UK coronavirus deaths rise by 27%, minister laments "shocking" toll
LONDON, April 1 ------ The number of deaths from coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose by 27% in the space of a day, according to new...
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- Apr 1, 2020
Canada effectively nationalizing private payrolls amid virus
TORONTO, April 1 ------ Canada announced Monday it is effectively nationalizing many private payrolls by offering businesses large and...
- Apr 1, 2020
U.S. offers to lift Venezuela sanctions for power-sharing deal, shifting policy
WASHINGTON, April 1 ------ The Trump administration on Tuesday offered to begin lifting Venezuela sanctions if the opposition and members...
- Apr 1, 2020
Ethiopia postpones August election due to coronavirus
ADDIS ABABA, April 1 ------ Ethiopia has postponed parliamentary elections scheduled for August due to the coronavirus outbreak, the...
- Mar 31, 2020
North Korea slams Pompeo and says will ‘walk our way’
March 31 ------ Nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday warned it could cut off dialogue with the United States, but Washington’s top...
- Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 death toll reaches more than 36,000 worldwide
PARIS, France, March 31 ------ The worldwide number of officially confirmed fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 36,674 on...
- Mar 31, 2020
Spain overtakes China in coronavirus infections
MADRID, March 31 ------ Spain overtook China in the number of those infected with coronavirus on Monday, as the government tightened...
- Mar 31, 2020
New York welcomes hospital ship as coronavirus accelerates
March 31 ------ A military hospital ship arrived in New York Monday as America’s coronavirus epicenter gears up for the peak of the...
- Mar 30, 2020
UAE opens drive-through coronavirus testing site
March 30 ------ The United Arab Emirates said it has launched a drive-through coronavirus testing facility as part of the Gulf state’s...
- Mar 30, 2020
Italy’s ‘very long’ lockdown to only end gradually
March 30 ------ Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s government prepared Italians for a “very long” lockdown Sunday that would only be lifted...
- Mar 30, 2020
Spain announces record 838 virus deaths in 24 hours
MADRID, Spain, March 30 ------ Spain confirmed another 838 deaths in 24 hours from coronavirus on Sunday, a new daily record bringing the...
- Mar 30, 2020
Polish presidential challenger urges boycott of May vote, halts campaign
WARSAW, March 30 ------ The main Polish opposition candidate running for president called on Sunday for a boycott of the country’s May...
- Mar 29, 2020
Virus death toll passes 20,000, three billion under lockdown
MADRID, Spain, March 29 ------ More than three billion people are living under lockdown measures as soaring death tolls in Europe and the...
- Mar 29, 2020
Beware of fake COVID-19 cyber cures warns EU medicines agency
March 29 ------ Europe's medicines agency Tuesday warned consumers not to buy any online medication claiming to be a treatment for...
- Mar 28, 2020
An online lifeline in Portugal for old ventilators amid coronavirus crisis
LISBON, March 28 ------ As hospitals struggle to cope with a shortage of life-saving ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, a group...
- Mar 28, 2020
Wuhan to lift travel restrictions on April 8
BEIJING, March 28 ------ Wuhan will open travel to outside the city on April 8, with other parts of Hubei province ending their lockdown...
- Mar 27, 2020
G20 leaders to inject $5 trillion into global economy in fight against coronavirus
RIYADH/WASHINGTON, March 27 ------ Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over $5 trillion into the...
- Mar 27, 2020
Senate passes $2 trillion bill for 'strange and evil' coronavirus crisis
WASHINGTON, March 27 ------ The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a $2 trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and...
- Mar 27, 2020
Canada objects to US plan to post troops at border
OTTAWA, Canada, March 27 ------ Canada opposes a plan by the United States to send troops to its northern frontier to catch border...
- Mar 27, 2020
Cuba blasts US ‘lies’ over virus medical help
March 27 ------ Cuba hit out at the United States on Thursday over a “campaign of discredit and lies” against the doctors it has sent...
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