Iceland Prepares to Reopen Schools, Some Businesses

Iceland Prepares to Reopen Schools, Some Businesses

Officials in Iceland say schools, hair salons, dental and other small businesses across the nation are reopening Monday after six...

European Governments Face ‘Gray Revolt’ 

European Governments Face ‘Gray Revolt’ 

Governments across Europe are facing a coronavirus-related revolt from the elderly, who are pushing back on plans that would see...

Global Leaders Pledge Millions to Virtual Summit on COVID 

Global Leaders Pledge Millions to Virtual Summit on COVID 

An alliance of world leaders held a virtual summit Monday with the goal of raising billions of dollars to fund...

Freedom! In France, a Nursing Home Takes on COVID and Wins

Freedom! In France, a Nursing Home Takes on COVID and Wins

As the coronavirus scythed through nursing homes, cutting a deadly path, Valerie Martin vowed to herself that the story would...

Australia Urges Citizens to Download COVID-19 Tracing App

Australia Urges Citizens to Download COVID-19 Tracing App

More than four million Australians have downloaded the government’s CovidSafe tracing App, but officials insist many more need to sign on to...

European Virus Tracing Apps Highlight Battle for Privacy

European Virus Tracing Apps Highlight Battle for Privacy

Goodbye lockdown, hello smartphone. As governments race to develop mobile tracing apps to help contain infections, attention is turning to...

Activists Decry Bid by Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia to Join UN Rights Body 

Activists Decry Bid by Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia to Join UN Rights Body 

A watchdog group is calling on democratic nations to prevent the election of Russia, Cuba and Saudi Arabia to the...

New Zealand Reports No New Coronavirus Cases

New Zealand Reports No New Coronavirus Cases

New Zealand reported zero new coronavirus cases Monday for the first time since the middle of March. The milestone comes a...

New US-China Tensions Put European Markets in Tailspin 

New US-China Tensions Put European Markets in Tailspin 

An escalating war of words between the United States and China over the origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic sent...

Free-roaming Horse Cheers Up German Town During COVID-19 Lockdown

Free-roaming Horse Cheers Up German Town During COVID-19 Lockdown

Every morning a white horse named Jenny is seen strolling freely through her Frankfurt neighborhood.  Her owners, Anna and Werner Weischedel, say the 25-year-old, free-roaming Arabian mare, is brightening up the coronavirus lockdown for many people in the Fechenheim area of Frankfurt-am-Main.  “She...

Russia Reports Record Daily Rise of New Coronavirus Cases

Russia Reports Record Daily Rise of New Coronavirus Cases

Russia has seen a record rise in coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, according to government figures reported Sunday....

As Lockdowns Ease, Some Countries Report new Infection Peaks

As Lockdowns Ease, Some Countries Report new Infection Peaks

While millions of people took advantage of easing coronavirus lockdowns to enjoy spring weather, some of the world’s most populous...

European Leaders Unite Against COVID-19

European Leaders Unite Against COVID-19

European leaders are establishing an international medical organization to mount a united battle against the coronavirus.In their announcement in The...

Comedians Manage to Get Laughs During Pandemic Lockdowns

Comedians Manage to Get Laughs During Pandemic Lockdowns

With the coronavirus having closed nightclubs across the world, comedians are still managing to get the laughs from people on...

Quake Hits Greek Island of Crete

Quake Hits Greek Island of Crete

An earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete Saturday.   There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from...

Spain Begins 4-Phase Easing of COVID Restrictions

Spain Begins 4-Phase Easing of COVID Restrictions

Spaniards spent time outside near their homes Saturday as Spain is starting to reopen after weeks of lockdown triggered by...

In Chechnya, Message to Press Is Clear: Journalists Are Not Welcome or Safe

In Chechnya, Message to Press Is Clear: Journalists Are Not Welcome or Safe

Former rebel fighter-turned-president Ramzan Kadyrov has made it clear that independent journalism will not be tolerated in Chechnya: a message...

Missing Pakistan Journalist Found Dead in Sweden

Missing Pakistan Journalist Found Dead in Sweden

A Pakistan journalist living in exile in Sweden who has been missing since March has been found dead, police said...

House Panel Wants Amazon’s Bezos to Testify in Antitrust Probe

House Panel Wants Amazon’s Bezos to Testify in Antitrust Probe

House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify to address possible...

Scotland Makes Strides on COVID-19 Testing

Scotland Makes Strides on COVID-19 Testing

Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Friday the country will have the capacity to test 12,000 people for COVID-19 by...

Hungary: The First Dictatorship in the EU?

Hungary: The First Dictatorship in the EU?

The establishment of one-man rule in the heart of Europe has enraged civil libertarians and Hungary’s opposition leaders, who accuse...

Big Mac At a distance: Dutch McDonald’s Tests Virus-Proof Restaurant

Big Mac At a distance: Dutch McDonald’s Tests Virus-Proof Restaurant

Big Macs delivered on meal trolleys, hand sanitizers at the entrance and designated waiting spots to separate customers could become...