LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Charles and his wife Camilla joined Britain’s “Clap for Carers” ritual on Thursday, their first appearance together since the heir to the throne recovered from the coronavirus. The nationwide event has become a weekly fixture in
U.S. House prepares to pass $500 billion coronavirus bill, approves oversight panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Thursday to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented nearly $3 trillion.
‘Secretive’ Chinese Communist Party let COVID-19 get ‘out of control’ to ‘protect’ itself
China’s ambassador to the UK has hit back at the United States, saying that Washington should not seek to “bully” Beijing. During a rare question and answer session, Liu Xiaoming dismissed claims of a Chinese cover up of the coronavirus
Coronavirus: City of Kawartha Lakes eyes ‘soft re-opening’ of some outdoor services on May 12
All City of Kawartha Lakes municipal amenities and boat launches remain closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But it may not be that way come May 12 — the same day the provincial state of emergency is slated to
South Africa's SAA faces wind-down or liquidation, rescue team says
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Specialists appointed to try to save state-owned South African Airways (SAA) said on Thursday that they had no further funds for rescue efforts and that the two remaining options were a wind-down process or placing the company
One killed, two injured in early morning shootings in Denver
A person was killed and two others were injured in two shootings early Thursday morning in Denver. Denver police responded about 1:40 a.m. to a shooting in the 14500 block of East 51st Place and found two people with gunshot
U.S. extends economic aid to Greenland to counter China, Russia in Arctic
COPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States announced a $12.1 million economic aid package for Greenland on Thursday aimed at strengthening mutual ties and boost a renewed U.S. push for a greater military presence in the Arctic. The move to improve
Can Libya's Khalifa Haftar pull back following Tripoli defeat?
Amid global economic downturn, analysts say it’s unclear if foreign supporters will continue to bankroll the strongman. The campaign will be swift. This was eastern-based renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s pledge to his supporters at home and abroad when he
PETA offers Spain's Pamplona cash to ban bull-running for good
MADRID (Reuters) – Seizing on a rare cancellation of Spain’s world-famous bull-running festival in Pamplona due to the coronavirus, animal rights group PETA offered 250,000 euros ($269,700) on Thursday for the city to make the ban permanent. The incentive offered
Coronavirus effect on reading on World Book Day
Will the pandemic turn off bookshops’ lights for good, or will it help the industry thrive? In 2015, it was Greece’s financial crisis keeping customers away from the Free Thinking Zone Bookstore & Cafe. At the time, the shop’s shelves were