CARACAS (Reuters) – In January, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed a major victory: congress lawmakers elected his favored candidate as National Assembly leader, putting the increasingly authoritarian nation’s last independent institution within his grasp. Opponents
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U Sports men’s volleyball championship cancelled over coronavirus concerns
U Sports, the governing body of Canadian university sports, made the decision late Thursday evening to cancel the national men’s volleyball championship tournament due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The tournament was supposed to have
Read moreCoronavirus study finds virus can survive for FIVE WEEKS in body after infection
The deadly disease has now infected more than 135,000 people worldwide, claiming the lives of almost 5,000 people in the process. Yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced fresh plans to tackle COVID-19 in the UK, which
Read moreWW3: North Korea’s chilling missile warning to US revealed – ‘Coronavirus won’t stop us!’
North Korea launched its first missile test of 2020 earlier this month, firing two unidentified projectiles over the sea from the Wonsan area in the east of the country. Spring time is usually the point
Read moreMum, 33, given one month to live after going to hospital with stomach pain
A mum who went to hospital with a stomach ache has been given just a month to live after docs discovered incurable cancer. Care worker Tara Mason, 33, is seeing out her days in a
Read moreAustralian PM advises against big gatherings amid virus outbreak
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday urged people not to gather in groups of more than 500 from Monday but said he would still go to a weekend rugby game, as
Read moreLondon Underground tube driver test positive for coronavirus
A London Underground tube driver has tested positive for coronavirus. Sources told Press Association about the diagnosis. The man has been off work this week after returning from holiday in Vietnam, it is understood. A
Read moreCoronavirus threat: Former ECB boss slams G20 over ‘big anomaly’ in response to COVID-19
Coronavirus has infected more than 132,500 people across the world and nearly 5,000 people have been killed since the virus was first reported in December 2019. Countries across the world have been adopting a variety
Read moreAngela Merkel crisis: German leader suffers ‘terrible week’ over slow coronavirus response
The BBC Europe editor said on Newscast that the German Chancellor has had a “terrible week” at home. Angela Merkel has been accused of being “too slow” in her response to the coronavirus outbreak in
Read moreEU to give states spending leeway to tackle virus fallout on economy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is set to formally announce on Friday measures that would let EU governments spend more freely to prop up economic sectors battered by the coronavirus crisis, officials said. The
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