As scientists and pharmaceutical companies work at breakneck speed to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, public health officials and senior U.S. lawmakers are sounding alarms about the Trump administration’s lack of planning for its nationwide distribution. The federal...

The dollar extended its dramatic fall Friday, putting it on course for its biggest monthly drop in a decade as investors fretted that a rebound in the US economy would be derailed by the struggle to stem the coronavirus epidemic. Weakness in the US currency propelled the euro higher, with...

Syria’s health ministry on Friday has announced 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases, topping the total of infections to 757.   At least 43 people have died of COVID-19 in the war-torn country but experts doubt that the number is accurate, saying Syria is seen at high risk from the...

Millions of households in Manchester and nearby parts of northern England woke up to new lockdown rules Friday, hastily imposed following concerns over a spike in regional coronavirus infections. Under the measures, people from different households in the affected areas are banned from...