LONDON (REUTERS) – As the world marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday (April 22), calls were growing for governments to treat the shock of the coronavirus with “green recovery” packages to spur a shift to a low-carbon
Moscow residents open homes to psychiatric patients, disabled children during lockdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow resident Arina Muratova knew something was wrong when the messages she received from Nina, a patient at Psychiatric Hospital No.22 who has become a friend during her voluntary work there, suddenly lost their usual, optimistic ring.
What are you doing? France lashes out at EU as bloc solidarity crumbles
Brussels expects the bloc to go into a deep recession this year because of the coronavirus outbreak, which has paralysed economic activity across the 27 member states. “We have asked the EU for help but it has not, as yet, responded
Masks reused and bodies mount as Peru strains under coronavirus
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s hospitals are straining to deal with a rapid rise in the number of COVID-19 infections, with bodies being kept in hallways, masks being repeatedly reused, and protests breaking out amongst medical workers concerned over their safety.
Spain expects initial EU consensus on coronavirus aid at Thursday summit
MADRID (Reuters) – The European Union (EU) council should reach an initial consensus on the common financial response to the coronavirus pandemic during its next summit on Thursday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. “I expect the European Council tomorrow
UK weather warning: Saharan dust to crash into UK TODAY – Latest forecast MAP
Each year many Britons are confounded by the presence of red-coloured dirt on their cars and windows. Hot weather over the past few weeks, including the Easter weekend, brought not only scorching temperatures but also a dumping of dust from
Global CEOs see U-shaped recession due to coronavirus: survey
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global business leaders are preparing for a drawn-out U-shaped recession due to the impact of coronavirus and many fear their companies won’t survive the pandemic, a survey of thousands of chief executives showed on Wednesday. The pandemic
Guatemala health officials fired, investigated for corruption
Several officials are accused of conspiring to defraud state funds during the coronavirus pandemic. Two deputy health ministers in Guatemala were fired this week amid revelations of an alleged corruption ring inside the ministry. Rodolfo Galdamez, the technical deputy minister
Fire that started in Rocky View County spreads to Calgary
A grass fire that started in Rocky View County on Tuesday afternoon spread south into Calgary city limits, with crews from both places responding. The Calgary Fire Department said three of its trucks responded to the 16500 block of Panorama
Stranded elk rescued after dropping 30-feet into old mine shaft
Two hikers in Mineral County discovered an elk stranded at the bottom of a 30-foot mine-shaft, and state wildlife staff and sheriff’s deputies rescued the fallen beast. The odd discovery and rescue, in the upper Grande Valley near Creede, happened