Virus surge in Brazil brings a coffin shortage, morgue chaos
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In Brazil’s bustling Amazon city of Manaus, so many people have died within days in the coronavirus pandemic that coffins had to be stacked on… Read more »
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China-Australia rift deepens over calls for virus inquiry
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China’s warning of trade repercussions from Australia’s campaign for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus has rattled Australian business leaders as President Donald Trump’s administration urges… Read more »
European doctors warn rare kids’ syndrome may have virus tie
LONDON (AP) — Doctors in Britain, Italy, and Spain have been warned to look out for a rare inflammatory condition in children that is possibly linked to the new coronavirus…. Read more »
US review: Airstrike in Somalia killed, injured civilians
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American military airstrike in Somalia more than a year ago killed two civilians and injured three others, U.S. Africa Command acknowledged in a new report on… Read more »
Indian Muslims face stigma, blame for surge in infection
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government is blaming an Islamic missionary meeting for a surge in coronavirus cases, triggering a wave of violence, business boycotts and hate speech toward Muslims… Read more »
Turkey: Virus deaths up to 2,706, positive test rate down
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s Health Ministry has reported 2,861 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 106 more deaths but says the rate of positive tests for the virus… Read more »
Africa’s 43% jump in virus cases in 1 week worries experts
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Africa registered a 43% jump in reported COVID-19 cases in the last week, highlighting a warning from the World Health Organization that the continent… Read more »
Mass virus test in nursing home seeks to combat loneliness
AMMERSCHWIR, France (AP) — Some were born in this warren of small rooms in what used to be a hospital, dating to the 17th century. Many are likely to die… Read more »
Study: Warming makes US West megadrought worst in modern age
KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) — A two-decade-long dry spell that has parched much of the western United States is turning into one of the deepest megadroughts in the region in more… Read more »
Russia slaps US for ignoring Gagarin on Spaceflight Day
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused the U.S. State Department of spreading disinformation by not mentioning Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in a Facebook post about the International… Read more »