Here are the latest coronavirus updates from around the world. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan to keep its borders closed till end of May over coronavirus
Azerbaijan will keep its borders closed until May 31 to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the government said on Wednesday. The former Soviet republic in the South Caucasus has so far ... ( read original story ...)
The Last Dance and the making of Michael Jordan
The new television series The Last Dance gives a rare and intimate glimpse into Michael Jordan’s career and legacy. Washington Post reporter Ben Golliver talks to host Jayme Poisson about why it’s so ... ( read original story ...)
Brett Favre Defends Packers’ Drafting Jordan Love: ‘No One Is Going to Replace Aaron Rodgers Unless He Chooses To’
The Packers traded up to draft the former Utah State QB on Thursday night, leaving Rodgers short of attacking weapons. ( read original story ...)
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio learns who his Dem opponent will be in November after primary
Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio learned Tuesday night that he’ll likely face Democrat Shannon Freshour in November’s general election for the state’s 4th Congressional District seat. ( read original story ...)
Fluid-resistant gowns arrive in Wales from Cambodia
A chartered flight carrying 200,000 fluid-resistant gowns has touched down in Wales after setting off from Cambodia on Tuesday. The flight is the first of two due to arrive this week, replenishing ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka faces cash crunch without parliament amid virus lockdown
Sri Lanka's opposition Wednesday called on the government to urgently recall parliament which was dissolved in March ahead of elections now postponed to June due to a coronavirus curfew. State ... ( read original story ...)
Fighting COVID-19 with a precious resource: Q&A with Kusum Athukorala, Sri Lanka’s ‘Woman in Water’
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 response should prioritize the introduction of special mechanisms to address the needs of marginalized communities, women and children, says a leading water management expert from ... ( read original story ...)
Satellite images of luxury boats further suggest North Korea’s Kim at favoured villa: experts
Satellite imagery showing recent movements of luxury boats often used by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his entourage near Wonsan provide further indications he has been at the coastal resort, ... ( read original story ...)
Dead or alive? The mystery surrounding Kim Jong Un demonstrates the limits of U.S. intelligence on North Korea
Experts on North Korea who have pored over the limited information available say it’s likely no one outside the country knows for sure what the absent leader’s current condition is. ( read original story ...)