Special Report: U.S. school closures dramatically shrinking public education, Reuters finds

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jennifer Panditaratne’s third-grade daughter had been seeing a reading specialist once a week before her Florida school closed abruptly in March due to the novel coronavirus.

'Carmen' and coronavirus don't match: NYC's Met Opera closed till Dec 31

NYC's Met, one of the world's leading opera houses, to extend its closure due to the pandemic.

BToto warns MCO to impact June quarter results, assumes business to resume June 10

KUALA LUMPUR: Number forecast operator (NFO) Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd is preparing to restart its operations as soon as possible as the temporary closure of its businesses due to the Covid-19 pandemic takes a huge toll on its financial performance.

Thais return to temples in traditional garb - and masks

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand (Reuters) - Thais are starting to visit temples again as the mostly Buddhist country emerges from a coronavirus lockdown, although visitors are taking precautions such as wearing masks and getting temperature checks before entering the grounds.

Emergency digital library sued over ‘brazen’ copyright violations

Four major publishing houses on June 1 sued the Internet Archive alleging that its “national emergency library” allowing locked-down readers free access to digital books was “brazenly” violating copyright laws.

The learning curb: We need to collectively bridge the digital divide

With masks and thermometers Bilbao's Guggenheim welcomes back visitors

BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) - Two dozen visitors queued to get their temperatures taken at the entrance to Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum on Monday as it became the first of Spain's major cultural centres to reopen its doors after a long lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Minnesota trucker who drove through protesters was 'frustrated,' governor says

(Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said a truck driver who drove through marchers on a Minneapolis highway on Sunday appeared to do so unintentionally and was "frustrated" at the road closure for the protest over George Floyd's death.

Manila comes back to life amid virus threat

Millions returned to work in the Philippine capital as one of the world’s strictest and longest coronavirus lockdowns was eased to help resuscitate an economy that has been battered by the closure.

Australia’s stalled migrant boom derails golden economic run

SYDNEY: Australia’s three decades of uninterrupted prosperity are coming to an abrupt end, as the global coronavirus pandemic crashes one of its most lucrative sources of income – immigration