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UN: 95% of Europe's virus dead over 60 but young not immune
GENEVA - More than 95% of those who have died of coronavirus in Europe have been over 60 but young people should not be complacent, the head of the World Health Organization's office in Europe said Th...
Apr 02, 2020
Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to states
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus despite his administration's projections that tens of thousands ...
Apr 02, 2020
Economic fallout mounts, along with competition for masks
NEW YORK - The economic damage from the coronavirus crisis piled up as an unprecedented 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in a single week, and the competition for masks and other ...
Apr 02, 2020
Virus masks, apps: The race is on to avoid hidden carriers
PARIS - The worldwide race to protect people against being infected by unwitting coronavirus carriers intensified Thursday, pitting governments against each other as they buy protective gear and promp...
Apr 02, 2020
'Lost Children' author: Writers must 'document' pandemic
NEW YORK - Cooped up at her Bronx home with her daughter and a niece because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli says she has lowered the "volume and speed" of her life. She i...
Apr 02, 2020
Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest, jailed for sex abuse, granted parole
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest, who was jailed for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care, has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says in a r...
Apr 02, 2020
Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest, jailed for sex abuse, granted parole
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest, who was jailed for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care, has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says in a r...
Apr 02, 2020
Local school divisions retain support staff amid government call for layoffs
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Following the provincial government's announcement over the weekend to lay off more than 20,000 support staff, local school divisions have found a way to retain staff through this d...
Apr 02, 2020 Chat News file photo
Russia's Putin orders month of non-work to curb coronavirus
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking in a televised address to the nation on Thursday...
Apr 02, 2020
Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears
Tom Parisi made the long drive from South Carolina to his home just south of Boston with a lot on his mind. The ECHL season had just been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 26-year...
Apr 02, 2020