Tag Archives: International

RIO DE JANEIRO - After questioning the seriousness of COVID-19, defying his own health ministry's recommendations and denouncing a "certain hysteria," Brazil's president is now projecting himself as l...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military is pausing the movement of any new troops into Afghanistan and is quarantining 1,500 troops and civilians who recently arrived to avoid any possible spread of the corona...

NEW YORK - Stocks capped a wobbly day on Wall Street with solid gains Thursday, reflecting cautious optimism among investors that emergency action by the U.S. government and central banks will cushion...

DETROIT - Concerns about the spreading coronavirus are forcing most of North America's auto plants to close, at least temporarily. Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota said they would...

PLAYA CHIQUITA, Panama - Between 400 and 500 foreigners are stranded in Panama after a "tribal" festival and music event ended with many of them being quarantined at the concert site near the Caribbea...

FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank is launching a new, expanded program to buy financial assets in a bid to calm markets roiled by the virus outbreak and counter what is expected to be a recession ...

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most...

GENEVA - Regional Olympic officials on Wednesday rallied around the IOC and backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled, as direct criticism from gold medallist athletes built amid the c...

The technology that animated movies like "Toy Story" and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year's Turing Award, the technology industry's version of the Nobel Prize. Patrick Ha...

NEW YORK - Coronavirus has become a "get out of jail" card for hundreds of low-level inmates across the country, and even hard-timers are seeking their freedom with the argument that it's not a matter...