Mild Now, Wild Later? UK Prepares For Severe Virus Spread
LONDON (AP) — British authorities laid out plans Tuesday to confront a COVID-19 epidemic, saying that the new coronavirus could spread within weeks from a few dozen confirmed cases...
Trump Says He Spoke To Taliban Leader, Had ‘Good Talk’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he spoke Tuesday with the leader of the Taliban, days after the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement that calls for the w...
Why Hand-Washing Really Is as Important as Doctors Say
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION-AP) - As the threat from the coronavirus grows, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health officials are stressing the impor...
Australian Associated Press to Shut Down After 85 Years
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The national news agency Australian Associated Press said Tuesday it will close in late June, its 85 years in business vanquished by a decline in subscri...
Why Public Health Officials Sound More Worried About the Coronavirus Than the Seasonal Flu
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION-AP) - The spread of the new coronavirus, which has infected over 80,000 people worldwide and resulted in the death of more than 3,000, has raised alarms ...
Iran Orders Troops to Fight Coronavirus Outbreak as 77 Dead
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader put the Islamic Republic's armed forces on alert Tuesday to assist health officials in combating the outbreak of the new coronavirus — the...
Schools Close in French, German Virus Cluster Zones
PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of students in virus cluster zones are home from school in France on Tuesday, with a smaller number in Germany and Poland facing quarantines or days ...
Factories Expand Despite Virus, Though Deliveries Slow
WASHINGTON (AP) — American factories expanded in February for the second straight month, despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The winning streak, however, may pr...
World Economy May Shrink Because Of Virus, Watchdog Says
PARIS (AP) — A global agency says the spreading new virus could make the world economy shrink this quarter for the first time since the international financial crisis more than a d...
The Vatican Unseals Secret Archive On Holocaust-Era Pope Pius XII
ROME (JTA) — The Vatican unsealed its secret archive relating to the controversial Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII.
Critics accuse Pius of having turned a blind eye to Jewish suffer...
New Virus Hits Mideast Airlines With $100m Loss, Group Says
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Major travel disruptions due to the new coronavirus have already caused the equivalent of a roughly $100 million loss to airlines in the Midd...
South’s Military: North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into its eastern sea on Monday as it begins to resume weapons demonstrations after a months-long hiatus tha...
Pentagon Sees Taliban Deal As Allowing Fuller Focus On China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's peace deal with the Taliban opens the door for an initial American troop withdrawal that Defense Secretary Mark Esper sees as a step to...
US Advisory Warns Americans Not Travel To 2 Italian Regions
MILAN (AP) — A new U.S. government advisory on Sunday urged Americans not to travel to two Italian regions hardest hit by a new virus, raising the level of warning for the Lombard ...
Israeli Researchers Claim Breakthrough In Developing Vaccine Against Coronavirus
KIRYAT SHMONA (VINnews) — Israeli researchers claim to have made a major breakthrough in the search for a vaccine against coronavirus and they maintain that the vaccine could be re...
Virus’ Effect On World Economy Grows More Alarming
TOKYO (AP) — Concerns about the coronavirus outbreak's threat to the world economy grew Saturday as authorities in the U.S. reported its first domestic death from the virus and Pre...
US Ups Travel Restrictions As Trump Says More Cases ‘Likely’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to reassure the American public, President Donald Trump said Saturday there was "no reason to panic" as the new coronavirus claimed its first victim insid...
New Virus: Over 85,000 Infected Globally, Over 2,900 Deaths
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 85,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to...
US And Taliban Sign Deal Aimed At Ending War In Afghanistan
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Acknowledging a military stalemate after nearly two decades of conflict, the United States on Saturday signed a peace agreement with the Taliban that is aimed at...
New York Jewish Firefighter Sues Boss For Alleged Anti-Semitic Discrimination
New York (JTA) - A Jewish firefighter from New York has sued his ex-boss allegedly for using anti-Semitic language against him in the work environment.
Jonathan Cummings alleges...