World
After Nine Years, NASA & SpaceX to Resume Astronaut Launches in US
SpaceX aims to send two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on May 27.
Trump Says US Likely 'Passed the Peak' of Covid-19 Cases as His 'Aggressive Strategy is Working'
On Monday, he threatened to invoke his 'total' power to force state governors to follow his directives on reopening, prompting an outcry.
Nearly 175,000 Pakistanis Denied Coronavirus Testing for Failing to Meet Criteria: Report
At a time when COVID-19 cases are rising in the country, there remain limited numbers of tests and the capacity of laboratories is under strain.
Repeated Periods of Social Distancing May be Needed Until 2022, Says Harvard Study
Their study comes as the US enters the peak of its COVID-19 caseload and states eye an eventual easing of tough lockdown measures.
Belarus Prez Says Nobody Will Die of Coronavirus in Country, Continues to Dismiss 'Psychosis' Pandemic
Alexander Lukashenko dismissed worries about Covid-19 and had suggested drinking vodka, going to saunas and driving tractors to fight the virus.
Global Coronavirus Cases Cross 2-million Mark Amid Signs of Slowdown
Officials around the world worried that halting quarantine and social-distancing measures could easily undo the hard-earned progress that those steps have achieved in slowing the spread.
Tornadoes Bring Death and Destruction in Southern US
Twisters caused catastrophic damage in some places Easter Sunday as powerful storms moved through a region stretching from Texas to Georgia, prompting the National Weather Service to issue its highest level of tornado alert.
New Coronavirus 10 Times Deadlier Than Swine Flu, Only Vaccine Can Fully End Transmission: WHO
The international body further said that it is imperative that a vaccine is developed to fully halt the transmission of the coronavirus.
Trump's Developer Friend Stanley Chera Dies of Coronavirus
A friend and donor to President Donald Trump who the president had said was in a coma and seriously ill after becoming infected with the coronavirus has died.
Turkey Not Planning to Make Deal with IMF: Presidential Spokesperson
Turkey had held talks with the United States about securing a swap line from the Federal Reserve, as well as other funding options.
'There is No Business': Wet Markets in China's Wuhan Struggle to Survive Coronavirus Blow
Stall owners in Wuhan said they were not optimistic after their business was badly hurt by the strict shutdowns in China, which ordered a temporary ban on trade and consumption of wildlife in January.
Coronavirus Will Not Overcome Us, Says Queen Elizabeth in Moving Easter Address
The 93-year-old monarch, who is the symbolic head of the Church of England stated that 'Easter isn't cancelled' in her first-ever Easter address.
Amid Rise in US Coronavirus Death Toll, Some Doctors Are Moving Away From Using Ventilators
Health experts are concerned whether ventilators might actually make matters worse in certain patients, perhaps by igniting or worsening a harmful immune system reaction.
UK Minister Priti Patel 'Sorry' for Front Line Protective Equipment Failings Amid Virus Crisis
'It is inevitable that the demand and pressures on PPE and the demand for PPE are going to be exponential, they are going to be incredibly high,' Priti Patel said.
France Reports Fall in Daily Coronavirus Deaths, Toll Tops 13,800
France on Saturday reported a lower daily toll for deaths from COVID-19, declaring a "plateau" had been reached in the country's coronavirus epidemic, albeit at a very high level.
'Herculean Task': Chicago Public Schools Scramble to Launch Online Classes
The move to online learning has exposed a digital divide that plagues the entire Chicago public school system, the third-largest in the country. Some 70% of its 360,000 students are economically disadvantaged and a third have no access to a laptop or desk...