Ontario to reopen restaurants, hair salons outside of virus hotspots
The Canadian province of Ontario will reopen outdoor dining at restaurants and some hair salons among other businesses on Friday, the provincial government announced on...
Mourners gather to honor George Floyd as push to reform U.S. police intensifies
Mourners gathered in Texas on Monday to pay their respects to African American George Floyd, who died in police custody two weeks ago, as pressure...
Pelosi calls for ‘structural change’ to combat racial injustice
U.S. congressional Democrats on Monday unveiled a sweeping package of legislation to combat police violence and racial injustice, after two weeks of protests across the...
U.S. CDC reports 1,938,823 coronavirus cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 1,938,823 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 17,919 cases from its...
U.S. CDC reports 1,938,823 coronavirus cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 1,938,823 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 17,919 cases from its...
Poland to temporarily close a dozen coal mines to curb coronavirus
Poland will close a dozen coal mines from Tuesday for three weeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus among miners, its deputy prime minister...
WHO head urges world not to drop guard as pandemic still growing
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, noting the pandemic was worsening globally...
Swiss parliament paves way for coronavirus tracing app rollout this month
Switzerland’s lower house of parliament gave a preliminary green light on Monday to contact tracing app SwissCovid, which should roll out this month to help...
Canada’s Trudeau wants body cameras for police, cites lack of public trust
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said he wanted police forces across the country to wear body cameras to help overcome what he said...
U.S. economy entered recession in February, business cycle arbiter says
The U.S. economy ended its longest expansion in history in February and entered recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the private economics research...