South Korea tries to contain smaller outbreaks as new coronavirus cases slow
South Korea on Thursday reported 114 new coronavirus cases and six more deaths, a relative decline in new cases that raised tentative hopes the epidemic...
Bitcoin slumps as global market turmoil infects cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin slumped on Thursday to its lowest in more than two months, with traders citing a sell-off across global markets as fears of the economic...
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 torch lit behind closed doors in ancient Olympia
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch was lit by the rays of the sun in ancient Olympia on Thursday to mark the final step toward the...
Brazil’s gangs emerge as major cocaine exporters, flooding Europe with white powder
Years of rooting out drugs at the Brazilian seaport of Santos had given customs inspector Oswaldo Dias a good nose for suspicious cargo. A shipment...
Sit, stay forever: Americans willing to pay top dollar to keep old dogs alive
On a follow-up visit after Sophie Cortellino’s life-saving cardiac procedure, Dr. Anna Gelzer was delighted and family members were relieved to see her responding so...
U.S. senators seek to ban federal employees from using TikTok on their phones
Two Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at banning federal employees from using Chinese social media app TikTok on their government-issued phones, amid...
Democratic front-runner Biden to give speech on U.S. response to coronavirus outbreak
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden will deliver a speech on the country’s response to the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, one day after he canceled upcoming...
Coronavirus weighs on strained American system to care for homeless
Dexter Johnson often comes to the Bowery Mission to get a free meal, having struggled off and on with homelessness, but the 33-year-old New Yorker...
New Zealand attack survivor: slain wife drives with me on road to forgiveness
A year after New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting, a survivor who became a worldwide symbol of forgiveness says he still feels no anger about the...
China automakers seek government relief after February sales dive 79% on coronavirus
Automakers in China are calling on the government to help after industry-wide sales plunged 79% in February to mark their biggest ever monthly decline, with...