Tag: COVID-19

Trump threatens to pull funds from states trying to make voting safer amid coronavirus

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to hold up federal funds for…

China blasted for ‘brutal’ economic, human rights policies in White House report

Beyond its hard-hitting rhetoric against China over its handling of the coronavirus,…

Trump’s cut to UN Health funding would hit world’s most vulnerable, WHO says

The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization warned Wednesday that…

New Zealand mulls 4-day workweek post-coronavirus. Could that work in Canada?

As countries around the world begin to reopen amid the novel coronavirus…

Singapore man sentenced to death on Zoom call due to coronavirus pandemic

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A judge in Singapore has sentenced a man to…

Alberta’s Jason Kenney to make announcement regarding airports, international travel

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is scheduled to speak Wednesday morning about new…

Florida under scrutiny for coronavirus data reporting website after designer fired

The chief architect of Florida’s coronavirus website was fired this week after…

‘New normal’ anything but as countries continue to slowly reopen amid coronavirus

Hundreds of thousands of high school seniors in South Korea had their…

Trump mulls travel ban for Brazil as country’s coronavirus cases rise to 3rd in world

U.S. President Donald Trump said he’s considering banning travel from Brazil as…

Cyclone Amphan batters India, Bangladesh with heavy rains as millions flee to shelters

A powerful cyclone began dumping rain on coastal India and Bangladesh early…

Some U.S. states accused of misreporting coronavirus testing data to speed reopening

Public health officials in some states are accused of bungling coronavirus infection statistics or…

‘It doesn’t harm you’: Trump defends his hydroxychloroquine use as COVID-19 measure

President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself Tuesday against criticism from medical experts…