Virus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices
AP, Paris :Young German adults hold “corona parties” and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to go for a walk to...
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Virus concerns lead to ‘public’ meetings without the public
AP, Jefferson City :First, Oklahoma lawmakers excluded the public from the Capitol because of coronavirus concerns.Then with the public gone, lawmakers made an emergency change...
Netanyahu offers to step down next year in unity deal
AP, Jerusalem :Israel’s prime minister Saturday said he is ready to step down next year as part of a proposed power-sharing agreement with his chief...
N Korea says Trump’s letter offers anti-virus cooperation
AP, Seoul :President Donald Trump sent a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seeking to maintain good relations and offering cooperation in...
Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory
AP, Dubai :Iran’s supreme leader Sunday refused U.S. assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made...
WADA issues dope testing guidelines amid coronavirus pandemic
AFP, Montreal :The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued new guidelines on Friday to facilitate continued testing amid the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic.Noting that the...
Remains of missing Colorado boy found in Florida
AP, Colorado Springs :Human remains found in Florida are believed to be those of a Colorado boy reported missing in January by his stepmother, who...
Pentagon successfully tests unarmed hypersonic missile
The United States announced Friday it has successfully tested an unarmed prototype of a hypersonic missile, a nuclear-capable weapon that could accelerate the arms race...
UK govt to pay 80 pc workers’ wages in virus crisis: Rishi Sunak
PTI, London :Britain’s Indian-origin finance minister announced that the UK government would pay 80 per cent of wages for employees not working, up to 2,500...
Trump says US on top as virus outbreak shuts largest cities
AFP, New York :New York and Illinois followed California Friday in locking down to stem the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump declared the United...
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Cuba, Bolivia close borders, Brazil slashes growth expectationsAFP, MontevideoCuba and Bolivia announced on Friday they were closing their borders while Brazil drastically slashed its growth...
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Arabs urge Yemen’s Houthis to allow UN to assess oil tankerAP, United Nations Six Arab countries are urging the U.N. Security Council to exercise “maximum...