Paolo Maldini and son Daniele test positive for Coronavirus
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 21:52
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
AC Milan great Paolo Maldini has tested positive for COVID-19. Milan says that the 51-year-old Maldini, who is the Italian club’s technical director, “became aware of contact with a...
Deeper crisis: Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Italy
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 19:08
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Italy’s grim tally of coronavirus cases and deaths has continued to soar, with officials announcing new day-to-day highs: 793 dead and 6,557 cases. The country, the heart of western...
Confined by virus, Frenchman runs marathon on his balcony
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 17:54
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
In the age of confinement, Elisha Nochomovitz figured out a way to run a marathon anyway – back and forth on his balcony. That’s right. He ran 42.2 kilometers (26.2 miles) straight,...
Singer, actor, 'The Gambler': Kenny Rogers dies at 81
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 08:49
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the...
US locking down 70 million people as virus strains Europe
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 06:55
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Three major American states are locking down their residents in the face of a rapidly advancing virus storm that is already severely straining health systems in parts of Europe. New York and...
UK pubs shut, state steps in to pay wages in face of virus
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 06:51
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The coronavirus pandemic has turned everything on its head in the global economy, not least in Britain where the center-right Conservative government effectively socialized large chunks of the private...
Updated: Europe's south strains under pandemic; 10,000 die globally
Friday, 20 March 2020, 11:23
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The U.S. warned Americans to avoid all international travel and told citizens abroad to return now or face an “indefinite” absence, and California's governor asked all 40 million residents...