WHO calls coronavirus a pandemic as Britain, Italy shore up defenses
The World Health Organization described the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic for the first time on Wednesday as Britain and Italy announced multi-billion-dollar war chests...
‘We really need honesty’: Dems on coronavirus response
Democratic Representatives Gerry Connolly and Stephen Lynch on Wednesday at the House Oversight Committee hearing on the U.S. response to the coronavirus, said the comments...
Fossil footprints on Scottish island reveal dinosaur parade ground
On a crag of rock called Brother’s Point on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, scientists have identified two bustling footprint sites that reveal an abundance of...
Italy to ramp up spending on coronavirus as death toll soars to 827
Italy will ramp up spending to soften the blow from coronavirus and could restrict movement further to slow its spread, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said...
California, other states end opposition to T-Mobile, Sprint merger
California and other states which had fought a merger of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc over concerns about higher prices for consumers and less...
In change, U.S. describes East Jerusalem Palestinians as ‘Arab residents’
The U.S. State Department changed its standard description of East Jerusalem Palestinians from “Palestinian residents” of the city to “Arab residents” or “non-Israeli citizens” in...
U.N. court delays Mladic appeals hearing for health reasons
The U.N. court for the former Yugoslavia said on Wednesday the appeals hearing of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic had been delayed on...
U.S. oil company workers made a big, bad retirement bet: their own stock
Employees at the largest U.S. oil companies have lost around $5 billion in retirement savings since the end of 2018 because of outsized bets on...
Sanders stays in White House race despite sweeping Biden victories
Democratic U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders will stay in the White House race despite suffering a series of sweeping losses to front-runner Joe Biden, saying...
Warren Buffett to wait until April 1 to assess Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting: Omaha mayor
Warren Buffett intends to wait until around April 1 to decide whether the coronavirus outbreak will require changes to Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s annual shareholder weekend...