Nick Perry

An employee of Xochimilco’s crematorium waits ...

UK becomes coronavirus epicenter of Europe; South Korea plays baseball

May 5, 2020 at 6:42 a.m.

Britain on Tuesday became the first country in Europe to confirm more than 30,000 coronavirus deaths and infections rose sharply again in Russia, even as other nations made great strides...

Nations, U.S. states each chart their own path on reopening

April 27, 2020 at 6:06 a.m.

Nations and U.S. states have begun easing coronavirus lockdowns, each pursuing their own approach but all with a common goal: restarting their economies without triggering a new surge of infections.

Spain sees record coronavirus deaths as world’s hospitals struggle

March 31, 2020 at 7:16 a.m.

Spain's coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country's medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients, and Italy opened a 200-bed...

Ukrainians wearing face masks look at ...

Italian virus death toll nears China’s as outbreak spreads

March 19, 2020 at 10:06 a.m.

The Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged reported no new homegrown cases Thursday, while the death toll in Italy was poised to overtake China's in a stark illustration of...

Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle

January 12, 2020 at 9:51 a.m.

Crews battling Australia's wildfires said Sunday that they have been able to turn from defense to offense for the first time in weeks thanks to a break in the weather.

Mourners arrive for a burial service ...

After mosque attacks, New Zealand quickly bans assault weapons

March 20, 2019 at 9:54 p.m.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban Thursday on semi-automatic and automatic weapons like the ones used in the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch that killed 50 worshippers.

Mass shootings at New Zealand mosques kill 49; 1 man charged

March 15, 2019 at 8:59 a.m.

At least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called 鈥渙ne of New Zealand鈥檚 darkest days.鈥�

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks ...

Former President Barack Obama: “Think before you tweet”

December 1, 2017 at 8:26 a.m.

When former President Barack Obama spoke to a leadership forum in India's capital on Friday, he never once used the words "Donald Trump" and was careful to avoid any direct...

New Delhi’s polluted air doesn’t deter distance runners

November 19, 2017 at 11:14 p.m.

People breathing New Delhi's acrid air for the past month have suffered burning eyes and rasping throats, so the notion of thousands of distance runners gulping down lungful after lungful...

three rabbits sit on the back of sheep as they avoid rising flood waters on a farm near Dunedin, New Zealand.

Hop on! Wild rabbits surf on sheep to flee New Zealand flood

July 26, 2017 at 5:29 a.m.

It was a woolly ride, but three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard sheep and surfing to safety on their backs.

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