EU shuts borders as virus deaths exceed Asia toll
PARIS – The European Union sealed off
its borders Wednesday to try to put the brakes on the ferocious spread of the
coronavirus pandemic, as the...
As world cowers, China glimpses virus aftermath
BEIJING – Restaurants are reopening,
traffic and factories are stirring, and in one of the clearest signs yet that
China is awakening from its coronavirus coma,...
White House postpones Spain visit due virus threat
WASHINGTON – The White House says it’s postponing an upcoming state visit by Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The...
Brazil’s biggest favela seeks foreigner ban on virus fear
RIO DE JANEIRO – Since the outbreak of
the new coronavirus, nations have begun imposing travel restrictions and
closing their borders to contain the pandemic’s spread....
Bomb attack in Thailand gov’t office hurts 20
BANGKOK – Bombers attacked a major
government office in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued far south as hundreds of
local officials and Muslim clerics met Tuesday to discuss fighting...
US, China trade barbs over coronavirus
FRANCE – A spat between the United
States and China over the novel coronavirus escalated on Tuesday as President
Donald Trump angered Beijing by referring to...
Hong Kong political rivals woo voters with free face masks
HONG KONG'S rival political camps have
embraced a new tactic to woo potential voters as the city hunkers down during
the coronavirus pandemic: free face masks.
Masks...
Tunisia herbalists cash in amid coronavirus fear
TUNIS – There is no known cure for the
new coronavirus, but in the medicinal herbs souq in Tunis, anxious Tunisians
are consulting with herbalists and...
Germany: Virus vaccine research ‘not for sale’
GERMANY's foreign minister said Monday
the rights to coronavirus vaccine research were not for sale, following reports
Donald Trump wanted the US to buy exclusive access...
More virus restrictions around the world placed
BARCELONA – Authorities around the world
turned to increasingly drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the new
coronavirus Sunday, with lockdowns, curfews and...