WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives expects to pass a nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday but will put off any decision on changing its voting rules during the pandemic, avoiding a potential partisan fight. The…
U.S. says review of WHO to assess if the body is run in the way it should be
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will assess whether the World Health Organization (WHO) is being run in the way that it should be as Washington conducts a review after President Donald Trump paused U.S. funding to the global body,…
WHO chief says 'virus will be with us for a long time'
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that there were “worrying upward trends” in early epidemics in parts of Africa and central and South America, while also warning that opening up global travel needed to be…
McConnell says he favors state bankruptcy over more federal aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday opened the door to allowing U.S. states to file for bankruptcy to deal with economic losses stemming from the coronavirus outbreak that are punching big holes in their budgets.…
Russian communists defy lockdown with Red Square parade for Lenin's 150th
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Dozens of Russian communists defied Moscow’s coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday by marching across Red Square to lay flowers outside Vladimir Lenin’s tomb to mark 150 years since the birth of the Bolshevik leader. Led by Gennady Zyuganov,…
OPP investigating reports of someone impersonating an officer in Wellington County
Ontario Provincial Police say they have been receiving reports that someone has been impersonating an officer in Wellington County. In a news release, OPP said a man has reportedly been stopping people and asking if they are an essential worker…
Tantrums over? Spain to let children out, aims for May lockdown ease
MADRID (Reuters) – Relieved Spanish parents welcomed on Wednesday a decision allowing children out on short walks for the first time in more than a month as the government contemplated a broader easing of one of the world’s strictest coronavirus…
Austria's Kurz says Germany copied his country's lockdown easing plan
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday his country has been so successful in slowing the spread of the coronavirus that others, particularly Germany, have copied its plan for loosening its lockdown. The Alpine republic acted…
OJ Simpson: How friend claimed star ‘had dreams of killing wife Nicole’
Simpson, who has 950,000 followers on Twitter, advised his fans to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic last week in a video watched 230,000 times. He first rose to fame when his abilities as an American footballer were recognised…
Brazil's Rio at mercy of Pimco, Dodge & Cox as oil cash dries up
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Already grappling with one of Brazil’s most severe outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and a budget deep in the red, Rio de Janeiro state faces a potential threat to its solvency at the hands of…