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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – There were around 2,000 more deaths in the Netherlands in the first week of April than would normally be expected, its statistics office said on Friday, likely the result of the coronavirus outbreak. Figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) showed around 5,100 deaths registered in the country in the week ended April 5, compared to around 3,200 […]
Read moreThe Senate has twisted itself into knots over President Donald Trump’s new coronavirus aid request, as Democrats refused to rubber stamp his proposal for $250 billion more to boost small businesses, demanding modifications along with an additional $250 billion for health care providers and states. Republicans wouldn’t go along. The standoff Thursday doesn’t end the pursuit of more rescue funds, […]
Read moreISLAMABAD (Reuters) – For more than a thousand Pakistani students stranded in the Chinese province of Hubei a gruelling lockdown lifted this week, but they must now decide whether to try to return to their home country where cases of coronavirus are rising rapidly. Mir Hassan, a PhD computer architecture student in Wuhan, is desperate to get home to his […]
Read moreAmong the poorest communities in the Philippines farmers struggle to sell as the coronavirus restrictions continue. Farmers on the northern island of Luzon are facing supply-chain problems because of the partial lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic which has infected more than 4,000 people in the Philippines. Farmers say they are struggling to get agricultural machinery and sell their produce. As […]
Read morePeople around the world began celebrating Good Friday and Easter from the safety of their homes, as rare divisions surfaced in Japan over how to tackle the growing coronavirus outbreak there. Politicians and public health officials have warned that the hard-won gains against the pandemic must not be jeopardized by relaxing social distancing over the holiday weekend. Across Europe, where […]
Read morePARIS (Reuters) – Fifty crew members aboard France’s sole aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, have tested positive for the new coronavirus and parts of the ship have been put in lockdown, the armed forces ministry said on Friday. A ministry statement said that three sailors had been evacuated by air to a military hospital in Toulon, southern France, home […]
Read moreMOSCOW/PRAGUE (Reuters) – Russia has told the Czech Republic to hand over the statue of a prominent Soviet military commander that was dismantled in Prague last week despite Moscow’s protests, escalating a rancorous diplomatic dispute over the issue. The statue to Marshal Ivan Konev, who led Red Army forces during World War Two that drove Nazi troops from Czechoslovakia, is […]
Read moreLandmarks across America turned blue on Thursday night, in recognition of frontline workers battling coronavirus. Following in the footsteps of the UK #LightItBlue campaign, the US joined in a show of colour as a way to say thank-you to essential staff in the fight against COVID-19. More than 350 venues including Niagara Falls, the World Trade Center and Madison Square […]
Read moreOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Nowadays Rahinatou Diasso scolds her children when they wash with too much water. It has become a precious resource since Burkina Faso’s coronavirus curfew stopped those in poor areas from accessing communal fountains that only flow at night in the dry season. As a result, families like Diasso’s ration water and jostle in line to fill empty […]
Read moreThe COVID-19 crisis is bringing challenges for many people, and it’s especially a struggle when you’ve got 29 animals to feed. That’s what they’re facing these days at the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary, located 15 kilometers west of Cochrane, Alta., as staff care for 29 wolfdogs. It’s a non-profit rescue organization that relies for much of its funding on the paying […]
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