Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have failed to reach agreement at a new round of talks hosted by the African Union to regulate the flow of water from the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam built by Addis Ababa, the three countries said. The AU launched its mediation effort two weeks ago, involving eleven online sessions to end the deadlock over the filling and operation of the $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, which flows into the Nile river.

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:28:14 -0400

Philippine authorities and police will carry out house-to-house searches for COVID-19 patients to prevent wider transmission, a minister said on Tuesday, amid soaring death and infection numbers and some areas returning to a stricter lockdown. Interior Minister Eduardo Año urged the public to report cases in their neighbourhoods, warning that anyone infected who refused to cooperate faced imprisonment. The tough approach comes during a week where the Philippines recorded Southeast Asia biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths and saw hospital occupancy grow sharply, after a tripling of infections since a tough lockdown was eased on June 1 to allow more movement and commerce.

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 08:59:02 -0400

Mary Daniel got a job as a dishwasher at a memory-care center so she could be inside the locked-down facility to see her husband, a patient there.

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 05:50:50 -0400

Authorities in Los Angeles have warned that tougher lockdown measures could be introduced as the Covid-19 threat increases across California.Mayor Eric Garcetti said stricter lockdown measures were possible under “emergency” conditions.

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 05:37:04 -0400

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing blistering criticism over an internal report that found no strong link between a controversial state directive that sent thousands of recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes and some of the nation’s deadliest nursing home outbreaks. Scientists, health care professionals and elected officials assailed the report released last week for failing to address the actual impact of the March 25 order, which by the state’s own count ushered more than 6,300 recovering virus patients into nursing homes at the height of the pandemic.

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:39:52 -0400

American Airlines said Monday it had contacted Republican Senator Ted Cruz after he was seen without a mask on a flight, but he said he had only removed it to eat and drink. Health experts and scientists have called on politicians to set an example by wearing face coverings as the coronavirus rages across the United States. "While our policy does not apply while eating or drinking, we have reached out to Senator Cruz to affirm the importance of this policy," American Airlines said in a statement.

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:07:36 -0400

The pilot was able to eject safely and is being treated for minor injuries, the base said Monday evening.

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 23:33:13 -0400

The group doesn’t want the coronavirus to impact its plans to join Idaho.

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 23:11:34 -0400

Police are looking into a criminal mischief complaint after someone splashed red paint on the mural on Fifth Avenue.

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:52:03 -0400