IOC president Thomas Bach has invoked comments by President Donald Trump to defend himself from criticism a day after officially postponing the Tokyo Olympics By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer March 25, 2020, 2:29 PM 3 min read GENEVA — A day after officially postponing the Tokyo Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach invoked comments by […]
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Jeremy Corbyn has faced Boris Johnson for the final time at Prime Minister’s Questions as Labour leader. In an extended session, Mr Corbyn asked 12 questions instead of his usual six, and the exchanges between the two men were dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Corbyn said “no-one is an island, no-one is self-made”, and
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BRUSSELS — The European Union is taking unprecedented action to help member countries endure the massive economic shock of the virus outbreak, but some nations are resisting the idea of shared borrowing to cover the heavy costs – suggesting that even during this crisis there are limits to solidarity in a bloc that is trying
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MADRID — The coronavirus outbreak hit home Wednesday among the well-born and the desperately poor alike as Britain’s Prince Charles tested positive and India’s 1.3 billion people, or one-sixth of the Earth’s population, found themselves under lockdown. Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers finally agreed on a mammoth economic relief package, buoying stock markets around the world, and
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BBC News has suspended plans to cut 450 jobs as it faces the demands of covering the coronavirus pandemic. The job losses were announced in January and were part of a plan to complete a £80m savings target by 2022. Outlets due to be hit include BBC Two’s Newsnight, BBC Radio 5 Live and the
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On Tuesday night people in India rushed to stockpile supplies, after its prime minister announced the entire country was going into lockdown for 21 days. People panicked after Narendra Modi said, in a televised address, everyone should “forget about” leaving their homes for any reason – and did not mention the status of essential supplies
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NEW YORK — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after Congress and the White House reached a deal to inject nearly $2 trillion of aid into an economy ravaged by the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2%. The gains came a day after the Dow had its biggest percentage gain since 1933.
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Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns says his mother is hospitalized and in a medically-induced coma after contracting the new coronavirus March 25, 2020, 1:15 PM 2 min read MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns says his mother is hospitalized and in a medically-induced coma after contracting the new coronavirus. Towns talked about the condition
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In the last few weeks, the women said, they had been inundated with questions from readers about how to help their community as the number of coronavirus cases in the state began to grow. The blog largely depends on advertising to stay afloat, but in this moment, “We absolutely didn’t want to try and take
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Image copyright Getty Images The NHS should be able to cope with the coronavirus outbreak now the country is in lockdown, according to infectious diseases expert Prof Neil Ferguson. Keeping people inside and increasing NHS staff and beds would prevent intensive care units from being overwhelmed nationally, he said. There could still be some difficulties
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