Mar 24 Watch 4:30 What drove the ‘unprecedented’ postponement of the Tokyo Olympics Olympic history was made Tuesday when Japan and the International Olympic Committee decided to postpone this summer’s games to 2021. John Yang reports and speaks with USA Today’s Christine Brennan, who has covered every Olympic Games since 1984. Continue watching
Mar 24 Key medical glove factories cut staff 50% during outbreak By Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press Malaysian glove factories, which supply majority of the world's gloves, are operating at half capacity to comply with new national rules aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Shortages already reported the U.S. are expected to worsen. Continue reading
Mar 24 EU greenlights membership talks for Albania and N. Macedonia By Associated Press The ministers' decision on Tuesday paves the way for EU leaders to rubber stamp the move that would end years of setbacks and disappointment for the two Balkans nations. Continue reading
Mar 24 Albert Uderzo, a creator of French hero Asterix, dies at 92 By Associated Press The French press quoted family members as saying that Uderzo died of a heart attack in the Paris suburb of Neuilly. Continue reading
Mar 24 Spanish army finds deceased bodies in nursing homes among residents By Ciaran Giles, Associated Press Troops disinfecting nursing homes have found, to their horror, some residents living in squalor among the infectious bodies of people that authorities suspect have died from the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 24 India will begin 21-day lockdown to curb virus By Associated Press "To save India and every Indian, there will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, adding that if the country failed to manage the next 21 days, it could be set back… Continue reading
Mar 24 Stocks up over 5% amid building hopes for U.S. virus stimulus By Associated Press Stocks around the world rallied Tuesday amid expectations that Congress is nearing a deal to pump nearly $2 trillion of aid into the coronavirus-ravaged economy. Continue reading
Mar 24 UN: 85% of new infections, deaths coming from Europe and U.S. By David Rising, Chris Blake, Associated Press Overnight reporting showed 85% of the new cases are being reported in Europe and the United States, said Dr. Margaret Harris, a WHO spokeswoman. Continue reading
Mar 24 Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 By Eddie Pells, Stephen Wade, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said a postponement is unavoidable if the 2020 Games cannot be held in a complete manner amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 23 Virus fuels calls for sanctions relief on Iran, Venezuela By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The idea has picked up support from prominent leftists in the U.S., including presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Continue reading