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Prince William and Kate Middleton sent out a personal message filled with gratitude for the frontliners Much like the rest of the world, Kate Middleton and Prince William are extending their gratitude towards the healthcare officials around the United Kingdom for putting their lives at risk and battling the coronavirus. …

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – “Go hard, go early.” That’s the advice from Gen. Robert Abrams, the top U.S. general in South Korea, on how to combat the coronavirus. “It’ll seem like an overreaction. It’ll seem a bit over the top…a week later, your community will understand, your unit will understand.” …

WHITE HOUSE – Guidance to Americans from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on face coverings and masks will be released “in the next several days,” Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday. “I don’t think they’ll be mandatory,” President Donald Trump said of the national guidelines. Trump suggested people …

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 50,000 on Thursday. The number of deaths continued to soar in Italy, Spain and the United States, where hundreds of new fatalities were recorded. Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. said the worldwide death toll has reached more than 51,300, while …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced a 24-hour curfew for the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah after the coronavirus death toll in the kingdom rose to 21 and new cases emerged in the country. The announcement comes amid uncertainty over the hajj which is due to take place at …

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed concern Thursday over a coronavirus emergency law in Hungary that has given nationalist premier Viktor Orban sweeping powers. While saying EU countries may need extraordinary measures to tackle the pandemic, she added: “I am concerned that certain measures go too far — …

ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani court Thursday overturned on appeal the death sentence of a man accused of kidnapping and beheading Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, sentencing him to seven years in prison for kidnapping only, and acquitted three of his co-accused. British-born Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh had been on …

AFP BERLIN: Germany will extend its current restrictions on public life to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus by two weeks until April 19, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday. “We assessed the situation today and confirmed that the restrictions… will be valid up to and including April 19. We …

Social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 is changing the tactics for political campaigns, especially for candidates running for president of the United States. VOA’s Steve Redisch examines the changing strategies and endangered traditions. Source Link:  Coronavirus Virtually Transforms US Political Campaigns

There are now over 850,000 cases and 42,000 deaths across 205 countries and territories as of Wednesday due to the coronavirus outbreak.  Despite a global spike in new reported cases, Italy remained stable at around 4,050 as of Tuesday, roughly in line with the day before, making it five days …