Russia: Putin’s spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus
Kremlin spokeman Dmitry Peskov says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press May 12, 2020, 1:08 PM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare…
UK’s COVID-19 death toll tops 38,000, worst in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll topped 38,000 as of early May, by far the worst yet reported in Europe, raising questions about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s…
5 hurt in shooting at Texas park where hundreds gathered
Police say five people were shot and wounded at a Texas park where hundreds had gathered despite local guidelines discouraging large gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic May 11, 2020,…
Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally
NEW YORK — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the tally kept by the city and state, according to an analysis…
Michigan, California move to reopen factories as U.S. jobless ranks grow
DETROIT/SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Michigan and California, two U.S. manufacturing powerhouses, acted on Thursday to allow factories to reopen from coronavirus lockdowns over the next few days, as millions more…
Michigan governor allows coronavirus-hit manufacturers to reopen on May 11
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday said the state’s factories can reopen on May 11, removing one of the last major obstacles to North American automakers bringing thousands…
Woman arraigned in killing of security guard over virus mask
A 45-year-old Michigan woman has appeared in court in the fatal shooting of a store security guard who refused to allow her daughter inside because she wasn’t wearing a face…
France’s Macron makes mask-wearing an act of national pride
President Emmanuel Macron has shown the famously fashionable French people that civic responsibility and style are not mutually exclusive By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press May 5, 2020, 7:03 PM 3…
Consider human costs in economic reopenings, Cuomo urges
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo argued that officials who are reopening economies need to be upfront about the human costs. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio…
UK coronavirus death toll rises by 693 to 29,427
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s COVID-19 death toll has risen by 693 to 29,427, according to figures announced on Tuesday by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. The figures, which reflect deaths in…