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Mexico broadens 1-month shutdown as virus cases top 1,000
The one-month emergency measures will be in effect from March 30 to April 30. Mexico had previously stopped non-essential government services and banned mass gatherings. Read more
The one-month emergency measures will be in effect from March 30 to April 30. Mexico had previously stopped non-essential government services and banned mass gatherings. Read more
Van Gogh’s paintings, when they rarely come up for sale, fetch millions at auction. Read more
The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq withdrew from a military base in the country’s north that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighboring Iran. Read more
A plane carrying eight people, including an American and a Canadian, burst into flames Sunday while attempting to take off from Manila’s airport on a flight bound for Japan, killing all those on board, officials said. Read more
North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea and Japan said, continuing a streak of weapons launches that suggests leader Kim Jong Un is trying to strengthen domestic support amid worries about a possible coronavirus outbreak in the country. Read more
Tourists across Asia are finding their dream vacations have turned into travel nightmares as airlines cancel flights and countries close their borders in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
China has sought to portray itself as a global leader in the fight against the outbreak, which began a few months ago in its Wuhan province. Read more
The ship has been turned away from other ports and now is being denied passage through the Panama Canal. Read more
Iranian media reports nearly 300 people have been killed and more than 1,000 sickened so far by ingesting methanol across the Islamic Republic Read more
The foreign ministry announced today that even foreign citizens with residence permits will be prevented from entering starting on Saturday. Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Maduro and several key aides of conspiring with Colombian rebels “to flood the United States with cocaine.” Read more
The allegations have triggered an intense public uproar and soul-searching over a culture that critics say is lenient about sexual violence and continuously fails the victims. Read more
He has since recovered, and as someone who felt he had been close to death, vowed to spread awareness. Read more
As India expanded its virus-containment measures and halted its train network, the country’s lifeblood, the federal government warned of strict legal action for those who flout the rules. Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a U.S. peace deal signed last month with the Taliban, a trip that comes despite the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when world leaders and statesmen are curtailing official travel. Read more
The death toll from the global coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 11,000 people worldwide and sickened more than 286,000. Read more
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese organizers and IOC President Thomas Bach say that the games will open on July 24 at the $1.43 billion national stadium in central Tokyo. Read more
Streets, squares and highways were deserted in large parts of the world today as curfews and lockdowns multiplied in the face of a rapidly advancing virus that is severely straining many health systems. Read more
Linda Scruggs and Mike Rustici trained for months to hike the winding trails leading to Machu Picchu’s complex of Inca ruins. So they were thrilled when their flight landed last Friday in the Peruvian capital. Read more
Italy, with a population of 60 million, recorded at least 3,405 deaths, or roughly 150 more than in China — a country with a population over 20 times larger. Read more