Keros Family’s American Coney Island Eatery Weathers COVID-19
Coupled with a year-over-year decline of seated U.S. diners, the social distancing measures in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 have proven devastating to the restaurant...
US Reaches 5 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
ROME — The confirmed number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. reached 5 million Sunday, by far the highest in the world, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins...
US Response to the Virus Is Met with Incredulity Abroad
ROME — The United States' failure to contain the spread of the coronavirus has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe, as the world's most powerful...
Trump Order Allows Some Unemployment Pay, Defers Payroll Tax
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Donald Trump has bypassed the nation's lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and replace an expired unemployment...
After Surprise Pullout, Russia Will Talk Double Taxation With Cyprus
NICOSIA -- After backing out of talks over dual taxation, Russia will resume negotiations with Cyprus, where officials said they were surprised at the unilateral decision that could deprive the island of Russian depositors.
Making Maritime Shipping Cleaner, Greener, and Cheaper
A research and development engineer is aiming to clean up the maritime industry with a world first – a carbon neutral ballast water treatment system.
Russian Owner of Lebanon Explosive Material Ship Questioned on Cyprus
Cypriot authorities, acting on a request from Interpol, said they found and questioned the Russian owner of a ship, the Rhosus, that took 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate to Beirut in 2013, the material exploding in a mass fireball that killed at least 149 people and left 300,000 homeless.
Passengers from Malta Should Have Negative COVID-19 Test Result to Enter Greece
ATHENS -- The Civil Aviation Authority issued a NOTAM on Sunday regarding flights from Malta according to which all passengers coming from Malta should have a negative COVID-19...
Healthy, Delicious Summer Fruits and Greek Yogurt
Summer fruits are a highlight of seasonal eating this time of year. The wide variety of fruits including nectarines, peaches, and plums, which are all in the rose family along...
Boris Johnson Says Opening Schools Is a Moral Duty
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government has a moral duty to ensure children return to school next month.
196 Doctors Have Died of COVID-19 in India
NEW DELHI — The Indian Medical Association says 196 doctors have died of COVID-19 so far and, in an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requested adequate care for...
Sources of Many Cases in Victoria Untraceable
MELBOURNE, Australia -- The premier of Australia's Victoria state says more than 2,700 active cases have no known source and remain the primary concern of health authorities...
Brazil Surpasses 100,000 Deaths from COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil has surpassed a grim milestone — 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. And five months after the first reported case, the country is showing no signs of...
Kentucky Reports an Increase of 801 Cases of COVID-19
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky is reporting an increase of 801 cases of COVID-19, including 29 cases in children age 5 or younger.
Tucson to Use Pandemic Money to Boost Wi-Fi Connectivity
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona's second most populous city plans to use $4.5 million of federal pandemic aid to expand free public Wi-Fi into areas of Tucson most impacted...