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The Latest: Tunisia proposes UN resolution for cease-fire

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...

'A battlefield behind your home': Deaths mount in New York

New York rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled ...

The Latest: Union player tests positive, first in MLS

The Latest on the effects of the new coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: A player for the Philadelphia Union has ...

British man charged with smuggling phony coronavirus cure

A British man accused of smuggling a phony coronavirus cure into the United States was charged Wednesday with a federal ...

UN climate summit postponed until 2021 because of COVID-19

This year's United Nations global climate summit is being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, host country Britain ...

Virus data: What's known and not known about China's numbers

Every few days brings another grim milestone in the coronavirus outbreak. First Italy and Spain surpassed China in reported ...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

HANDBALL Olympic women's qualifying event in Podgorica, Montenegro from March 20-22 postponed to June. Olympic women's ...

Virus forces Wimbledon cancellation for 1st time since WWII

For the first time in its nearly century-and-a-half history, Wimbledon was canceled for a reason other than war, scrapped in ...

UK's Johnson under fire for low number of COVID-19 tests

When Prime Minister Boris Johnson developed a cough and fever, he got a test for the new coronavirus. Most other Britons ...

British man runs marathon in backyard during lockdown

Being stuck at home didn't stop a British man from running an outdoor marathon. James Campbell, a former professional javelin ...

Cubs-Cardinals series in London in June canceled by MLB

Major League Baseball has canceled a two-game series in London between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals because ...

Aston Martin returns to F1 in 2021 after major takeover

Aston Martin will return to Formula One next year following a takeover worth nearly $1 billion. The Racing Point team, which ...

Spanish league says charity festival raised $1 million

More than 1 million euros ($1.1 million) was raised for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic with the help of athletes ...

1st virus death in Senegal is ex-French soccer club boss

Pape Diouf, a former president of French soccer club Marseille, died Tuesday in Senegal after contracting the coronavirus.

FIFA challenged at court by Brazil's Teixeira, English FA

FIFA rulings are being challenged at the Court of Arbitration for Sport by disgraced Brazilian soccer official Ricardo ...

ShowBiz Minute: John, Rihanna, SHOF

Elton John-led concert raises $8M; Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation donating $1 million in grants toward COVID-19 response; ...

Help heads to NYC as experts predict over 100,000 US deaths

With refrigerated morgue trucks parked on New York City's streets to collect the surging number of dead, public health ...

Nursing homes have too few body bags, many uncounted dead

One by one, elderly residents of French nursing homes are going into forced isolation into their rooms. Their caregivers are ...

Europe's hospitals among the best but can't handle pandemic

As increasing numbers of European hospitals buckle under the strain of tens of thousands of coronavirus patients, the crisis ...

English cricket rolls out $75M rescue package amid pandemic

A $75 million rescue package was rolled out by English cricket on Tuesday to help teams at all levels withstand the financial ...