Belgians Deploy Cranes to Reunite Families in Corona Crisis
WATERMAEL-BOITSFORT, Belgium (AP) — Something he saw as he drove to work one morning gave Tristan Van den Bosch an uplifting idea.
Trump’s Push for Opening School Clashes With Fauci’s Caution
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump called on governors across the nation to work to reopen schools that were closed because of the coronavirus, pointedly taking issue with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s caution against moving too quickly in sending students back to class.
Venezuela Requests UN Security Session Over Mercenary Raid
UNITED NATIONS (TASS) — Venezuela has requested the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the purported incursion of mercenaries, which Caracas says was organized by the United States and Colombia to topple the incumbent government.
Why Open a Store? Chinese Merchants Go Livestreaming Instead
HONG KONG (AP) — At the height of China’s coronavirus outbreak, the skincare-products maker Forest Cabin closed more than half of its 300 stores across the nation as shoppers stayed home. With sales plunging, founder Sun Laichun decided it was time to reach his customers more directly.
Aussie Vodka Company Switches to Producing Hand Sanitizers
CANBERRA (Xinhua) — What do wine and hand sanitizer have in common? The answer: alcohol.
Wear a Mask? Even With 20,000 Dead, Some New Yorkers Don’t
Since April 17, everyone in New York state has been required to wear a face covering in any place where they can’t stay at least 6 feet from people who don’t live with them.
Wuhan to Test All Residents After Handful of New Infections
BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began were moving forward Wednesday with efforts to test all 11 million residents for the virus within 10 days after a handful of fresh infections were found there.
Fauci Warns: More Death, Econ Damage If US Reopens Too Fast
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert issued a blunt warning Tuesday that cities and states could “turn back the clock” and see more COVID-19 deaths and economic damage alike if they lift coronavirus stay-at-home orders too fast -- a sharp contrast as President Donald Trump pushes to right a free-falling economy.
Chinese Team Sets Out to Remeasure World’s Highest Peak
MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP (Xinhua) — A road construction team will work on a route to the peak of Mount Qomolangma on May 12 if weather conditions permit.
Workplace Worries Mount as US Tracks New COVID-19 Cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, thousands of new coronavirus infections are being reported daily, many of them job-related.
