Apr 10 Watch 2:47 News Wrap: Oil producers agree to cut global supply In our news wrap Friday, members of OPEC, along with Russia and Mexico, agreed to cut global oil production by up to 10 million barrels a day, or a tenth of the world supply. It’s an effort to stabilize oil… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 5:28 Pandemic turns Holy Week celebrations empty and silent By Sabina Castelfranco The coronavirus pandemic has made this year’s Holy Week one like never before. With stricken Italy extending a nationwide lockdown into May, Pope Francis has been holding services only via TV and online. And in Israel, the sacred sites of… Continue watching
Apr 10 Worldwide deaths from the coronavirus hit 100,000 By Matt Sedensky, Jim Mustian, Associated Press The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus is closing in on 100,000 as Christians around the globe mark a Good Friday unlike any other — in front of computer screens instead of in church pews. Meawhile, some countries are tiptoeing… Continue reading
Apr 10 New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press The second wave of a huge locust outbreak is arriving in parts of East Africa. This wave of the voracious insects is estimated to be 20 times the size of the first. Continue reading
Apr 10 WATCH: WHO provides update on coronavirus cases By Joshua Barajas Officials for the World Health Organization are scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. ET. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Apr 10 Economic devastation looms on a Good Friday like no other By Aritz Parra, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press As Christians around the world observed a Good Friday like no other, at home watching livestreams instead of at church, pressure mounted on governments to restart some industries and fend off further economic devastation from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 4:47 How state and city officials around the U.S. are preparing for virus surge COVID-19 has now killed over 16,000 people in the U.S. and caused staggering economic damage. At least one in 10 Americans has lost their job in the past three weeks, putting overall unemployment at 17 million people. In response, the… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 3:55 News Wrap: Senate Democrats block White House request for more aid In our news wrap Thursday, Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked the Trump administration’s request for another $250 billion in pandemic relief for small business -- saying that they support the idea but want a similar sum for hospitals and… Continue watching
Apr 09 Coronavirus may stop Ramadan events, says Iran’s leader By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s supreme leader is suggesting that mass gatherings in the Islamic Republic may be barred through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 09 IMF head sees worst economic downturn since Great Depression By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday that the world's poorest countries will be hardest hit. Continue reading