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France To Allow Up To 5,000 Fans To Watch Sport In Stadiums
Stadiums will re-open to fans in France from 11 July as the country continues to lift coronavirus restrictions.
Pro14 To Return In August With Derbies
The Pro14 will return from a five-month COVID-19 pandemic hiatus with derbies from 22 August.
North Korea blows up joint liaison office with South in Kaesong
The move comes just hours after the North renewed threats of military action at the Korean border.
The site was opened in 2018 to help the Koreas - officially in a state of war - to communicate. It had been empty since January due to…
Donations To Fight Virus, Injustice Could Sustain Charities
A recession is expected to curtail Americans’ generosity following a record year for charitable donations, but the recent wave of money dedicated to fighting the coronavirus and racial inequality in the U.S. is offering a beacon of hope for…
PAHO Director says preparations needed to combat effects of winter, hurricanes on COVID-19 response
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Carissa F. Etienne, said preparing for winter and hurricanes is critical to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the Americas.
Protests turn subdued after new charges in Floyd case
Demonstrations in cities across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but turned notably more subdued on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for George Floyd that kicks off a series of events to mourn the man whose…
Iran oil tanker reaches Venezuela amid US tension
The first of five Iranian oil tankers has entered Venezuela's waters carrying more than a million barrels of fuel.
Pakistan plane crashes near Karachi, all 107 killed
A passenger plane belonging to state-run Pakistan International Airlines crashed near the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, killing all 107 passengers and crew, the city’s mayor said.
Virus accelerates across Latin America, India, Pakistan
The coronavirus pandemic accelerated across Latin America, Russia and the Indian subcontinent on Friday even as curves flattened and reopening was underway in much of Europe, Asia and the United States.
Trump abruptly ends briefing after contentious exchanges
President Donald Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN.
UK’s Johnson lays out road map for easing virus lockdown
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday outlined a “conditional plan” for reopening British society in the coming months, including the possible return to school for some young children at the start of June, as well as some easing of…
‘We don’t know how it will end’: Hunger stalks amid virus
When all this started — when the coronavirus began stalking humanity like an animal hunting prey, when she and her husband lost their restaurant jobs overnight as the world shut down to hide, when she feared not being able to feed her…
UN report: Pandemic turning into a ‘child-rights crisis’
Children have so far largely escaped the most severe symptoms of COVID-19 but the social and economic impact “is potentially catastrophic for millions of children,” according to a U.N. report launched Thursday.
Nations, US states each chart their own path on reopening
A thinner-looking British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work Monday after a bout with the coronavirus and warned strongly against easing the country’s lockdown, even as other European countries and U.S. states began lifting…
Global Health Security—A Call for Taiwan’s Inclusion
The threat of emerging infectious diseases to global health and the economy, trade, and tourism has never abated. Pandemics can spread rapidly around the world because of the ease of international transportation. Among the most salient…