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13 hours agoHungary to commemorate victims of Danube boat catastrophePreparations are underway for commemorations to be held on the anniversary of the Danube River tragedy in which a sightseeing boat carrying mostly tourists from South Kor...
15 hours agoAP PHOTOS: Romanian port city marks Easter late due to virusIn a Romanian city on the shores of the Black Sea, Orthodox Easter was celebrated more than a month later than planned.
16 hours agoCroatian charity offers help as lives turn during outbreak If it hadn’t been for Igor Loparic and his charity, many in the northern Croatian Istria region wouldn’t be able to cope with the crisis brought on by the new coronavirus...
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3 days agoFrench nursing homes employees protest pay, conditionsEmployees in a major group of French nursing homes have taken part in protests across France to call for better pay amid the coronavirus crisis.
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3 days agoTurkey records 29 deaths, 987 new COVID-19 casesTurkey’s health minister announced 29 new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 4,369.
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COVID-19 vaccine? US secures 400M doses from AstraZenecaDrug maker AstraZeneca secures the first agreements for 400 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that is being trialed.
The Latest: UN again urges global cease-fire to fight virusJapan’s top government spokesman said Thursday that the country is considering attending the Group of Seven summit meeting, if the U.S. reschedules the canceled gathering...
US begins crackdown on unvetted virus blood testsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving ahead with a crackdown on scores of COVID-19 antibody tests that have not yet been shown to work.
In reversal, White House tells CDC to post church guidanceAfter refusing for weeks to release reopening guidance for churches, the Trump administration on Thursday abruptly changed course — with the president saying he had instr...
Virus cases spike in California county on Mexican border As much of California reopens businesses amid easing coronavirus conditions, a farming region bordering Mexico is struggling with a spike in cases.
US seeking industry cooperation on future medical supplies U.S. officials are invoking a rarely used provision of American law to help keep the country from again running out of medical supplies in a pandemic.
Split Cyprus' rival sides agree crossings' partial openingThe rival sides in ethnically divided Cyprus have agreed to partially re-open crossing points for Turkish Cypriots in the breakaway north to cross into the internationall...
Detective, nurse, confidant: Virus tracers play many rolesA growing number of health professionals around the world are filling one an important role in the effort to guard against a resurgence of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus isn’t easily spread by touching surfaces, CDC now saysThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its assessment of how the Coronavirus is most likely spread.
Pomp and masks: Graduations draw thousands despite pandemicHigh schools nationwide have canceled or postponed traditional graduation ceremonies to avoid worsening the spread of the new coronavirus.
Back to business, but not business as usual as nations openMask-wearing high school seniors in South Korea have had their temperature checked and rubbed their hands with sanitizer as they finally return to school, after their new...
Watchdog cites persistent infection lapses in nursing homesA federal watchdog agency says about 40% of nursing homes inspected in the past two years were cited for infection control problems.
