Apr 21 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Senate Intelligence Committee reaffirms Russian election meddling In our news wrap Tuesday, a bipartisan Senate report reaffirms that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election -- and will try it again this year. The findings contradict President Trump’s claims of a hoax and reiterate the intelligence… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 5:30 How Uganda’s history of epidemics has prepared it for COVID-19 By Michael Baleke Poor health care infrastructure in some African countries is making them particularly susceptible to the novel coronavirus. But the nation of Uganda has only 58 confirmed cases so far, and experts say its experience with previous viral outbreaks, such as… Continue watching
Apr 21 China: It’s time to cooperate against virus By Associated Press “As the two biggest economies in the world, China and the United States need to lead the effort to fighting the coronavirus,” Consul-General Huang Ping said. Continue reading
Apr 21 The price of oil fell below $0. What happens next? By Ryan Chilcote The stuff that makes the world go round, the lifeblood of the global economy, was worthless -- more stunning evidence of how this pandemic is rocking the global economy. Continue reading
Apr 21 South Africa announces $26 billion to help struggling nation By Cara Anna, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press South Africa’s president has announced an “extraordinary budget” of $500 billion rand ($26 billion) to address the huge socioeconomic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 21 Virus forces continued cancellations of iconic events worldwide By Colleen Long, Kate Brumback, Associated Press Spain called off the Running of the Bulls in July, the U.S. scrapped the national spelling bee in June and Germany even canceled Oktoberfest. Continue reading
Apr 21 Oil prices keep crumbling, stocks around the world tumble By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press Stocks are falling in afternoon trading on Wall Street and the collapse in oil prices is deepening as the economic carnage caused by the coronavirus pandemic turns markets upside down. Continue reading
Apr 21 U.K. Parliament to hold virtual debates amid virus lockdown By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British lawmakers returned Tuesday to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, but much of their business was done remotely. Continue reading
Apr 21 After denial, Indonesia sees mounting coronavirus deaths By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press The government of the world’s fourth most populous nation insisted that everything was fine. The country now has the the highest death toll from the virus in Asia after China. Continue reading
Apr 21 Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus By Kelvin Chan, Beatrice Dupuy, Associated Press In Europe, conspiracy theories linking new 5G mobile networks and the coronavirus pandemic are fueling arson attacks on cell towers. Continue reading