Latin America & Caribbean
Global recession forecast as countries mull lifting virus lockdowns
The coronavirus is poised to spark a bruising global recession not seen in a century, the IMF warned Tuesday, as countries considered ...US eyes virus ‘plateau’ as world weighs cautious reboot
Coronavirus deaths in the hard-hit United States were flat for a second consecutive day, with New York’s governor saying the “worst is ...Police collect nearly 800 bodies from Ecuador’s virus epicenter
Ecuador said police have removed almost 800 bodies in recent weeks from homes in Guayaquil, the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, ...World’s militaries face a new enemy in virus outbreak
The coronavirus pandemic has forced militaries and militias to adapt to an invisible enemy, even as traditional conflicts grind on. Armies have ...Global death toll passes 100,000
The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic passed 100,000 on Friday, and the United States was on the brink of surpassing ...Global virus death toll nears 100,000, but some signs of hope
Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that ...World faces new ‘Great Depression’ as virus toll mounts
World powers scrambled on Thursday to build a global response to the human tragedy and once-in-a-century economic collapse caused by the coronavirus ...Virus attacks global economy as Europe, US deaths mount
The coronavirus pandemic is battering the world’s major economies and could spiral into the deepest global recession in generations, experts warned Wednesday, ...Peru extends state of emergency to April 26
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra extended the country’s state of emergency declared to contain the novel coronavirus for two more weeks to April ...WHO urges virus unity after Trump attack
The World Health Organization on Wednesday pleaded for global unity in fighting the coronavirus, following US President Donald Trump’s stinging attack on ...














