EU prioritizing free goods flow, vaccine search: EU Council head
The European Union is prioritizing maintaining open borders for goods to flow and the hunt for a vaccine against the coronavirus, European Council president Charles...
Venezuela confirms first coronavirus death: official
Venezuela has confirmed the country’s first death from the novel coronavirus, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said in comments broadcast over state television....
Confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases most in world, overtaking China and Italy: Reuters tally
Confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States reached 81,378 on Thursday, more than any other country, overtaking both Italy and China, a Reuters tally showed....
Solo childbirth, halted fertility treatments: women’s healthcare takes hit from coronavirus
In New York, a mother-to-be faces childbirth without her husband. In Texas, hundreds of women seeking abortions are turned away. Across the country, women are...
U.S. carmakers move to shore up cash, Ford to restart some plants
The two largest U.S. automakers on Thursday announced measures to shore up their finances as the coronavirus pandemic takes a deep economic bite, with Ford...
Brazil’s governors press Bolsonaro for more coronavirus support
Brazil’s governors pressed President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday for more federal support in the coronavirus battle after he blasted them as job-killers and undermined their...
Coronavirus prompts wave of prisoner releases
The rapid spread of coronavirus is piling pressure on the U.S. criminal justice system and has led to a flood of inmate releases....
U.S. attorney general seeks to expand home confinement option as coronavirus spreads in prisons
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Thursday he has directed the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to expand its use of home confinement for inmates...
Gap pulls forecast, suspends dividend, taps $500 million credit as coronavirus bites
Gap Inc on Thursday withdrew its full-year forecast issued just two weeks ago, suspended its dividend and said it will draw down on its entire...
Birth of baby tiger ‘Covid’ brings hope to Mexican zoo
The rare birth of a baby tiger called “Covid” has brought a glimmer of hope to a private zoo in eastern Mexico even as normal...