Global Prayer Alerts
COVID-19 infections growing exponentially, deaths near 50,000 - WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) voiced deep concern on Wednesday about “the rapid escalation and global spread” of COVID-19 cases from the new coronavirus, which has now reached 205 countries and territories. WHO...
Millions of US Workers Losing Jobs as Coronavirus Spreads
WASHINGTON - Millions of U.S. workers are losing their jobs in a surge of layoffs as businesses large and small shut their operations amid the coronavirus pandemic. A week ago, nearly 3.3 million workers filed for unemployment benefits. The figure...
US Could Become 'Coronavirus Epicenter,' WHO Says
GENEVA/LONDON - The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as Britain went into lockdown and Olympic organizers considered postponing the 2020 Tokyo Games. But the...
US Lawmakers Race to Help Economy Hit Hard by Coronavirus
WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers are racing to enact a massive rescue package to prop up an American economy increasingly paralyzed by efforts to contain the novel coronavirus. Stock markets plunged last week — wiping out nearly all gains recorded...
Italy has More COVID Deaths Than China
Italy is now ground zero for the coronavirus pandemic, surpassing China as the country with the most deaths from the disease. As of Thursday, Italian officials reported 3,405 coronavirus deaths while China’s death toll stood at 3,248. Over the last...
Will Coronavirus Change Europe Permanently?
The bells are tolling in the villages of the north Italian region of Lombardy, registering yet another coronavirus death. North Italy has suffered epidemics before, albeit much more deadly contagions in the 17th and 18th centuries, which left more...
Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Starts Monday, US Official Says
WASHINGTON - A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect against the new coronavirus will begin Monday, according to a government official. The first participant in the trial will receive the experimental vaccine on Monday, the...
UN Investigator Warns Against Isolating North Korea as Threat of COVID-19 Looms
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - A U.N. investigator Monday warned of serious consequences if COVID-19 gains a foothold in North Korea, and urged the government to accept international offers of help to contain the spread of the deadly virus. The investigator...
Trump Approves $8 Billion to Fight COVID-19
President Donald Trump signed legislation at the Friday releasing $8.3 billion in emergency spending to combat the outbreak of the coronavirus, a day after confirmation that it has spread to a suburb minutes away from the White House. The measure...
Europe Scrambles for Solutions to Counter Threats of New Migrant Crisis
PARIS - European Union interior ministers held emergency talks Wednesday on how to respond to asylum-seekers massing on Turkey’s borders, hoping to cross into their territory. That’s after Turkey retreated last week from a deal with the EU to keep...