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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he may get involved in a deepening crisis in the Navy after its top civilian on Monday ridiculed a revered former commander whose letter pleading for help for his coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier … Continue reading Trump says may jump into Navy furor after captain ridiculed in speech
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly arrives to testify to the Senate Armed Services Committee about military housing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly issued … Continue reading Acting U.S. Navy secretary apologizes to carrier commander after rebuke
(Reuters) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court put the state’s chaotic presidential primary back on track, ruling on Monday that Democratic Governor Tony Evers cannot postpone in-person voting to June despite the coronavirus crisis. Evers had moved earlier in the day … Continue reading Wisconsin’s Supreme Court orders primary to proceed as planned on Tuesday
Artist David “S.I.D.” Perez poses in front of his graffiti of a cashier to pay tribute to essential workers during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Gland, Switzerland, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse GLAND, Switzerland (Reuters) – Street artist David … Continue reading Swiss street artist pays tribute to unsung coronavirus heroes
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Rockets landed near a district in Iraq that houses workers for foreign oil companies on Monday, including U.S. oil service company Halliburton, but caused no damage or casualties, oil and police sources said. Police said three … Continue reading Rockets land near oil district in southern Iraq; no casualties
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Brown-robed Franciscans stride through a shuttered and deserted Jerusalem to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the global focus of the most important festival in the Christian calendar – but in a city bereft of Easter pilgrims. … Continue reading On an empty Via Dolorosa before Easter, praying for the world’s sick
A migrant worker from Myanmar rides an elephant after giving it a shower at an elephant camp closed to tourists due to the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus , in Kanchanaburi, Thailand April 3, 2020. Picture … Continue reading Hungry times at Thailand’s elephant sanctuaries as coronavirus hits tourism
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Rockets landed near a site connected with foreign oil firms and state-run companies in Iraq’s southern city of Basra early on Monday, without causing damage or casualties, oil and police sources said. The rockets, which police … Continue reading Rockets hit near site of foreign oil firms, state-run companies in Iraq’s Basra: sources
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday in what Downing Street said was a “precautionary step” because he was showing persistent symptoms of the coronavirus 10 days after testing positive for … Continue reading Timeline: Johnson’s activities before his hospitalisation with coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday in what Downing Street said was a “precautionary step” because he was showing persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive for the … Continue reading Factbox: Reaction as PM Johnson admitted to hospital with coronavirus symptoms
FILE PHOTO: Chief Medical Officer Dr Catherine Calderwood and Health Secretary Jeane Freeman, deliver an update on coronavirus following a COBRA meeting, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, March 12, 2020. Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s Chief Medical … Continue reading Scotland’s chief medical officer resigns after flouting own coronavirus guidance
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece has quarantined a second migrant facility on its mainland after a 53-year-old man tested positive for the new coronavirus, the migration ministry said on Sunday. The Afghan man lives with his family at the Malakasa camp, … Continue reading Greece quarantines second migrant camp after COVID-19 case confirmed
