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After Coronavirus Briefings, Sens. Richard Burr, Kelly Loeffler Dumped Stocks

Sen. Burr has since called for the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate the matter, in hopes of squashing allegations of misconduct. In making his defense, ...

Coronavirus: Sharp rise in Italy death toll

The worldwide toll crept towards 10,000 as the total number of infections topped 220,000, including almost 85,000 people who have recovered. Meanwhile, at lea...

Coronavirus: 56 New Zealanders being contacted after coronavirus on cruise ship

After being blocked from docking in the Caribbean island of Antigua, the ship unloaded four sick travellers at Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on March 15, b...

Coronavirus: Schools to close across United Kingdom as cases jump

The country has closed all public and private educational institutions, marriage halls, cultural centres, cinemas, and cancelled all sports activities and offic...

London tube stations to close, United Kingdom military on 'standby'

The virus's spread in the city is weeks ahead of other parts of the country, and on Wednesday night, Prime Minister Johnson would not rule out enforcing a cur...

West Remains Obsessed With Russophobia Even Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The European Union has accused pro-Kremlin media of actively spreading disinformation about the coronavirus in order to aggravate the crisis by undermine trust ...

Italy leads in coronavirus deaths

More than 10,000 people have now died in a coronavirus pandemic that has swept from China throughout the world, forcing the confinement of tens of millions in t...

Trudeau reaches out to airlines for help bringing Canadians stranded overseas home

The airline also intends to continue serving all provinces and territories of Canada after that date, although with a reduced network. In response to the ra...

New York COVID-19 Cases Pass 4000 Mark, Gov. Cuomo Says

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Friday ordered all non-essential businesses in NY to close their offices and let 100% of their workforce stay home in an attempt to stop the...

US Could Announce Mexico Border Travel Restrictions

The top U.S. diplomat said on Twitter that he was working closely with his Mexican counterpart "on travel restrictions that balance protecting our citizens fr...

Asia now faces imported virus threat from the West

The cases involve travel to over a dozen countries, including Singapore, the Philippines, Austria, Portugal, United Kingdom , Canada and the United States . A...

Biden closes in on democratic nomination as virus crisis intrudes

This week, presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard chose to end her campaign and endorsed Biden. Biden is confident enough in his position, campaign co-chairma...

Park City School District Teachers And Staff Will Work Remotely

Meals have been provided free to all students in the district who are 18 and under. A student must be present to receive a meal, and student names will need t...

Trudeau promises $82B in economic supports in COVID-19 fight

Thursday's updates follow Trudeau's $82B financial aid package announcement yesterday, which included information on Employment Insurance, Emergency Care B...

Monaco’s Prince Albert II Contracts Coronavirus

Prince Albert of Monaco , the 62-year-old son of the late Grace Kelly and her husband Prince Rainier, was tested for the virus on Monday and received the result...

`Wartime president` Trump invokes Defense Production Act to fight coronavirus

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the transfer of cash is part of its massive 1 trillion dollar stimulus package. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif....

Beijing hit by record imported coronavirus cases, but zero local China transmissions

According to the National Health Commission , on Wednesday 34 new cases were recorded in the country, recorded from people who recently returnt from overseas...

Coronavirus Shows Signs of Slowing in China

A man carries a toddler on his shoulders on a street in Beijing on Wednesday. Passengers register their information at the New China International Exhib...

At least 13 USA journalists facing expulsion from China

The number of affected journalists at the three papers - the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post - is at least 13 and could be...

Scott Morrison closes Australia’s borders: Non-residents banned from entering

This follows an existing order to keep indoor gatherings to 100 people or fewer. Morrison said the government was working to keep some flights open, as national...

Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury Released From Prison in Beirut

In two very different cases, Iran transferred a United States veteran who had apparently gone to the rival nation to see a woman he met online, while Lebanon ha...

Wuhan reported no new coronavirus cases today for the first time

If no new case is reported for 14 consecutive days, the lockdown could gradually be lifted, the China Daily newspaper said, citing an epidemiologist. Since ...

VCU classes to remain online until end of semester, spring commencement canceled

As May commencement approaches, Fenves said the administration will determine whether public ceremonies are appropriate upon assessing the public health situa...

Iran warns coronavirus could kill 'millions' inside its borders

The Trump administration is aggressively pushing back against these claims, citing current sanctions exceptions for critical medication and humanitarian supplie...

Mayor de Blasio: New York City May Shelter in Place

Commuters walk in a near-empty Grand Central Station Terminal on Monday morning in New York City. As New York deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, de Blasio beli...

Second coronavirus-related death confirmed in Ontario

The Ministry of Health has identified 43 new cases since yesterday. Testing confirmed COVID-19 after his death, bring the provincial death toll to two. Public...

Some 60,000 California homeless could get coronavirus in coming weeks: governor

Newsom also warned that roughly 56% of people in the nation's most populous state could contract the virus. Such numbers would require almost 20,000 more hospi...

Coronavirus crisis: Australia records seventh COVID-19 death

The Australian death toll from coronavirus has risen to seven after an 81-year-old woman died in hospital last night, following a record surge in new cases. "Wh...

Janta Curfew to beat Coronavirus: PM Modi urges Indians to be home

The Prime Minister appealed to people to exercise " Janata Curfew " on Sunday, March 22, from 7am to 9pm. "Even World War I and II did not affect as many coun...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand endorses Joe Biden for president

Gabbard said that, despite their political differences, Biden is the best choice to unite the country. Given Biden's solid lead in national opinion polls amon...

Trump Administration Considers Turning Back Illegal Border Crossers During Coronavirus Crisis

The officials said its authority relies on a law that gives the president authority to deny entry to people or to reject cargo if the Surgeon General determines...

State Department warns Americans not to travel overseas amid coronavirus pandemic

Embassy in South Korea said in a statement. The agency last week raised the alert to "Level 3: reconsider travel" over the pandemic . The virus has infecte...

Test 'every suspected case' of COVID-19

As of Monday, the global Covid-19 death toll stands at over 6,700. World Health Organization experts said if healthcare facilities were at risk of being overw...

The wave of coronavirus cases is shutting down Florida beaches

Maybe you saw the CBS video of a Florida springbreaker saying: "If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I'm not going to let it stop me from ...

Nelson County distillery making hand sanitizer

Conlon estimated that they have sold upwards of 4,000 bottles to provide a boost in the local fight against infection. "Using our facilities to produce hand san...