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Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader’s health
April 21, 2020
Seoul plays down report over N. Korean leader’s health
South Korea played down a report Tuesday that the North’s leader Kim Jong Un was being treated after surgery, as…
Spain coronavirus infection rate falling ‘a lot’ as cases top 200,000
April 20, 2020
Spain coronavirus infection rate falling ‘a lot’ as cases top 200,000
MADRID/Amorebieta, SPAIN (Reuters) — The spread of the new coronavirus in Spain seems to be slowing despite more than 200,000…
Harry and Meghan say they won’t cooperate with UK tabloids
April 20, 2020
Harry and Meghan say they won’t cooperate with UK tabloids
LONDON (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will no longer cooperate with several British tabloid…
Lockdown tensions grow as people seek to resume work or play
April 20, 2020
Lockdown tensions grow as people seek to resume work or play
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus is touching all levels of society and increasing tensions as governments start to ease restrictions…
Nations seek to ease nursing home loneliness yet keep safe
April 20, 2020
Nations seek to ease nursing home loneliness yet keep safe
HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes just wanted to do the humane thing. After so many frail…
India reports biggest one-day virus spike as lockdown eased
April 20, 2020
India reports biggest one-day virus spike as lockdown eased
NEW DELHI (AP) — India recorded its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases on Monday as the government eased one…
At least 16 killed in Canada’s worst-ever shooting rampage
April 20, 2020
At least 16 killed in Canada’s worst-ever shooting rampage
A gunman who drove a mock-up police car killed at least 16 people including a female constable in a shooting…
Central Park, the calm amid New York’s coronavirus storm
April 19, 2020
Central Park, the calm amid New York’s coronavirus storm
Gone are the softball games, horse-drawn carriages and hordes of tourists. In their place are pronounced birdsong, solitary walks and…
Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link
April 19, 2020
Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link
The director of a maximum-security laboratory in China’s coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims that it could be…
Hungry, jobless Americans turning to food banks to survive pandemic
April 19, 2020
Hungry, jobless Americans turning to food banks to survive pandemic
American families slammed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning more and more to food banks to get by, waiting hours…