Sunday, October 12, 2025

Half-million infected worldwide as economic toll rises

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COLLEEN LONG, DAVID RISING and EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled...

New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism

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NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand's modern history when he slaughtered 51...

Virus causes surge in WW II references, but is it merited?

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TAMER FAKAHANY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In the first week of June 2019, World War II was on many people's minds. It was the 75th...

‘We are collapsing’: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy

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JOSEPH WILSON and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — By the time Patricia Núñez's cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry...

Citing virus, Putin delays vote that would extend his rule

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DARIA LITVINOVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Citing the coronavirus, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday postponed a nationwide vote on proposed...

Coronavirus-related crimes capitalize on global fear, panic

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COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thieves steal surgical masks and COVID-19 test kits. Hate groups encourage sick members...

India’s prime minister decrees 21-day lockdown to curb virus

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EMILY SCHMALL and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India will begin the world's largest lockdown on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced...

Europe eyes smartphone location data to stem virus spread

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FRANK BAJAK and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press Britain, Germany and Italy are evaluating powerful and invasive tools for what epidemiologists call contact-tracing, the mapping of...

Croatia quake injures 17 amid partial coronavirus lockdown

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DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A strong earthquake in Croatia on Sunday caused panic, the evacuation of hospitals and widespread damage including...

Virus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices

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ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Young German adults hold "corona parties" and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to...