Historic Irish Rivals Strike Government Deal, Seek Third Partner

Historic Irish Rivals Strike Government Deal, Seek Third Partner

The leaders of Irish rival parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael agreed on Tuesday to govern together for the first...

Greek Roma Camp Quarantined to Limit Spread of COVID-19

Greek Roma Camp Quarantined to Limit Spread of COVID-19

Greek health officials have quarantined one of the country’s biggest Gypsy, or Roma, camps, scrambling to contain the spread of...

One Dead, Hundreds Injured in Russian Prison Riot, Fire

One Dead, Hundreds Injured in Russian Prison Riot, Fire

One inmate has been found dead after a riot and a blaze swept through a Russian prison under a coronavirus...

Shroud of Turin Goes on Virtual Display During Coronavirus

Shroud of Turin Goes on Virtual Display During Coronavirus

As Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte extended Italy’s lockdown until May 3, a special online exhibition of the Shroud of...

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, ‘Global Hack’ Searches for Solutions

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, ‘Global Hack’ Searches for Solutions

The internet is playing a special role in the coronavirus pandemic, allowing billions of people sheltered at home to communicate....

Global Hack Searches for Solutions

Global Hack Searches for Solutions

With billions locked down at home by COVID-19, the internet is a lifeline, allowing people to work, study and share...

Pentagon Issues New Guidance on Zoom Use

Pentagon Issues New Guidance on Zoom Use

The Department of Defense has issued new guidance on the use of the popular videoconferencing application Zoom following a week-old...

Apple, Google to Harness Phones for Virus Infection Tracking

Apple, Google to Harness Phones for Virus Infection Tracking

Apple and Google on Friday launched a major joint effort to leverage smartphone technology to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.New software...

Global Move to Telecommute Work Increases Security Risks

Global Move to Telecommute Work Increases Security Risks

As countries scramble to control the coronavirus pandemic with stay-at-home orders, millions of people around the world have turned to...

COVID-19 Diaries: Stories of Desperation Are Going Unheard

COVID-19 Diaries: Stories of Desperation Are Going Unheard

I knew I was in trouble a few days ago when I looked in the mirror and saw a sheepdog...

France Reports 50 COVID-19 Cases Aboard Aircraft Carrier

France Reports 50 COVID-19 Cases Aboard Aircraft Carrier

Fifty crew members aboard France’s sole aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, have tested positive for the new coronavirus and...

US Military, Government Workers Still Use Zoom Despite FBI Warning

US Military, Government Workers Still Use Zoom Despite FBI Warning

U.S. military and government employees continue to use the popular videoconferencing application Zoom for official business, despite FBI warnings about privacy...

Eurogroup Strikes Half-Trillion Euro Deal to Help Members Cope with COVID-19

Eurogroup Strikes Half-Trillion Euro Deal to Help Members Cope with COVID-19

Finance ministers from the 19 eurozone countries Thursday agreed on a package worth more than half a trillion euros to...

Pass the Salt: The Minute Details that Helped Germany Build Virus Defenses

Pass the Salt: The Minute Details that Helped Germany Build Virus Defenses

One January lunchtime in a car parts company, a worker turned to a colleague and asked to borrow the salt.In...

Euro Countries Agree on Half Trillion Euros in Support

Euro Countries Agree on Half Trillion Euros in Support

Governments from the 19 countries that use the euro overcame sharp differences to agree Thursday on measures that could provide...

Italian Envoys in Washington Muster Help for Homeland

Italian Envoys in Washington Muster Help for Homeland

Amid their anxiety and mourning for friends and family in their virus-stricken homeland, the diplomats at Italy’s embassy in Washington...

Britain Improvising As Boris Johnson Fights Virus

Britain Improvising As Boris Johnson Fights Virus

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in a stable condition Thursday after his third night in an intensive care ward...

Italian Prime Minister: It’s Too Early to Relax Coronavirus Measures

Italian Prime Minister: It’s Too Early to Relax Coronavirus Measures

Many people in Italy are calling for the government to begin easing restrictions now that the coronavirus spread is showing...

UK PM Johnson Moves out of Intensive Care

UK PM Johnson Moves out of Intensive Care

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has moved out of intensive care as he continues to recover from COVID-19, a spokesman...

Is Zoom Endangering Government Data? 

Is Zoom Endangering Government Data? 

U.S. military and government employees continue to use the popular videoconferencing application Zoom for official business, despite FBI warnings about privacy...

German Chancellor Expresses Cautious Hope over Latest Coronavirus Data

German Chancellor Expresses Cautious Hope over Latest Coronavirus Data

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that the nation’s latest coronavirus statistics give some reason for hope but cautioned against...

Italian PM Resists Calls to Ease COVID Restrictions

Italian PM Resists Calls to Ease COVID Restrictions

In Italy, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, the debate is growing on whether it is time...