Croatia Quake Injures 17 Amid Partial Coronavirus Lockdown March 23, 2020 By Darko Bandic ZAGREB, Croatia — A strong earthquake in Croatia on Sunday caused panic, the evacuation of hospitals and widespread damage including...
Nigeria Has Chloroquine Poisonings After Trump Praised Drug March 23, 2020 By Alonso Soto Nigeria reported two cases of chloroquine poisoning after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the anti-malaria drug as a treatment for...
Earthquake Rattles Millions on Edge Amid Coronavirus Threat March 20, 2020 By Brady Mccombs and Lindsay Whitehurst SALT LAKE CITY — With much of normal life at a screeching halt to combat the coronavirus, millions of people...
Swiss Re, Zurich Insurance in Talks With Watchdog on Virus Shock March 20, 2020 By Patrick Winters and Marion Halftermeyer Switzerland’s top insurance companies are in talks with the financial regulator about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on their...
Threat of Sick Workers at U.S. Meat Plants Forces Policy Changes March 20, 2020 By Deena Shanker and Lydia Mulvany In shelter-in-place America, people have been filling their freezers full of meat just in case. Meanwhile, at the plants where...
Coronavirus Lives Up to 24 Hours on Cardboard, 3 Days on Stainless Steel March 20, 2020 The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces,...
‘Run Toward the Crisis’: Some Employers Balk at Remote Work March 19, 2020 By Polly Mosendz The 2,400 employees at MicroStrategy Inc. make and sell analytics software from the publicly traded company’s offices in Tysons Corner,...
Don’t Be Tricky With Virus Claims, Watchdog Warns U.K. Insurers March 19, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli and Franz Wild The U.K. regulator has a message for insurers facing a likely deluge of coronavirus-related claims: play fair. Customers have found...
Consumer Groups Want Premium Offsets as Virus Shutdowns Reduce Miles Driven March 19, 2020 By Jim Sams The shutdown of workplaces and gathering spots around the country to slow the spread of coronavirus may lead to a...
Viewpoint: In Case You Were Wondering, It’s Legal to Close State Borders March 18, 2020 By Stephen L. Carter As national travel bans and local restrictions aimed at curtailing the spread of Covid-19 pile up, including an order for...