UNITED NATIONS (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic threatens Africa’s progress and could push millions into extreme poverty. The UN chief said in a video...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police raided a clandestine hospital and drugstore that were secretly treating Chinese citizens suspected of being infected with the coronavirus, police officials said Wednesday. Two people were arrested...
LONDON (AP) — Cambridge has become the first university in Britain to cancel all face-to-face lectures for the 2020-21 academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic, after 800 years of welcoming students to its cloisters, quadrangles and...
TORONTO (AP): Canada and the US have agreed to extend their agreement to keep border closed to non-essential travel to June 21 during the coronavirus pandemic. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the border is a source of...
LONDON (AP): Unemployment claims in Britain jumped by a record amount in April to their highest level since the 1990s, underscoring the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the economy despite government programs to keep workers on payrolls....
MOSCOW (AP): Russia’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Moscow has scaled down its military drills amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sergey Lavrov said that the Russian military also has decided not to conduct any war games near the country’s borders...
MIAMI (AP) — AT&T said Tuesday it will immediately ditch Venezuela’s pay TV market as US sanctions prohibit its DirecTV platform from broadcasting channels that it is required to carry by the socialist administration of Nicol...
KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) — The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month, a new study found. But with life and heat-trapping gas levels inching back toward normal, the brief pollution...
Tropical Storm Arthur moved further out to sea Tuesday and was expected to dissipate into a depression before dumping heavy rain on Bermuda later in the week. The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season sent rain over North Carolina...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — More than 11 million people have been tested in the United States for COVID-19, all with the assurance that their private medical information would remain protected and undisclosed. Yet, public officials in at...
LONDON (AP) — Unemployment claims in Britain jumped by a record amount in April to their highest level since the 1990s, underscoring the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the economy despite government programs to keep workers on...
LONDON (AP) — Health experts say United States President Donald Trump’s increasing attacks on the World Health Organization for its handling of the coronavirus demonstrate a profound misunderstanding of the United Nation ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP): Flooding in central Somalia has affected nearly one million people, displacing about 400,000 people, the United Nations said Monday, warning of possible disease outbreaks because of crowding where the displaced are seeking...
PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): Haiti has recorded nearly 100 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) during the past 24 hours, as the number of cases in the French-speaking Caribbean Community country jumped to 456. The Ministry of Public Health said that the...
BASSETERRE, May 18 (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris Monday named June 5 as the date for fresh general elections in St Kitts-Nevis. In a radio and television broadcast, Harris said Nomination Day will be on May 27. “Election is important and...
GENEVA (AP): The World Health Organization (WHO) bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus, which has been clouded by finger-pointing...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the new coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research...
MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (AP) — Tropical Storm Arthur began moving away from the North Carolina coast Monday after dumping heavy rain as forecasters warned that the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season could also bring life...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — European airlines are planning for a return to the skies this summer after being grounded almost completely for weeks over the coronavirus pandemic. The outlook, however, remains uncertain, with companies...
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus, which has been clouded by finger-pointing...
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Ten more Guatemalans deported from the United States last week have tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return. A Guatemalan health official who was not authorised to discuss the information publicly and requested...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Preston’s new face mask is emblazoned with the stars and stripes of the U.S. flag. While protecting him from the coronavirus, it would normally also put him in danger in Manenberg, one of a number of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US government agency that processes citizenship applications and work visas is running out of money because of the COVID-19 pandemic and says it needs to raise its fees and receive emergency funding from Congress to stay...
GENEVA (AP) — China will provide $2 billion over two years to fight the coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout from it, President Xi Jinping said Monday, rallying around the World Health Organization even as the United States has...
NEW YORK (AP): On a weekend when many pandemic-weary people emerged from weeks of lockdown, leaders in the United States (US) and Europe weighed the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a vaccine could take years to...
