Coronavirus crisis could plunge half a billion people into povery – Oxfam
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that’s killed more than 83,000 people could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday....
Briton scales ‘indoor Everest’ – with help from frozen peas
The anti-coronavirus lockdown may have left plenty of Britons ready to scale their walls in frustration, but runner John Griffin has put his pent-up energy...
U.S. agencies back revoking ability of China Telecom to operate in U.S.
The U.S. Justice Department and other federal agencies on Thursday called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke China Telecom (Americas) Corp’s authorization to...
Migrant ship intercepted at sea is barred from disembarking in Libya: IOM
Shelling in Tripoli has stopped 280 migrants, whose boat was intercepted at sea and returned to Libya, from disembarking and they will have to spend...
Number of French people in ICU for coronavirus falls for the first time
The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) for coronavirus infection in France fell slightly for the first time since the start of the...
Chad’s army says 52 soldiers, 1,000 Boko Haram fighters killed in operation
Chad’s army said on Thursday it had killed as many as 1,000 Boko Haram fighters and lost 52 of its own soldiers in a 10-day...
ITF to furlough staff, 900 tournaments postponed
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said 900 tournaments across all its circuits had been postponed so far because of the coronavirus pandemic and that it...
‘Saturday Night Live’ returning with remotely produced TV show
Sketch show “Saturday Night Live” is returning to U.S. television with a new, remotely produced show this weekend, broadcaster NBC said on Thursday....
Exclusive: Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, in solitary confinement
Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, has been placed in solitary confinement at a federal prison in New York state where he...
Wall Street rises on latest Fed rescue program
Wall Street rose for the third time in four days on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve unleashed its latest program designed to buttress local...