Iran releases French academic Roland Marchal: French official
PARIS (HeadlineNews) – Iranian authorities have released French academic Roland Marchal, who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2019, a French presidency official said
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U.N. headquarters in New York to slash staff presence for four weeks over coronavirus
UNITED NATIONS (HeadlineNews) – The United Nations said it will slash its staff presence at its New York headquarters for four weeks, starting Monday, after
Policymakers ramp up support as coronavirus shreds markets
SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (HeadlineNews) – Governments and central banks readied more emergency measures to tackle the economic impacts of the coronavirus on Friday as Asian markets suffered
Melbourne confident, not certain, that F1 season-opener will go ahead
MELBOURNE (HeadlineNews) – Melbourne’s major events chief is confident the Australian Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled next week but said he
Gatherings banned, travel restricted as coronavirus cases grow worldwide
WASHINGTON (HeadlineNews) – Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of
Stocks plunge on coronavirus fears even as U.S. ramps up fight against spread
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (HeadlineNews) – U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday as fears about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on economic growth flared even as U.S.
U.S.-South Korea military drills postponed as coronavirus spreads faster outside China
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (HeadlineNews) – The United States and South Korea postponed joint military drills on Thursday to limit the spread of coronavirus, as the number of
Trump says coronavirus risk in U.S. is low; CDC confirms first case of unknown origin
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (HeadlineNews) – President Donald Trump told Americans on Wednesday that the risk from coronavirus remained “very low,” and placed Vice President Mike Pence
Coronavirus spreads faster outside China, stoking global fears
SHANGHAI/SEOUL (HeadlineNews) – The number of new coronavirus infections inside China – the source of the outbreak – was for the first time overtaken by
South Korea to launch mass coronavirus testing, U.S. pledges $1 billion for vaccine
SEOUL/BEIJING (HeadlineNews) – South Korea aims to test more than 200,000 members of a church at the center of a surge in coronavirus cases while