Pandemic Forces First-ever Digital Holocaust Remembrance Day
Berthe Badehi, who hid from the Nazis as a child during World War II, has become one of the many...
Global Health Crisis Pits Economic Against Health Concerns
The global health crisis is taking a nasty political turn with tensions worsening between governments locked down to keep the...
Rescued Migrants to Quarantine on Ferry Off Italy
Some 180 migrants rescued at sea will be held in isolation on an Italian ferry off the coast of Sicily,...
2.3 Million COVID Cases Around the World
Coronavirus cases rose to 2.3 million around with world, with the U.S. seeing steady increases but several other countries reporting...
World Cruise, Begun Before Virus Pandemic, Approaching Spain
Passengers on a luxury liner’s around-the-world cruise, begun before the globe was gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, are finally approaching...
Orthodox Churches Hold Diminished Easter Services Amid Pandemic
Orthodox Christians observed the Easter holiday amid extraordinary coronavirus-related restrictions on services that forced many parishioners to watch services on...
Hundreds of Parishioners Attend Orthodox Easter Vigil in Georgia
Hundreds of Christian parishioners went to churches in ex-Soviet Georgia to attend Orthodox Easter Vigil despite a state of emergency...
Greece Relocates 50 Migrant Minors to Germany Amid Coronavirus
Fifty unaccompanied minors have been transferred from Greece to Germany. They are the second group of relocations in a week...
Germany Staggers World With Low COVID-19 Death Rate
BREMEN, GERMANY — While countries around the world struggle with a lack of hospital beds and equipment for coronavirus patients,...
Lockdown Weighs Heavily on Orthodox Christians During Easter
For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and mourning followed by joyful release, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped...
2 NASA Astronauts, Russian Cosmonaut Return to Earth From ISS
Two U.S. space agency NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut landed Friday in Kazakhstan after months on board the International...
Health Expert: Britain Responded Too Slowly to Virus Outbreak
A public health professor said Friday the British government responded too slowly to the COVID-19 outbreak, and the nation could...
German Health Minister Says Coronavirus Now ‘Manageable’
Germany’s health minister said Friday the COVID-19 outbreak in that country has become manageable, because the number of patients who...
Expert Says UK Likely Has Europe’s Highest Virus Death Rate
A leading public health expert said Friday that Britain likely has the highest coronavirus death rate in Europe due to...
UN, EU, US Welcome Release, Exchange of Prisoners in E. Ukraine
The United Nations, the European Union and the United States welcomed the release and exchange of prisoners in eastern Ukraine,...
FBI Official Says Foreign Hackers Targeting COVID-19 Research
A senior cybersecurity official with the FBI said on Thursday that foreign government hackers have broken into companies conducting research...
Russia Postpones WWII Victory Day Celebrations
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the postponement of May 9 celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of Soviet victory against...
Britain to Extend Lockdown for 3 More Weeks
The British government Thursday said it will extend for three weeks its nationwide lockdown intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking at a...
New Wildfires in Area Around Ukraine’s Chernobyl Plant
Three new wildfires have started in the radiation-contaminated evacuation zone around Ukraine’s wrecked Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of...
Amsterdam Set to Ban Tourist Home Rentals in 3 Neighborhoods
Amsterdam, in the midst of an unprecedented tourism slump caused by restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus,...
Mobile App Puts COVID Info in Hands of Millions
A mobile alert created in South Africa is putting information about coronavirus into the hands of millions. Praekelt.org has gone...
In France and Elsewhere, Making Face Masks Becomes a Mission
Among the rolling vineyards of France’s southwestern Gironde region, osteopath Chloe Chancelier has found a new calling as she organizes...
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