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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the two-term United Nations secretary-general who brokered a historic cease-fire between Iran and Iraq in 1988 and who in later life came out of retirement to help re-establish democracy in his Peruvian homeland, has died. He was 100. read more...
The coronavirus deaths in Washington State are bringing nursing home care into sharp focus, especially considering four of the six people who have died from the virus in the U.S. were patients at the Lifeland Center in Kirkland, Washington, a nursing facility.
Local and state officials expressed concerns over the patient's initial release.
Meeting reviews situation at bordering towns after COVID-19 upsurge in Iran
K-pop superstar group BTS has canceled a series of planned concerts in Seoul in April due to concerns about a soaring viral outbreak in South Korea.
The arrival of coronavirus adds urgency to mending a health care system devastated by the countryâs economic crisis.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the administration looked forward to an emergency funding package from Congress to deal with the spreading coronavirus and signaled it is prepared to ask for more as authorities in the U.S. and around the world race to mitigate the economic impact of the epidemic.
The decision comes as the Trump administration's response to the virus is under scrutiny.
HSBC has reportedly evacuated parts of its Canary Wharf headquarters following a coronavirus scare. The bank has cleared its research The post HSBC 'evacuates London trading floor' after coronavirus scare appeared first on CityAM.
Uefa says this summer’s European Championships can still kick off in Rome despite growing number of coronavirus cases in Italy
Three agents in Washington, Texas and Canada share how they're quelling fears about a possible COVID-19 pandemic by relying on facts and statistics
Three new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed in Santa Clara County on Sunday, bringing the total to seven cases in the county, health officials said. The fifth case is an adult woman with chronic health conditions who is hospitalized. The sixth and seventh cases are a husband and wife. Both are hospitalized, and the husband has chronic health conditions. The couple has recently traveled to Egypt. Sign up for our Newsletters It is...
Canada's central bank on Wednesday cut its key lending rate by 50 basis points to 1.25 percent in response to the growing economic risk posed by the coronavirus epidemic. The last 50 basis point cut was in 2009, after the bank rapidly lowered interest rates through 2008 in response to the global financial crisis. amc/jm
A whistleblower alleges that some federal employees were sent to work at coronavirus quarantine sites in California without adequate safety protocols and then flew home on commercial airplanes, according to a person familiar with the complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak in China and other countries, the Airports Authority of India (AAI), along with the state governments, have been maintaining a strict vigilance in all the 12 functional airports in the Northeast, officials said on Wednesday.
ATLANTA (CBS46) - Delta Air Lines addressed the issue of possible further travel restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak. Delta made the decision to waive change fees for all flights booked between March 1 through March 31 to any international destination the airline serves. This will allow customers booking travel outside the United States to make one-time change to their itinerary without incurring a fee. This applies to travel to Puerto...