Apr 21 Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions By Samy Magdy, Associated Press As Ramadan begins with the new moon later this week, Muslims around the world are trying to maintain the cherished rituals of Islam's holiest month without further spreading the outbreak. Continue reading
Apr 21 South Korea downplays concerns over Kim Jong Un’s health By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean officials reported no unusual activity in North Korea on Tuesday following unconfirmed media reports that leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile health after surgery. Continue reading
Apr 21 UN urges world to quickly scale up medicines, vaccines By Cara Anna, Elena Becatoros, Chris Blake, Associated Press The U.N. resolution asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to work with the WHO and make recommendations to ensure that all people have equitable and timely access to testing, medical supplies, drugs and future vaccines, especially in developing countries. Continue reading
Apr 21 Trump says he’ll ‘suspend immigration,’ offers no details By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Monday that he will sign an executive order "to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States" because of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 20 Cautious Pentagon extends troop travel limits through June By Robert Burns, Associated Press The extension reflects that the coronavirus remains a threat to troops even as the Trump administration pushes for some states to begin opening up in May. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 4:26 Crowds gather to protest restrictions, but health experts issue grim warning By William Brangham Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 4:40 Troubled global oil market tanks amid pandemic’s drop in demand Economic damage from the novel coronavirus pandemic has knocked the bottom out of the oil market. The cost of benchmark U.S. crude oil, for delivery in May, actually fell below zero -- dragging down the entire stock market. And in… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 2:56 News Wrap: Nova Scotia reels from Canada’s deadliest ever mass shooting In our news wrap Monday, authorities are searching for answers after a gunman killed 18 people in Nova Scotia over the weekend. It was Canada’s deadliest mass shooting ever. Also, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and main rival Benny Gantz… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 4:21 Brazil’s people fear a COVID-19 threat their president denies By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin How does a country mobilize to fight COVID-19 when its own president says the virus isn’t a serious matter? Brazil is in the process of finding out, as President Jair Bolsonaro prioritizes Latin America’s largest economy in the face of… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 7:18 As the longest war grinds on, Afghanistan now faces pandemic enemy By Jane Ferguson The scourge of COVID-19 is even more severe in less-developed nations -- and the presence of military conflict makes it worse still. Afghanistan is among the countries facing this heightened threat, as thousands of cases of the virus collide with… Continue watching