U.S. President Donald Trump extended the voluntary national shutdown for a month, bowing to public health experts who told him the coronavirus pandemic could claim more than 100,000 lives in the U.S., if not enough is done to fight it.
The COVID-19 pandemic ended the handshakes and deal-making in the world's power corridors, but Canada's campaign for a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council is still steaming ahead.
A medical evacuation plane exploded in a ball of flames during takeoff on Sunday in the Philippine capital, killing all eight passengers and crew on board, officials said. One of them was a Canadian.
Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs point toward the summer of 2021.
A Holland American cruise ship hit with a COVID-19 outbreak will be allowed through the Panama Canal, as it heads for its final destination in Florida.
The U.S. has topped 120,000 coronavirus cases, the most in the world and by late Monday, the White House campaign of "15 days to stop the spread" will end, leaving an unpredictable president with a critical decision to extend, tighten or loosen the mitigation measures.
Mexico is finally taking COVID-19 more seriously since Thursday. But the president and other politicians have promoted non-scientific theories about COVID-19 while downplaying its likely effect on Mexico. Many Mexicans worry that their government is not prepared for what is coming.
