Apr 14 Watch 5:21 Trump, governors clash over path to reopening U.S. economy By Stephanie Sy President Trump and some state governors are arguing over who should decide how to reopen the U.S. economy after the coronavirus pandemic -- and when. Meanwhile, New York’s death toll from COVID-19 has passed 10,000, and meat-processing plants in Pennsylvania… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Obama endorses Biden, urges ‘great awakening’ in politics In our news wrap Tuesday, former President Barack Obama ended months of neutrality and endorsed his vice president, Joe Biden, for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama said Biden has the character and experience to guide the nation through one of… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 3:25 The pandemic threatens the people of East Africa — and now locusts threaten their food By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran As COVID-19 threatens the people of East Africa, locusts threaten their livestock and their food. The region suffered an initial swarm of the destructive insects in February but is now ravaged by a second wave 20 times larger. Pesticides can… Continue watching
Apr 14 Trump to halt WHO payments to review past virus warnings on China By Associated Press The president says the world depends on the World Health Organization to work with countries to make sure accurate information about health threats are shared in a timely manner. Continue reading
Apr 14 Cannes doesn’t give up on 2020 festival despite dwindling options By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday abandoned plans for a postponed 2020 edition in June or July but declined to give up entirely, saying it will explore other options. Continue reading
Apr 14 UN chief: World faces ‘epidemic of misinformation’ about virus By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press “Hatred is going viral, stigmatizing and vilifying people and groups,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video statement. Continue reading
Apr 14 Virus becomes latest battle between Iran, U.S. amid tensions By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Even as both face the same invisible enemy in the coronavirus pandemic, Iran and the United States remain locked in retaliatory pressure campaigns that now view the outbreak as just the latest battleground. Continue reading
Apr 14 IMF: Global economy will suffer worst year since Depression By Paul Wiseman, Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast. Continue reading
Apr 14 China moves to block new virus flare-up on Russian border By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China is facing a new coronavirus flare-up along its remote northern border with Russia, far from the epicenter of Wuhan, where it has all but declared victory in the battle against the pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 14 Figures show hundreds of COVID-19 deaths in UK nursing homes By Jill Lawless, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Hundreds more people with COVID-19 have died in Britain than have been recorded in the government's daily tally, official figures showed Tuesday — including a tide of deaths in nursing homes that staff say are being overlooked. Continue reading