the world, the basic fuel of modernity, to be trading at negative prices is nothing short of mind-boggling. In the early afternoon…

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the House of Commons.House of Commons/PA Wire/PA ImagesLatest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 12 May UK job retention scheme for workers extended until October The UK’s job retention scheme, which pays 80…

With COVID-19 figures slowly receding, Germany is limping back to some kind of normalcy. Auto and bike shops, book dealers, barbers and most shops less than 800 m2 can now re-open (with customers 5 ft apart). Bigger shops and department stores are squabbling: “Why not us?” So are churches, mosques…

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Commuters wearing cloth masks on London BridgeTOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty ImagesLatest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 13 May UK economy shrank 2 per cent in the first three months of 2020 UK GDP fell by 2…