US Navy evacuates virus-hit aircraft carrier Roosevelt
WASHINGTON – The United States Navy is
evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS
Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a...
Germany turns to app to track virus spread
BERLIN – Personal data protection is a
thorny subject in privacy-loving Germany, but the country is nevertheless
considering using a smartphone app to help manage the...
Megxit: Harry, Meghan formally quit royal life
LONDON – Prince Harry and his wife
Meghan formally step down as senior members of the British royal family on
Tuesday, as they start a controversial...
Thailand’s tourist elephants face crisis
BANGKOK – Underfed and chained up for
endless hours, many elephants working in Thailand's tourism sector may starve,
be sold to zoos or be shifted into...
Air Canada to temporarily lay off half its workforce
OTTAWA – Air Canada announced Monday it
would temporarily lay off nearly half of its employees and reduce activity by
up to 90 percent in the...
Italy’s ‘very long’ lockdown to only end gradually
ROME – Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's
government prepared Italians for a "very long" lockdown Sunday that would
only be lifted gradually despite its economic hardship and...
Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back for US
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on
Sunday abandoned his timetable for life returning to normal in the United
States, extending emergency coronavirus restrictions for another month,...
Mali votes despite virus, security fears
BAMAKO – Malians voted in a long-delayed
parliamentary election on Sunday, barely a day after the country recorded its
first coronavirus death and with the leading...
China virus epicenter eases travel restrictions
BEIJING – The Chinese city of 11 million
people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic
partly reopened on Saturday after more...
‘Corona criminals’ prey on Europe’s virus fears
PARIS – From trafficking dodgy surgical
masks to peddling counterfeit medicines and running internet scams, criminals
are finding ways to profit from the coronavirus crisis, European...