The United Kingdom is going into lockdown for at least three weeks, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson enacted strict limits Monday that govern where people can go and when they...
March 23, 2020
The world's top health authority warned Monday that the coronavirus pandemic is picking up pace and will continue to spread further as the number of new cases being reported each...
March 23, 2020
On the same day Italy finally saw a dip in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, the U.K. was forced into a full lockdown with Europe still scrambling for...
March 23, 2020
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for an immediate global ceasefire to protect war-ravaged communities from the coronavirus pandemic. "It is time to put armed conflict on...
March 23, 2020
Colombian human rights activists have called for the release of some inmates from overcrowded prisons after weekend rioting linked to fears of the coronavirus left 23 prisoners dead and scores...
March 23, 2020
People are still testing positive for the new coronavirus in Wuhan four days after China said there have been no new cases at the epicenter of its outbreak, a local...
March 23, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a U.S. peace deal signed last month with the Taliban, a...
March 23, 2020
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said a postponement of Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if the games cannot be held in a complete way because of the coronavirus...
March 22, 2020
Recent restrictions on gatherings in France to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus have forced religious communities to adapt the way they express their faith. On a typical Sunday...
March 22, 2020
Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo said Sunday that he's infected with the coronavirus. The 79-year-old Domingo said in a post on his personal Facebook account Sunday that “I feel it...
March 22, 2020
Young German adults hold “corona parties" and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to go for a walk to skirt confinement orders. From France to Florida...
March 22, 2020
Young German adults hold “corona parties" and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to go for a walk to skirt confinement orders. From France to Florida...
March 22, 2020
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 America. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's comments come...
March 22, 2020
A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. A 15-year-old was reported in critical condition and others were injured, news outlets reported. The...
March 22, 2020
A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. A 15-year-old was killed and there were other injuries, media reported. The European seismological agency,...
March 22, 2020
Italy banned any movement inside the county in its latest attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak which has already killed almost 5,000. People will be restricted to the municipality where...
March 22, 2020
The U.K. warned it will impose tighter restrictions if Britons fail to follow government calls to stop nonessential travel and gatherings to curb the spread of the coronavirus. "This isn't...
March 22, 2020
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials have made it clear: There is no pill, vaccine or supplement that can cure or prevent the virus. But that...
March 22, 2020
Spain's Health Ministry on Sunday reported that the number of coronavirus infections has increased to 28,500 – a day-to-day increase of 3,500 – while deaths have reached 1,720. The number...
March 22, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday introduced tougher restrictions on people's freedom of movement to contain the spread of the coronavirus, before being told that she herself had to enter...
March 22, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom asked President Trump on Sunday for a declaration of a "major disaster" in California to help the state respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with mass care and...
March 22, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offering help fighting the coronavirus outbreak. The letter also included a plan for advancing ties between...
March 22, 2020
The Tokyo Olympics, set to start in July, looked to be in doubt as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated postponement may be unavoidable due to the coronavirus and Canada...
March 22, 2020
President Donald Trump approved a request Sunday from Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a major disaster in California to help the state respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with "mass care,"...
March 22, 2020
SEOUL, South Korea – As South Korea's coronavirus outbreak risked veering out of control, with infections rising thirty-fold in just 10 days last month, the country's health authorities got an...
March 22, 2020
India's move to lockdown much of the world's second-most populous country may not be enough to soften the impact of the coronavirus outbreak as thousands thronged key train stations before...
March 22, 2020
President Donald Trump sent a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seeking to maintain good relations and offering cooperation in fighting the viral pandemic, Kim's sister said...
March 21, 2020
Puerto Rico announced its first death related to COVID-19, saying a 68-year-old Italian woman who had been hospitalized since March 8 succumbed to the illness. In a statement, the Puerto...
March 21, 2020
The Olympic flame has arrived in Japan from Greece. Next comes the torch relay around the country, which is scheduled to start on Thursday cture in northern Japan. Organizers have...
March 21, 2020
Streets, squares and highways were deserted in large parts of the world Saturday as curfews and lockdowns multiplied in the face of a rapidly advancing virus that is severely straining...
March 21, 2020
Italy reported almost 800 new coronavirus deaths on Saturday with the outbreak showing no signs of abating despite ever stricter curfews being enforced nationwide. In its daily bulletin, the Civil...
March 21, 2020
In January, as Singapore racked up the highest numbers of coronavirus infections outside China, an alarmed Shasta Grant searched for flights back home to Indianapolis. The 44-year-old American writer, who...
March 21, 2020
The novel coronavirus outbreak in Spain, already among the harshest in the world, will continue to expand, with more cases and deaths over the next few days, Prime Minister Pedro...
March 21, 2020
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Hindus throng the northern Indian town of Ayodhya, the mythological birthplace of the god Ram, to mark the deity's birthday with recitals, chariot processions...
March 21, 2020
Chinese health authorities reported 46 new cases of the new coronavirus and six new deaths related to it over the past day, according to the most recent statistics released on...
March 21, 2020
TOKYO – Jack Ma, Asia's richest man, pledged 1.8 million face masks and 210 million coronavirus test kits to some of the continent's poorest nations, the latest step in an...
March 21, 2020
As the fight against a new virus shifts to Europe and beyond, China is supplying millions of masks and other desperately needed items to struggling governments, hoping to build political...
March 21, 2020
After weeks of insisting the island was open for tourism in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel announced Friday night that the country is shutting down...
March 20, 2020
The State Department has established a “repatriation task force” to try to bring back the thousands of U.S. citizens stranded abroad as international borders are being slammed shut to try...
March 20, 2020
Iran's leaders vowed to overcome the coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New Year on Friday, even as the Health Ministry announced 149 more fatalities, bringing the country's...
