May 08 WATCH: WHO addresses link between wet markets and coronavirus By Associated Press The World Health Organization has said wet markets like those in Wuhan widely linked to the emergence of the new coronavirus were often overcrowded, and good hygiene and food safety standards were not being met. Continue reading
May 08 COVID-19 deaths in Italy exceed 30,000 By Associated Press The Health Ministry registered 243 deaths on Friday, bringing the total of those who died in the country to 30,201. Italy was the first country in Europe with a major outbreak of the coronavirus. Continue reading
May 08 Amid pandemic, the world's working poor hustle to survive By Aya Batrawy, Emily Schmall, Associated Press From India to Argentina, untold millions who were already struggling to get by on the economic margins have had their lives made even harder by pandemic lockdowns, layoffs and the loss of a chance to earn from a hard day’s… Continue reading
May 07 Watch 4:19 News Wrap: Supreme Court overturns 'Bridgegate' convictions In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned two former New Jersey officials' convictions in the “Bridgegate” scandal, unanimously deciding the scheme did not amount to a federal crime. The officials had helped engineer a huge traffic jam… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 7:03 How COVID-19 is inflaming India's social and religious tensions By Neha Poonia India’s government has begun to relax its lockdown, though COVID-19 continues to spread there. The country has incurred massive economic and humanitarian losses and is still vulnerable to a devastating blow from the virus. Meanwhile, the pandemic is fomenting violence… Continue watching
May 07 Democrats press Trump for answers on foiled Venezuela raid By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Three Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are demanding answers from the Trump administration about how much it knew about an attempted raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading
May 07 Many Pacific islands are untouched by COVID-19. Its arrival could be disastrous By Maea Lenei Buhre Several governments in the Pacific have warded off the coronavirus so far by imposing early and strict quarantines. But the benefit of being a rural island is likely to disappear if the highly infectious disease is introduced. Continue reading
May 07 South African brewer says it may dump 400 million bottles of beer By Gerald Imray, Associated Press One of the world's largest brewers says it may have to dump 400 million bottles of beer because of a ban on alcohol sales in South Africa. Continue reading
May 07 Suspect claims Norway mosque attack was 'emergency justice' By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press A Norwegian man suspected of killing his ethnic Chinese stepsister and then opening fire in an Oslo mosque says he acted out of “emergency justice.”… Continue reading
May 07 Ship tied to Australia virus deaths sails into Manila Bay By Aaron Favila, Associated Press A cruise ship being investigated in Australia for sparking coronavirus infections anchored in Manila Bay on Thursday to bring Filipino crew members home. Continue reading