Mar 30 In isolation, Brits find unity By Ryan Chilcote This isn’t a country coming apart at the seams, writes PBS NewsHour special correspondent Ryan Chilcote. In the middle of lockdown, Britons are actually coming together to face COVID-19. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:47 At Greek refugee camp, there are few defenses against COVID-19 threat By Malcolm Brabant Human rights activists and medical nonprofits are calling on the Greek government to evacuate overcrowded refugee camps on islands in the Aegean Sea, where an outbreak of COVID-19 would likely cause humanitarian catastrophe. Concerns are especially grave regarding Moria camp… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum In our news wrap Monday, police in the Netherlands are searching for a Vincent van Gogh painting, “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring (1884).” Investigators say thieves stole the artwork from the Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam after… Continue watching
Mar 30 Manolis Glezos, a Greek World War II resistance hero, dies at 97 By Associated Press Manolis Glezos, a Greek World War II resistance hero who remained active in politics into his nineties, has died in Athens. He was 97. Continue reading
Mar 30 Hungary approves extra government powers, with no end date By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press Hungary's parliament has approved a bill giving Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government extraordinary powers during the coronavirus pandemic, and setting no end date for them. Continue reading
Mar 30 Dutch museum says van Gogh painting stolen in overnight raid By Mike Corder, Associated Press A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh was stolen in an overnight smash-and-grab raid on a museum that was closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 30 Spain's COVID-19 cases surpass China, U.S. cities brace for uptick By Aritz Parra, David Rising, Associated Press Three-quarters of a million people around the world have become infected and over 35,000 have died, according to a running count kept by Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading
Mar 30 Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86 By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Krzysztof Penderecki, an award-winning conductor and one of the world's most popular contemporary classical music composers whose works have featured in Hollywood films like "The Shining" and "Shutter Island," died Sunday. He was 86. Continue reading
Mar 30 City at center of China's virus outbreak gradually revives By Ng Han Guan, Joe McDonald, Associated Press Shopkeepers in the city at the center of China's virus outbreak were reopening Monday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens of millions of people at home for two months. Continue reading
Mar 30 Tokyo's infection spike after Olympic delay sparks questions By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The sudden rise in the number of virus cases in Tokyo and the government's strong actions immediately after the Olympic postponement have raised questions in parliament and among citizens about whether Japan understated the extent of the outbreak and delayed… Continue reading