Worldwide athletes group calls to delay Olympics
A WORLDWIDE group representing Olympic
hopefuls is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus
pandemic is under control – a decision...
Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears
TOKYO – Tens of thousands of people
flocked to a cauldron with the Olympic flame in northeastern Japan over the
weekend despite concerns about the coronavirus...
Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory
DUBAI – Iran’s supreme leader refused
U.S. assistance Sunday to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded
conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by...
Global virus deaths surge past 13,000
NEARLY one billion people around the
world were confined to their homes on Sunday, as the coronavirus death toll
crossed 13,000 and factories were shut in...
Air Canada to lay off over 5-K flight attendants
AIR CANADA plans to temporarily lay off
more than 5,000 flight attendants due to the new coronavirus pandemic, their
union said Friday.
The layoffs would affect 3,600...
WHO: Young people ‘not Invincible’ to COVID-19
HUNDREDS of millions of people worldwide
kicked off the weekend under a coronavirus lockdown, as the global death toll
accelerated sharply and the World Health Organization...
US priest offers drive-thru confessions
WASHINGTON – The United States has long
loved its drive-ins and drive-throughs: for movies, fast food, pharmacies and
banking. Now the coronavirus pandemic has added a...
US polls: Sanders ‘assessing’ campaign after Biden rout
WASHINGTIN – Democratic presidential
candidate Bernie Sanders will "assess his campaign" after suffering
more losses to Joe Biden in Tuesday's primary contests.
Biden won in all three...
India activist arrested for selling cow urine to combat virus
NEW DELHI – An activist with India’s
ruling party has been arrested after a volunteer fell ill from drinking cow
urine at a party to combat...
China reports no new local virus cases
BEIJING – China on Thursday marked a
major milestone in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic as it recorded
zero domestic infections for the first time...