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Taylor Swift’s publicist takes aim at Kim Kardashian in feud
Published On: March 25, 2020 12:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
The Kanye West and Taylor Swift public beef has reignited again with the ongoing feud now involving his wife and Swift’s publicist.
Tokyo Olympic postponed owing to coronavirus outbreak
Published On: March 24, 2020 08:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MADRID, March 24: The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday postponed this summer’s Tokyo Games for a year as coronavirus deaths mounted around the world and U.S. lawmakers closed in on a nearly $2 trillion deal to help cushion the economic damage from the crisis.
US shames Afghan leaders’ obstinance as pandemic looms
Published On: March 24, 2020 03:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 24: Washington’s unprecedented threat to cut $1 billion in Afghanistan funding — a response to the refusal of rivals in Kabul to work together to advance peace — comes at a time when the impoverished nation risks being overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
From top to bottom line: Everest closing means financial hit
Published On: March 24, 2020 01:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KATHMANDU, Nepal: Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He’s been to the summit 21 times.
Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus
Published On: March 23, 2020 08:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, March 23: The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe, as more than 1.5 billion people — one-fifth of the world’s population — were asked or ordered to stay home on Monday to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus.
Tokyo Olympics seem sure to happen -- but in 2021, not 2020
Published On: March 23, 2020 05:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, March 23: The Tokyo Olympics are going to happen — but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned.
Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles is pregnant
Published On: March 23, 2020 01:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles, who tragically lost her daughter and unborn child two years ago, is pregnant.
German Chancellor Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for virus
Published On: March 23, 2020 12:16 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BERLIN, March 23: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Global athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics
Published On: March 22, 2020 05:29 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, March 22: A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control.
Indian migrant workers crowd trains, defying virus curfew
Published On: March 22, 2020 04:24 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, March 22: Indian migrant workers attempting to reach their home villages crowded a railway station in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, defying a 14-hour “people’s curfew” that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called to stem a surge in coronavirus cases in the world’s second-most populous country.
Virus advances around the world as medical supplies dwindle
Published On: March 22, 2020 04:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 22: The virus pandemic advanced Sunday after the U.S. and Europe reported soaring new cases, prompting a scramble in some regions to set up additional hospital beds and replenish much-needed medical supplies.
Pop superstar Rihanna donates $5 million to relief efforts
Published On: March 22, 2020 02:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Rihanna‘s Clara Lionel Foundation is giving $5 million to the response efforts against the coronavirus.
US locking down 70 million people as virus strains Europe
Published On: March 21, 2020 01:29 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 21: Three major American states are locking down their residents in the face of a rapidly advancing virus storm that is already severely straining health systems in parts of Europe.
Actor, singer, ‘The Gambler’: Kenny Rogers dies at 81
Published On: March 21, 2020 01:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” and embraced his persona as “The Gambler” on record and on TV died Friday night. He was 81.
India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape
Published On: March 20, 2020 05:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, March 20: Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted horrified Indians to demand swift justice.
COVID-19: Death toll in Spain climbs above 1,000
Published On: March 20, 2020 05:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SPAIN, March 20: The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 244,500 people and killed more than 10,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 86,000 people have recovered so far, mostly in China.
Italian virus death toll nears China’s as outbreak spreads
Published On: March 19, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ROME, March 19: The Chinese city where the coronavirus first took hold reported no new homegrown cases Thursday, while the death toll in Italy was poised to overtake that of China in a dramatic illustration of how the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe and the United States.
Khamenei to pardon 10,000 more prisoners
Published On: March 19, 2020 02:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran, March 19: Iran’s top leader will pardon 10,000 more prisoners in an apparent effort to combat the coronavirus, state TV reported Thursday.
Wuhan reports no new virus cases, offering hope to world
Published On: March 19, 2020 01:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 19: Last month, Wuhan was overwhelmed with thousands of new cases of coronavirus each day. But in a dramatic development that underscores just how much the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe and the United States, Chinese authorities said Thursday that the city and its surrounding province had no new cases to report.
Coronavirus compels telecommuting, travel limits for media
Published On: March 19, 2020 01:25 PM NPT By: Associated Press
The Washington Post is encouraging its staff to work at home and the Los Angeles Times is restricting air travel, two illustrations of how news organizations compelled to cover the coronavirus outbreak are balancing the need to keep employees safe.
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