Americans warned against travel abroad; US death toll hits 200
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON – The United States has warned Americans to return home or stay abroad indefinitely, while Senate Republicans unveiled a $US1 trillion economic stimulus plan to provide funds directly…
Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact
HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan – A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece has arrived on Japan’s northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators,…
China reports record new coronavirus cases from abroad
BEIJING/SHANGHAI – China’s coronavirus infections from abroad has hit a new daily record while infected travellers reached an unprecedented number of Chinese provinces, pressuring authorities to hold the bar high…
India executes four men for brutal 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
NEW DELHI – India has hung four men who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a…
Argentina announces mandatory quarantine to curb coronavirus
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina will begin a mandatory quarantine, President Alberto Fernandez has announced, the South American nation’s latest measure to curb the spread of coronavirus. The quarantine, which restricts…
Italy passes China’s coronavirus death toll, prepares to extend lockdown
MILAN – Italy‘s death toll from coronavirus has overtaken that of China, where the virus first emerged, as hospitals say they are being overwhelmed and the government prepare to prolong emergency…
Harvey Weinstein moved to maximum security prison in upstate N.Y.
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been transferred to a maximum security prison in upstate New York to serve a 23-year sentence for sexual assault and rape. Weinstein, 67, was…
British schools to close as coronavirus crisis worsens
LONDON – Britain has ordered schools to shut down as the coronavirus crisis worsened on Wednesday, with panic buying forcing supermarkets to ration food and the pound plunging to its lowest…
India’s Taj Mahal closed; Mumbai orders offices to keep half of workers at home
MUMBAI – India has closed the Taj Mahal, its top tourist site, and the financial hub of Mumbai has ordered offices providing non-essential services to function at 50% staffing levels as efforts…
Olympics: Japan’s Abe says G7 supports ‘complete’ Games, polls back postponement
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that Group of Seven leaders had agreed to support a “complete” Olympics, but dodged questions about whether any of the leaders had brought…
