Mar 20 German far-right party presses radical faction to dissolve By Associated Press News agency dpa reported that the party leadership called on the faction, known as "The Wing," to say at a meeting on Saturday that it will dissolve itself by the end of April. Continue reading
Mar 20 Africa, Latin America fragile targets for coronavirus spread By Carley Petesch, Associated Press The coronavirus is now moving into parts of the world that may be the least prepared. Some countries in Africa and Latin America lack the equipment or even trained health workers to respond. Continue reading
Mar 20 Italy's virus epicenter grapples with huge toll, some hidden By Colleen Barry, Luca Bruno, Associated Press Provincial mayors are sounding an alarm that the virus-related toll fails to reflect a spike in deaths in the general population among those who have not been tested. Continue reading
Mar 20 India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape By Sheikh Saaliq, Rishabh Jain, Associated Press Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted horrified… Continue reading
Mar 20 Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games By Haruka Nuga, Koji Ueda, Associated Press It signified a small, symbolic victory for the IOC and local organizers, who maintain the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 24 amid a chorus of doubters who believe they should be postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Tulsi Gabbard suspends presidential campaign In our news wrap Thursday, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii suspended her longshot bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. In a message to her supporters, Gabbard said that despite her political differences with former Vice President Joe Biden, he… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 7:39 'Roma' star Yalitza Aparicio on balancing acting and activism By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane, Susana Seijas, Monica Wise Robles The 2018 film “Roma,” set in Mexico, won myriad awards and acclaim. But it also sparked a national debate about racial and social inequities. Now, its star, Yalitza Aparicio, has carved out a new offscreen role as an advocate for… Continue watching
Mar 19 Israelis accuse Netanyahu of exploiting virus to keep power By Josef Federman, Associated Press Netanyahu and his surrogates have shut down the court system, begun using sophisticated phone-surveillance technology on the general public and suspended the activities of parliament. Continue reading
Mar 19 Africa sees rapid spread of pandemic, UN says By Cara Anna, Associated Press More African countries have closed their borders as the coronavirus' local spread threatens to turn the continent of 1.3 billion people into an alarming new front for the pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 19 Italian death toll overtakes China's as virus spreads By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The death toll in Italy from the coronavirus overtook China’s on Thursday, and infections in the United States climbed past 10,000, in a stark illustration of how the crisis has pivoted toward the West. Continue reading