U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defence of his administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, veering into political score-settling, exaggerations and talk harking back to his impeachment. With financial markets sliding and the virus spreading, Trump tried once more to quell the growing…
The latest: Iran limiting travel between cities as COVID-19 cases hit 4,747, with 124 deaths. 12 asymptomatic cases reported on cruise ship in Egypt, WHO and local health ministry say. Ontario and Quebec both report new cases on Friday. B.C. reports COVID-19 case with no known travel history to affected area. Read more about how Canada will cope with…
Greek authorities used tear gas and a water cannon to repulse an attempt by migrants to push through the border from Turkey Friday morning, while Turkish authorities fired volleys of tear gas onto the Greek side of the frontier. Thousands of refugees and other migrants have been trying to get into Greece through the country’s…
Nations around the world girded for months of disruptions from the coronavirus Thursday as its unrelenting spread brought ballooning infections, economic fallout and sweeping containment measures. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), said Thursday that 95,265 cases have been reported around the world, with 3,281 deaths. Tedros said WHO is concerned that…
More than 100 people have been refused entry from Canada into the United States as a result of coronavirus-related travel restrictions, according to a senior U.S. official. Those refusals stem from new U.S. rules banning entry to anyone recently in coronavirus-affected China and Iran. The restrictions apply at land borders in addition to air travel…
Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for everything” and strong message of economic populism, confirmed to her campaign staff Thursday she would depart the Democratic presidential nomination race. For much of the past year, her campaign had all the markers of success: robust poll numbers, impressive fundraising and a sprawling political infrastructure that…
