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The drive-thru, that symbol of American excess, or efficiency (or laziness), is now the means by which many are being tested for the novel coronavirus. Correspondent Tracy Smith looks at the history of car-culture commerce with Adam Chandler, author of "Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America's Fast-Food Kingdom"; and visits a southern California parking lot that is now a drive-thru doctor's office, where Dr. Matthew Abinante tests for COVID-19 infections.

To help Roma during the coronavirus pandemic, the first-team players, coach and staff have offered to give up their pay for four months.

Rome (AFP) – Roma players and coach Paulo Fonseca have agreed to go without pay for the rest of the season to help the club’s finances during the coronavirus pandemic, the Serie A outfit said...

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's Rivers State has freed 22 Exxon Mobil Corp. employees quarantined last week after their arrest for violating an order restricting movement into the state to curb

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Protesters gathered in front of several statehouses across the U.S. on Saturday to protest stay-at-home orders amid the novel COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Some occurred in states such as Michigan led by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has been singled out by President Trump for her response to the pandemic, but there were demonstrations in states led by Republicans, as well. One of the largest rallies took place in Austin, Texas, where about 300 people gathered, chanting things... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The cherry blossoms were the first to go.

Not the pink flowers themselves; they arrived on schedule in mid-March along Washington’s Tidal Basin. But for Washingtonians, the cherry blossoms are more than a tree. They’re the kickoff to the capital’s prettiest season: yes, clogging downtown streets ...

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Health Ministry said a high-level task force to work on frontiers of science related to vaccines and drug testing has been formed.

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The researchers said they were aware prolonged distancing, even if intermittent, was likely to have "profoundly negative" consequences.

In his Easter letter over the weekend, Pope Francis said: "This may be the time to consider a universal basic wage."

There are nine more cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand - the second day in a row where new infections have been in single figures. The new cases come as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Cabinet decide ...

The U.K. will most likely fail to strike a new trade agreement with the European Union by the end of the year, analysts have told CNBC, as the coronavirus crisis threatens to derail official trade tal

The International Energy Agency said Wednesday it expects the coronavirus crisis to erase almost a decade of oil demand growth in 2020.

"Now is not the moment to give the coronavirus a second chance," Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said.

Google has been pressured to closely follow Europe's data privacy rules with the coronavirus tracing apps that it's developing alongside Apple.

Britain's competition watchdog has provisionally cleared Amazon's investment in food delivery start-up Deliveroo.

It was difficult to get both of them out, but Sachin Tendulkar was a bit harder to dislodge than Brian Lara, said former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie. He rated Indian Tendulkar alongside West Indies' Lara as the toughest batsman to dismiss in his career. "I found Sachin's defence was very hard to get through," Gillespie said on Cow Corner Chronicles.

Militancy is under control in Jammu and Kashmir but Pakistan has escalated its efforts to disturb peace with a two-fold increase in ceasefire violations by its troops along the border, Lieutenant Governor Girish Chander Murmu has said. "Ceasefire violations have doubled. Cross-border elements are desperate," Murmu told PTI in an interview at the Raj Bhawan here. The security situation in the Union Territory "is better" as compared to 2018, he said, adding "half of 2019 was under strict restriction. Читать дальше...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's intelligent recruitment policy of roping in international captains who can contribute stretagically, was one of the biggest reason for Chennai Super Kings's stupendous success in IPL, feels former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis. CSK has been a part of 10 out of 12 seasons of IPL and have never finished lower than semi-finals or play-offs. "A great thing that CSK has done over the years, and that's credit to MS and (Stephen) Fleming the coach, is they have targeted captains - (Brendon) McCullum... Читать дальше...

Six more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 92, a top health department official said. Of these six fresh infections, two were reported from Buxar district and four from Nalanda district. Two members of a family, a 30-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, from Buxar tested positive for COVID-19, said Principal Secretary (Health) Sanjay Kumar. "Both persons (who are members) of a family from Buxar came in touch with a COVID-19 positive... Читать дальше...

Two leopards were found dead in Tallari-Zalakwadi forest area in Nanded district of Maharashtra within four days, and three persons have been detained in this connection, an official said on Sunday. A leopard was found dead on Saturday on a farm in Kinvat tehsil of Nanded district. Three days prior to that a female leopard had also been found dead around the same place. A carcass of a dog was also spotted there, he said. "We have sent the carcasses of the three animals for post-mortem, but the reports are yet to come. Читать дальше...