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THAILAND Bombers attacked a major government office in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued far south as hundreds of local officials and Muslim clerics met to discuss fighting COVID-19. At least

The Buzz | Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson reportedly released from hospital

Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, were released from an Australian hospital yesterday, five days after they were diagnosed with the new coronavirus, media reported. Queensland

Las Vegas | Adelson’s casinos stay open in city divided over virus

MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts Ltd. both announced over the weekend that they were closing their Las Vegas casinos until the coronavirus threat passes. But not the giant Venetian

This Day in History | 1968 – Anti-Vietnam demo turns violent

More than 200 people have been arrested after thousands of demonstrators clashed in an anti-Vietnam war protest outside the United States embassy in London. The St John Ambulance Brigade said it

Analysis | On the front lines of developing a test for the coronavirus

That escalated quickly!” is a common trope used in popular culture to describe when a situation gets out of hand before you’ve even had a chance to think about it.

The Buzz | US government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts today

The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose today , according to a government official. The National Institutes

Legislative Assembly | Trade union law defeated again

The Legislative Assembly (AL) has once again rejected a trade union bill, with just nine lawmakers in favor and 16 opposed. This is the 11th time a trade union law proposal

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PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte placed the northern third of the country under an “enhanced community quarantine” that requires millions of people to stay mostly at home in an attempt to

New curbs as virus weighs on public life, travel, worship

A  new round of restrictions and border closures was announced in Europe and beyond yesterday as public life and travel increasingly ground to a halt and even

This Day in History | 1988 – Thousands die in Halabja gas attack

Thousands of people are reported to have been killed and many others injured in a poison gas attack on a Kurdish city in northern Iraq. Up

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PHILIPPINES Thousands of police in the Philippines, backed by the army and coast guard, started sealing the densely populated capital from most domestic travelers yesterday in one of Southeast

The Buzz | Global fund launched to raise funds for COVID-19  pandemic

The World Health Organization's chief launched a global fund on Friday to raise money to help the world's nations respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying "every dollar donated is

Mexico holds big music festival despite coronavirus concerns

While the coronavirus pandemic has led authorities around the globe to cancel concerts and sporting events, and even shut down daily activities in some places, Mexico City is

Pandemic | Virus lockdown means Italy’s old are isolated from relatives

Natalina De Santis’ three adult children come to her front door, bringing food to keep her healthy and books to relieve her boredom, but she

This Day in History | 1979 – Grenada leader ousted by coup

A coup in the Caribbean island of Grenada has toppled the country’s controversial Prime Minister, Sir Eric Gairy. Sir Eric was at the United Nations in New

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CHINA Authorities have taken several people into custody as part of their investigation into the collapse of a coronavirus quarantine facility that killed 29 people. Officials told

The Buzz | Guides say China is shutting Everest due to virus fears

Expedition operators on Mount Everest said yesterday that Chinese mountaineering officials will not allow spring climbs from their side of the mountain due to fears of the coronavirus.

Pandemic | Locked out: Europeans grapple with new US travel ban

They had spent months planning their route, a 3,500-kilometer trans-America road trip, a voyage of a lifetime. Just when it was within touching distance, with

WHO declares that virus crisis is now a pandemic

Expressing increasing alarm about mounting infections, the World Health Organization declared that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who heads the U.N. agency, said the WHO

This Day in History | 1964 – Hoffa faces eight years behind bars

The president of the powerful American Teamsters union has been sentenced to eight years in jail on bribery charges. James Hoffa has also been fined $10,000 (£3,570) for trying to bribe

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