Norwegian man gets 21 years for slaying, mosque attack
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 11:42
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A white nationalist Norwegian man who killed his stepsister and then stormed an Oslo mosque and opened fire, hitting no one, was found guilty Thursday and sentenced to 21 years in prison, the longest...
EU wants tech giants to do more to counter virus fake news
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 07:52
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A senior European Union official warned online platforms like Google and Facebook on Wednesday to step up the fight against fake news coming notably from countries like China and Russia, but she...
UK scientist: Week earlier lockdown could have halved deaths
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 07:39
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A scientist whose modeling helped set Britain’s coronavirus strategy said Wednesday that the country’s death toll in the pandemic could have been cut in half if lockdown had been...
Prince Philip marks 99th birthday
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 11:02
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
There certainly won't be fuss. Count on that. Britain's Prince Philip reaches the grand age of 99 today, on Wednesday, and will spend it quietly and in much the same way he's spent most of his...
Two kids vanished in USA, and it just got stranger. Now, a grim turn
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 09:36
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
It was the extended family who grew suspicious first, and then at their urging, local police: Seven-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow and his 17-year-old sister Tylee Ryan hadn't been seen in far too long,...
Howls of protest as UK starts 14-day quarantine for arrivals
Monday, 8 June 2020, 13:52
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Britain began imposing a 14-day quarantine Monday on travelers coming into the country — a sweeping measure meant to halt the further spread of COVID-19 that has been roundly criticized by the...
With recovery of last case, New Zealand has eradicated virus
Monday, 8 June 2020, 07:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
New Zealand appears to have completely eradicated the coronavirus — at least for now — after health officials said Monday the last known infected person had recovered. The...
World reaches 400,000 virus deaths as pope urges caution
Sunday, 7 June 2020, 17:49
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The confirmed global death toll from the COVID-19 virus reached at least 400,000 fatalities on Sunday, a day after the government of Brazil broke with standard public health protocols by ceasing to...
Watch: Buffalo officers suspended in shoving of 75-year-old man
Saturday, 6 June 2020, 06:33
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Dozens of Buffalo police officers stepped down from the department's crowd control unit Friday, objecting to the suspensions of two fellow officers in the shoving of a 75-year-old protester who fell...
EU wants borders free of virus restrictions by end of June
Friday, 5 June 2020, 15:46
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Europe could have its free travel zone up and running again by the end of this month, but travelers from further afield will not be allowed in before July, a European Union commissioner said Friday...