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Stocking up and staying in: New Yorkers adapt to coronavirus
World
March 15, 2020
Stocking up and staying in: New Yorkers adapt to coronavirus
They were stocking up, switching dinners out for home cooking, and wondering what else they may soon have to go…
US, Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy
World
March 15, 2020
US, Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy
The United States and Germany are vying to produce an exclusive vaccine against the coronavirus which is being developed in…
Spain, France impose tight controls as global infections pass 150,000
World
March 15, 2020
Spain, France impose tight controls as global infections pass 150,000
France and Spain became the latest European nations to impose lockdowns, while Australia joined New Zealand in ordering self-isolation for…
Trump tests negative for coronavirus: White House physician
World
March 15, 2020
Trump tests negative for coronavirus: White House physician
US President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the White House physician said Saturday. Trump submitted to…
US-China trade truce at risk as virus hits global economy
World
March 15, 2020
US-China trade truce at risk as virus hits global economy
A hard-won trade war truce between the US and China is at risk as the coronavirus pandemic rocks the global…
Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year
Middle East
March 15, 2020
Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year
Syria’s brutal conflict enters its 10th year Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime consolidating its hold over a war-wracked country…
Some Rome churches reopen after angry pope steps in
World
March 14, 2020
Some Rome churches reopen after angry pope steps in
Some of Rome’s Catholic churches reopened Friday after Pope Francis voiced displeasure with the Italian authorities’ push to shut them…
S. Korean nurses’ bandages become badges of honour
World
March 14, 2020
S. Korean nurses’ bandages become badges of honour
Across their foreheads, cheeks and noses, the nurses on the front line of South Korea’s struggle against the coronavirus outbreak…
Iran says virus kills another 97, pushing death toll to 611
Middle East
March 14, 2020
Iran says virus kills another 97, pushing death toll to 611
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Saturday the coronavirus outbreak has killed another 97 people, pushing the death toll in…
Trump declares state of emergency in coronavirus-paralysed US
World
March 14, 2020
Trump declares state of emergency in coronavirus-paralysed US
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday in what critics say was a long-delayed admission of the gravity of…