Eagle News Breaking News, Latest World Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AFP) — Nine doctors have died in the Philippines from the coronavirus, the country’s top medical association said Thursday, as hospitals were overwhelmed and medics complained about a lack of protection on the frontlines. The announcement of …
Read More »
March 31, 2020
Social distancing appears to slow virus spread in Seattle: report
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AFP) — Self-isolation and social distancing appear to have slowed …
March 31, 2020
‘Megxit’: Harry and Meghan formally quit royal life
By Joe Jackson LONDON, UK (AFP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down a…
March 31, 2020
Maryland Governor issues stay-at-home order as number of COVID-19 in state increases exponentially
ANNAPOLIS, MD (Eagle News) — After weeks of taking actions in an effort to curb the spr…
March 30, 2020
Trudeau promises financial help for seniors, youth
By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — Seniors, youth and other vul…
March 30, 2020
Curbside service helps Oahu residents buy fresh produce while complying with COVID-19 restrictions
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU, Hawaii (Eagle News) – In cooperation with …
March 30, 2020
Government assistance programs launched to help Hawaii businesses affected by COVID-19 crisis
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU, Hawaii (Eagle News) – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz,…
March 29, 2020
New York medical workers decry ‘abysmal’ lack of coronavirus protection
By Maggy Donaldson and Catherine Triomphe NEW YORK, NY (AFP) — Medical staff in America’…
March 29, 2020
Trump signs $2 trillion recovery plan as US virus cases skyrocket
By Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, DC (AFP) — President Donald Trump signed into law Friday …
March 29, 2020
NHL looks to possible Stanley Cup playoff run into August
NEW YORK, NY (AFP) — National Hockey League officials still want to finish the regular season …
March 29, 2020
Canada introduces new rules for domestic travel; Trudeau wife recovering
By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — Domestic travelers in Canada face n…
-
Maryland Governor issues stay-at-home order as number of COVID-19 in state increases exponentially
ANNAPOLIS, MD (Eagle News) — After weeks of taking actions in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus CODID-19, Governor Larry Hogan announced this morning that Maryland will now take more drastic measures by implementing a stay-at-home …
Read More » -
Trump signs $2 trillion recovery plan as US virus cases skyrocket
-
Canada introduces new rules for domestic travel; Trudeau wife recovering
-
Alberta shuts down non-essential businesses, puts new limits on gatherings
-
Bank of Canada cuts interest rate; Trudeau offers more help to small, medium businesses
-
‘Megxit’: Harry and Meghan formally quit royal life
By Joe Jackson LONDON, UK (AFP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down as senior members of the British royal family on Tuesday, as they start a controversial new life in the United States. The couple …
Read More » -
Dutch apply stricter distancing rules with more than 10,000 infected and 700 dead
-
Italy, Spain suffer record virus deaths as infection rate surges
-
Spain death toll hits 4,858 as 769 die in 24 hours
-
British PM Johnson tests positive for COVID-19
-
18 killed as boat sinks in Brazilian Amazon
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — At least 18 people were killed when a riverboat sank in the Amazon rainforest region, Brazilian authorities said Monday, as survivors described fleeing the foundering boat in terror. The ferry was taking passengers up the …
Read More » -
Brazil confirms Latin America’s first coronavirus case
-
Death toll in Peru tanker explosion rises to 30
-
Hitman for drug lord Pablo Escobar dies in Colombia
-
More torrential rain in Brazil raises death toll to 54
-
Tom Hanks in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
GOLD COAST, Australia (AFP) — Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus while in Australia for a film project, the Oscar-winning US actor said Thursday. Hanks and Wilson, both 63, were in isolation in hospital …
Read More » -
New Zealand confirms first coronavirus case
-
Two Australian evacuees from Japan ship have coronavirus
-
Bushfire crisis hit 75% of Australians: survey
-
Floods fail to end Australia’s years-long drought
-
25 virus cases on Egypt Nile cruise boat test negative
LUXOR, Egypt (AFP) — Egyptian authorities said Tuesday that 25 people who had intially tested positive for the novel coronavirus during a Nile River cruise had since tested negative. Health Minister Hala Zayed told journalists in Cairo that tests for …
Read More » -
Suicide attackers hit outside US embassy in Tunis
-
Senegal confirms first coronavirus case
-
58 quarantined in Nigeria over coronavirus contacts
-
Egypt detects second coronavirus case
-
Trudeau promises financial help for seniors, youth
By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — Seniors, youth and other vulnerable groups will receive the latest round of help announced by the Canadian government. At his daily briefing on the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sunday, …
Read More » -
Government assistance programs launched to help Hawaii businesses affected by COVID-19 crisis
-
Bank of Canada cuts interest rate; Trudeau offers more help to small, medium businesses
-
E3 video game conference cancelled due to coronavirus
By Glenn Chapman SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AFP) — The world’s premier video game trade show, due to be held in June in Los Angeles, was cancelled on Wednesday over the spread of deadly novel coronavirus. The Entertainment Software Association …
Read More » -
Blast off: space minnow Indonesia eyes celestial success
-
Earth captures new ‘mini moon’
-
Social distancing appears to slow virus spread in Seattle: report
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AFP) — Self-isolation and social distancing appear to have slowed the rate at which coronavirus spread from person-to-person over three weeks in the Seattle area, a new statistical study has found. The Institute for Disease Modeling …
Read More » -
New York medical workers decry ‘abysmal’ lack of coronavirus protection
-
Alberta reports second COVID-19 death
-
Half of world’s beaches could vanish by 2100
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Climate change and sea-level rise are currently on track to wipe out half the world’s sandy beaches by 2100, researchers warned Monday. Even if humanity sharply reduces the fossil fuel pollution that drives …
Read More » -
Trudeau calls for national climate debate in Canada
-
Emaciated lion Jupiter returning home to ‘mother’
-
Canada introduces new rules for domestic travel; Trudeau wife recovering
By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — Domestic travelers in Canada face new rules as the country continues to wage war against the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the new rules Saturday during …
Read More » -
Hawaii to implement unprecedented quarantine for all inbound travelers to stem spread of COVID-19
-
Misinformation hampers coronavirus response, experts warn
-
Canada closes borders to foreign travelers
-
Global airlines slash flights as US carriers seek $50 bn bailout
-
Half of world’s beaches could vanish by 2100
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Climate change and sea-level rise are currently on track to wipe out half the world’s sandy beaches by 2100, researchers warned Monday. Even if humanity sharply reduces the fossil fuel pollution that drives …
Read More » -
Trudeau calls for national climate debate in Canada
-
Emaciated lion Jupiter returning home to ‘mother’
-
Bangladesh’s biggest zoo calls time on elephant rides
-
China ‘comprehensively’ bans illegal wildlife trade
-
Sweet! Indian bakers make world’s ‘longest’ cake
THRISSUR, India (AFP) — It was a record-baking effort. Hundreds of bakers and chefs in southern India came together Wednesday to create what they said is the world’s longest cake — about 6.5 kilometers (four miles). They spread chocolate ganache …
Read More » -
Shelling out: Japan crab fetches record $46,000 at auction
-
The pirarucu: the giant prized fish of the Amazon
-
Americans go cuckoo for chicken sandwich
-
Korean Food, Making Its Way To American Palate
