Friday, March 20, 2026

Virus forces cancellation of iconic events like Oktoberfest

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COLLEEN LONG, CARA ANNA and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN (AP) — Spain canceled the Running of the Bulls in July, the U.S. scrapped the...

South Korea looking into reports about Kim Jong Un’s health

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean government on Tuesday was looking into U.S. media reports saying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...

New Zealand could pull off bold goal of eliminating virus

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NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself...

Canada’s worst mass shooting leaves at least 18 dead

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ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadians on Monday mourned the shocking rampage that left 18 dead in rural communities across Nova Scotia, after...

North Korean defectors, experts question zero virus claim

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HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As a doctor in North Korea during the SARS outbreak and flu pandemic, Choi Jung Hun...

16 killed in shooting rampage, deadliest in Canadian history

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ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A gunman disguised as a police officer went on a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia,...

Global health crisis pits economic against health concerns

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WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The global health crisis is taking a nasty political turn with tensions worsening between governments...

Mass virus test in French nursing home seeks to combat loneliness

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LORI HINNANT and JEAN-FRANÇOIS BADIAS Associated Press AMMERSCHWIR, France (AP) — Some were born in this warren of small rooms in what used to be...

North Korea denies that Kim sent Trump ‘a nice note’

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HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday dismissed as "ungrounded" President Donald Trump's comment that he recently received "a...

France finds more than 1,000 virus cases on aircraft carrier

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JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French navy is investigating how the coronavirus infected more than 1,000 sailors aboard the...