Bucking bull event goes ahead in U.S. with coronavirus provisions in place
A Professional Bull Riders (PBR) competition took place in an empty arena in the U.S. on Sunday with cowboys in facemasks clinging onto 1,500-pound (680.39 kg) bucking bulls while most professional sports remained on coronavirus lockdown.
Oklahoma asks Trump to declare coronavirus an ‘act of God’ to help oil producers
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Canada’s top medical official says encouraged by slowing coronavirus toll
Canada’s top medical official said on Sunday she was encouraged the coronavirus death toll was slowing while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said isolation measures to fight the outbreak should remain for the time being.
U.S. economy faces historic shock, with 16% joblessness possible: Trump adviser
The shuttering of the U.S. economy due to the coronavirus pandemic is a shock of historic proportions that likely will push the national unemployment rate to 16% or higher this month and require more stimulus to ensure a strong rebound, a White House e…
Canada’s Trudeau says restrictions must stay, coronavirus death toll slows
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said isolation measures to fight the coronavirus had to stay in place for the time being even as data showed the death toll had risen by less than 10% for the seventh day in a row.
New York City needs $7.4 billion in federal aid amid coronavirus: mayor
New York City needs a $7.4 billion in federal aid to offset economic losses from the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday, urging President Donald Trump to push his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate to back more relief funding for state…
Next wave of U.S. states prepare to reopen as coronavirus could push jobless rate to 16%
Another wave of U.S. states are preparing to lift coronavirus restrictions this week against the warnings of many public health experts as the White House sees this month’s jobless rate hitting 16% or higher.
Canada’s coronavirus death toll rises by under 6% in a day: official data
The total number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by under 6% to 2,489 in a day, official data posted by the public health agency showed on Sunday.
White House aims to zero in on further stimulus to help battered economy
White House advisers hope to come up with several options to present to President Donald Trump for “big thoughtful policies” to help rebuild confidence in an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic, a Trump economic adviser said on Sunday.
After ’21 days of hell’ New York governor expands virus testing
New York will on Saturday begin conducting antibody tests for workers at four hospitals hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic and will allow local pharmacies to begin collecting samples for diagnostic tests, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.
