Morocco to release 5,654 prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak Morocco's King Mohammed VI has pardoned 5,654 prisoners and ordered measures to protect inmates from the coronavirus outbreak, the justice ministry said on Sunday.
Morocco to release 5,654 prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak Morocco's King Mohammed VI has pardoned 5,654 prisoners and ordered measures to protect inmates from the coronavirus outbreak, the justice ministry said on Sunday.
At funerals in outbreak, mourning is from a distance No one stands in line to embrace the widow and share memories of her husband of 50 years.
Ex-head of Libya's anti-Kadhafi revolt dies of coronavirus: party Mahmud Jibril, the former head of the rebel government that overthrew Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, died Sunday of the coronavirus, his party said.
Nehme: Prices of imported goods surge 55 percent Prices of imported products have surged by 50 to 55 percent in Lebanon due to the depreciation of the lira against the dollar
Nehme: Prices of imported goods surge 55 percent Prices of imported products have surged by 50 to 55 percent in Lebanon due to the depreciation of the lira against the dollar
Kuwait backs Saudi call for talks on cutting oil output Kuwait supports Saudi Arabia's call to renew talks on cutting oil supply due later this week and hopes for a successful outcome to stabilize the oil market, Kuwait's oil minister said Sunday.
Trump threatens tariffs on oil imports amid price war U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he would impose tariffs on crude imports if he has to "protect" U.S. energy workers from the oil price crash that has been exacerbated by a war between Russia and Saudi Arabia over market share.
Rich states must help others after coronavirus There’s no denying the fact that precautions have come at the expense of economies, and global recession this year is unavoidable.
Rich states must help others after coronavirus There’s no denying the fact that precautions have come at the expense of economies, and global recession this year is unavoidable.
All hands on deck to fight a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic Only by coming together will the world be able to face down the COVID-19 pandemic and its shattering consequences.
Are we going back to normality soon? In the new global health emergency, “social distancing” is the new trending phrase in our vocabulary. It means distancing ourselves from each other to stop the spread of the disease, leaving our society less socially engaged than how it used to be.
Rooney says handling of PL pay row 'a disgrace' London, April 5, 2020 (AFP) - Wayne Rooney has criticised the government and the Premier League for placing footballers in a "no-win situation" over proposed pay cuts after players were urged to make sacrifices during the coronavirus crisis.
Rooney says handling of PL pay row 'a disgrace' London, April 5, 2020 (AFP) - Wayne Rooney has criticised the government and the Premier League for placing footballers in a "no-win situation" over proposed pay cuts after players were urged to make sacrifices during the coronavirus crisis.
What now for tennis in 2020? Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since World War II and no resumption of the ATP and WTA Tours until July 13 at the earliest as the coronavirus continues to cause havoc.
Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class Kobe Bryant and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group announced Saturday as this year’s class of enshrinees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Olympic chiefs bracing for extra costs in rescheduling Tokyo Games Olympic chiefs said Thursday they were bracing themselves for the extra costs incurred by rescheduling the Tokyo Games by a year to 2021.
Season-opening Australian Grand Prix in chaos as McLaren pulls out McLaren pulled out of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix Thursday after a team member tested positive for coronavirus, throwing the race into chaos.
Locked-down Scots comics go online 'I spent all day yesterday clearing out cupboards,' said comic Jojo Sutherland. 'I found right at the back of the linen cupboard a present I'd brought the kids for Christmas that I had completely forgot to give them. 'It’s a shame. They would have loved a puppy.'
Locked-down Scots comics go online 'I spent all day yesterday clearing out cupboards,' said comic Jojo Sutherland. 'I found right at the back of the linen cupboard a present I'd brought the kids for Christmas that I had completely forgot to give them. 'It’s a shame. They would have loved a puppy.'
Judge lets rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine go home, citing COVID-19 Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was ordered immediately freed from a Manhattan federal lockup four months early Thursday by a judge who cited his asthma and the greater danger he would face behind bars during the coronavirus outbreak.
‘Coffee & Kareem’: lewd buddy cop comedy This is one of those all-or-nothing comedies that has no boundaries or shame. It is intentionally dopey and looking to push all possible buttons. Nothing is off the table -- race, sexual orientation, police brutality
’60s icon Marianne Faithfull has COVID-19 Faithfull, 73, was one of the icons of the 1960s and was catapulted to fame at the age of just 17 singing “As Tears Go By,” written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Masks do reduce spread of flu and some coronaviruses, study finds Face masks could help limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers who studied the effect of surgical masks on the transmission of other corona and flu viruses.
Masks do reduce spread of flu and some coronaviruses, study finds Face masks could help limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers who studied the effect of surgical masks on the transmission of other corona and flu viruses.
How the COVID-19 lockdown will take its own toll on health It’s the most dramatic government intervention into our lives since World War II. To fight the coronavirus outbreak, governments across the globe have closed schools, travel and businesses big and small.
The new gadgets dreamt up to fight coronavirus Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week, designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind.
'Green favela' fights to live sustainably in Brazil At first glance, it looks like any other shantytown in Brazil: a precarious jumble of tin-roof shacks and shoddy streets.
