Apr 28 Hi-tech scans uncover new details of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring,’ but not her identity By Mike Corder, Associated Press Researchers using a battery of modern imaging techniques have gotten under the skin of Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring," but tests haven't answered the key question about the world famous painting's enigmatic subject: who is she?… Continue reading
Apr 28 New Zealand tames virus as France, Spain announce lockdown exit plans By Angela Charlton, Elena Becatoros, Nick Perry, Associated Press France and Spain were laying out separate roadmaps Tuesday for lifting their lockdowns, while signs emerged that the virus has been all but vanquished in New Zealand and Australia. Continue reading
Apr 28 Russian doctors, nurses face more risks as virus cases grow By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Reports of infected medical workers are emerging almost daily as Russia copes with the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 4:35 Reopening economies should be a ‘delicate dance,’ say health experts By Stephanie Sy Although the pace of infection has slowed in some U.S. coronavirus hot spots, the overall numbers keep rising. Nearly a third of the world’s three million confirmed cases are in the U.S., which has also recorded 55,000 deaths. But despite… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 3:07 News Wrap: South Korea urges caution over Kim Jong Un rumors In our news wrap Monday, South Korean officials renewed calls for caution amid speculation about Kim Jong Un. Rumors regarding the North Korean leader’s well-being have swirled as he has disappeared from view in recent weeks. Also, the United Nations… Continue watching
Apr 27 Brazil may be the next big hot spot as other nations ease up By David Biller, Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Adam Geller, Associated Press Brazil is emerging as potentially the next big hot spot for the coronavirus amid President Jair Bolsonaro's insistence that it is just "a little flu" and that there is no need for the sharp restrictions that have slowed the infection's… Continue reading
Apr 27 U.S. airstrike in Somalia killed, injured civilians, says report By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press They mark only the second time Africa Command has determined that civilians were killed in a military strike in Somalia. Continue reading
Apr 27 Over 4 million U.K. jobs furloughed under government plan By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The British government says more than 4 million jobs have been saved in the U.K. as a result of a government scheme aimed at making sure firms hold onto staff during the coronavirus lockdown. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: WHO holds news conference on novel coronavirus By Associated Press "The pandemic is far from over," Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a Geneva news conference. Continue reading
Apr 27 Mideast economies take massive hit with oil price crash By Samya Kullab, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The historic crash in oil prices in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is reverberating across the Middle East as crude-dependent countries scramble to offset losses from a key source of state revenue. Continue reading