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March 14, 2020

Trump administration to extend European travel ban to include UK and Ireland

The Trump administration will extend its European travel ban to include the U.K. and Ireland as part of continuing efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump said Saturday.

March 14, 2020

Newborn baby tests positive for coronavirus in London hospital

A newborn baby in England has tested positive for coronavirus — the world’s youngest victim.

March 13, 2020

UK PM Boris Johnson rules out Brexit delay amid coronavirus pandemic

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday ruled out delaying Brexit because of the coronavirus pandemic, reiterating that the U.K. would finalize its departure from the European Union with or without a formal trade agreement by the end of the year.

March 13, 2020

Teen sent home for charging classmates for 'squirts' of hand sanitizer amid coronavirus

A student in the United Kingdom was suspended for a day after he was caught selling “squirts” of hand sanitizer to classmates amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 12, 2020

Italy threatens fines, jail time for those not obeying coronavirus lockdown as death toll reaches 1,000+

Italy shut down nearly all shops and restaurants Thursday, the third day of a now deepening nationwide lockdown, after the coronavirus death toll in the country jumped by 30 percent over night, according to reports.  

March 12, 2020

Boris Johnson declares coronavirus ‘the worst public health crisis for a generation,’ warns of more fatalities

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday gave a stark assessment of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it the “worst public health crisis for a generation” and telling British families that many are going to lose loved ones because of the virus.

March 12, 2020

Firefighters rescue man with hand stuck in his car's trunk lid

How many firefighters does it take to change a lightbulb?

March 11, 2020

Family of Libyan terrorist involved in 1988 Pan Am bombing given go-ahead to appeal his conviction

On December 21, 1988, Pam Am flight 103 was blown up over the Scottish town of Lockerbie at the behest of Libyan government officials, claiming the lives of all 243 passengers, 16 crew on-board, and 11 people below. And now the family of the lone convicted terrorist attack instigator has been given the green light by Scottish legal authorities to posthumously appeal that conviction.

March 11, 2020

Italy exceeds 10,000 coronavirus cases as infections spike across European nations: ‘The new China is Europe’

As Italy surpassed more than 10,000 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, health officials described Europe as the new ground zero for the disease, with infections spiking in several nations on the European continent.

March 10, 2020

UK health minister tests positive for coronavirus

United Kingdom Health Minister Nadine Dorries said Tuesday she has tested positive for coronavirus.