Sri Lanka Newlyweds Cancel Wedding Party to Help Poor
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — As couples do all over the world, Darshana Kumara Wijenarayana and his fiance, Pawani Rasanga, spent months planning a grand wedding.
Japan Urges Taiwan’s Participation in WHO Assembly
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan on Tuesday urged the World Health Organization to allow Taiwan to join its plenary sessions as an observer to discuss the global response to the new coronavirus pandemic.
Despite Risks, Trump Says He’s Taking Hydroxychloroquine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side effects.
Chinese Expressway Opens Lanes for Self-Driving Cars
BEIJING (Xinhua) — From self-driving delivery trucks to driverless vans disinfecting roads, the COVID-19 outbreak has put driverless vehicles in the spotlight.
Japan Hotels Admonished for Denying Room to Gay Couple
KOBE (Kyodo) — Two hotels in a western Japanese city have been reprimanded after refusing to rent a room to a gay couple despite a law that bans turning away guests because of sexual orientation or gender identity, a city official said Monday.
China Warns US of ‘All Necessary Measures’ Over Huawei Rules
BEIJING (AP) — China’s commerce ministry says it will take “all necessary measures” in response to new U.S. restrictions on Chinese tech giant Huawei’s ability to use American technology, calling the measures an abuse of state power and a violation of market principles.
Canada Zoo Returning Pandas to China Due to Bamboo Disruption
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights due to COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough fresh and tasty bamboo to feed them.
Coronavirus Masks a Boon for Crooks Who Hide Their Faces
CHICAGO (AP) — The way the FBI tells it, William Rosario Lopez put on a surgical mask and walked into the Connecticut convenience store looking to the world like a typical pandemic-era shopper as he picked up plastic wrap, fruit snacks and a few other items.
Tensions Rise as Texas Governor Readies to Lift More Rules
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two weeks into the reopening of Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing. New outbreaks still crop up. And at Guero’s Taco Bar in Austin, which offers the occasional celebrity sighting, a log of every diner and where they sat is begrudgingly in the works.
IOC to Allocate $800 Mln for Postponed Tokyo Summer Games
MOSCOW (TASS) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to allocate $800 million to compensate for various losses after the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Japan were postponed for one year over the ongoing global spread of the novel coronavirus, the IOC said in a statement.
