Tag: Venezuela
The Latest: Tokyo governor warns infections rising quickly
TOKYO - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says the spread of infections in the Japanese capital has escalated to levels tantamount to “issuing an alarm,â€...
The Latest: Russia lifts mandatory quarantine for arrivals
MOSCOW - Russian authorities have lifted mandatory two-week self-quarantine for those arriving as part of easing coronavirus restrictions. Starting Wednesday, both Russian and international...
The Latest: India reimposes lockdown as cases near 1 million
NEW DELHI - India’s coronavirus caseload is approaching 1 million with a surge of 29,429 in the past 24 hours, prompting authorities to reimpose...
The Latest: 30 Mississippi legislators positive for virus
JACKSON, Miss. - At least 30 Mississippi legislators and 11 other people who work in the state Capitol are known to have tested positive...
Report: Rogue tankers help Maduro evade sanctions
MIAMI (AP) - As U.S. sanctions scare away the world's largest shippers from Venezuela's oil industry, new players are willing to brave the heightened...
COVID hits dozens of Latin leaders, including presidents
HAVANA (AP) - The COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping through the leadership of Latin America, with two more presidents and powerful officials testing positive this...
The Latest: Arizona restaurants told to cut to half capacity
PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is ordering restaurants to work at half of their capacity, but he has declined to shut them down...
The Latest: ICU beds filling up in Mississippi’s virus surge
JACKSON, Miss. - Officials in Mississippi say the state’s five largest hospitals had no intensive care unit beds available for patients by midweek because...
Bolivian president has COVID-19 as virus hits region’s elite
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivia’s interim president and Venezuela’s No. 2 leader announced Thursday that they have been infected with the new coronavirus,...
The Latest: Bolsonaro again urges reopening for Brazil
SAO PAULO - Two days after being diagnosed with COVID-19, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made an online broadcast from the presidential residence as...