is 'They were coming now, with isolation orders': stuck in limbo in Vail By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:00:00 GMT In quarantine in the US ski resort town, Ruth Ritchie was out of choices as she waited for test results that never came. Full Article
is Britain's Prime Minister, Health Secretary and Chief Medical Officer all hit by coronavirus in a single day By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:39:04 GMT In the middle of a national crisis, three of the four key figures leading Britain's response have been knee-capped by COVID-19. Full Article
is Virus turns New York from bustling metropolis to open-air museum By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 04:30:02 GMT In the days before the virus, strolling down Broadway felt like swimming through a sea of people. Now it feels like wandering around a forsaken movie set. Full Article
is Bernie Sanders says he's staying in the presidential race. Many Democrats fear a reprise of their 2016 defeat By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:05:03 GMT Bernie Sanders has been called "selfish" for failing to "get out" of the presidential race but the senator from Vermont has given no indication he is going anywhere. Full Article
is Social distancing, hand washing are fantasy concepts in Europe's squalid migrant camps By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:41:01 GMT A growing chorus of aid workers is warning of an impending humanitarian catastrophe if coronavirus sweeps into makeshift refugee cities. Full Article
is 'Welcomed' pardon for Bahai prisoner sentenced to death By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:11:01 GMT The pardon came just days after the death penalty, imposed on Hamed bin Haydara on charges of spying for Israel and converting Muslims to his faith, was confirmed this month. Full Article
is Chris Cuomo, brother of New York Governor, tests positive for coronavirus By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:21:01 GMT The coronavirus pandemic took a personal turn for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he disclosed that his brother, CNN television anchor Chris Cuomo, had tested positive for the disease. Full Article
is Trump administration says up to 240,000 Americans to die from coronavirus By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 02:16:03 GMT The number of coronavirus deaths in the US could be 80 times as large as the number of people who died in the September 11 attacks. Full Article
is 'Disastrous': Joko under pressure to stop villagers taking virus home By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:28:03 GMT There are growing fears that Indonesian President Joko Widodo has not done enough to stop the spread of coronavirus, risking millions of lives. Full Article
is US is on coronavirus trajectory similar to Italy, Mike Pence says By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:53:03 GMT The US Vice-President said the White House's models for the coronavirus pandemic show the country on a trajectory akin to hard-hit Italy. Full Article
is White House to advise Americans to cover face to slow coronavirus spread By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:42:01 GMT Evidence showing asymptomatic people can pass on the coronavirus has led public health authorities to reassess their resistance to mask wearing. Full Article
is As Italy teeters, EU wrestles with crisis that could tear it apart By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:30:00 GMT It might be remembered as one of the most consequential calls for help in modern European history. Full Article
is Pitting the states against the nation is accelerating the US crisis By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:35:02 GMT Donald Trump has in recent days turned the war against COVID-19 into a war against the states, in a desperate effort to shirk responsibility for his pandemic denialism. Full Article
is 'We will meet again': The Queen invokes war during historic coronavirus broadcast By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:49:03 GMT The rare address from Windsor Castle was filmed by a lone cameraman dressed in full-body protective equipment. Full Article
is New Zealand Health Minister demoted after breaking lockdown for beach trip By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:25:10 GMT Minister said he recalled the beach trip only after attracting public scrutiny for a mountain bike ride. Full Article
is 'A civic catastrophe': Wisconsin elections go ahead despite pandemic By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:16:02 GMT The sight of voters waiting in long lines to cast ballots during a pandemic and poll workers wearing HAZMAT suits stunned many Americans. Full Article
is Prisoner swap collapses threatening to upend US-Taliban peace deal By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 03:03:01 GMT The Taliban said it would no longer participate in "fruitless meetings". Some 5000 Taliban prisoners were to be swapped for 1000 Afghan personnel. Full Article
is WHO responds to Trump criticism, warns of 'many more body bags' By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:36:04 GMT The World Health Organisation's Director General said countries should avoid politicising the virus issue "if you don't want to have many more body bags". Full Article
is Coronavirus economy is already hurting Trump's re-election chances, economists say By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:26:01 GMT Still, it's an open question whether the economy will ultimately doom Trump in November. One election model still predicts a Trump victory by a wide margin. Full Article
is Organised effort helping drive 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 06:11:02 GMT One Qatar-based researcher analysed 22,000 recent interactions on Twitter and found a large number of accounts displayed "inauthentic activity." Full Article
is Johnson's hospitalisation exposes potential flaw in the British system By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:55:02 GMT There is now a leadership vacuum in Britain at a time when some of the most important decisions in the nation’s history will need to be made. Full Article
is This is how America's coronavirus response went wrong By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 01:51:03 GMT Rather than affirming American exceptionalism, the pandemic has fed into a narrative of American decline. Full Article
is New York City is digging trenches to bury the coronavirus dead By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 05:21:04 GMT Typically, some 25 bodies are interred each week on Hart Island. Now they are burying that many each day. Full Article
is Boris Johnson 'able to do short walks' but UK Prime Minister's recovery only just beginning By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:56:01 GMT Johnson's father Stanley said his son's illness "got the whole country to realise this is a serious event". Full Article
is Joe Biden, nearly invisible during pandemic, has plenty to smile about By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 23:55:01 GMT The 77-year old is never going to be an electrifying nominee, but Joe Biden has a lot to feel good about seven months out from election day. Full Article
is 'Jenny from Invercargill': Family proud of nurse thanked by British PM By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:05:02 GMT Boris Johnson publicly thanked "Jenny from Invercargill" for staying by his side during his hospitalisation for COVID-19, when things "could have gone either way". Full Article
is Chinese authorities' latest wildlife trade outrage is mindbogglingly reckless By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:32:03 GMT China's government is putting on a show of sending aid to countries suffering from COVID-19, but undermining efforts to control the source of further pandemics. Full Article
is Kim Jong-un raises sister's profile with North Korean Politburo post By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:26:12 GMT Part emissary, part personal assistant, Kim Yo-jong was reinstated to her position as an alternate Politburo member of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Full Article
is Experts defend New Zealand's strict lockdown rules in face of criticism By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:05:16 GMT As the number of new coronavirus cases drop, a group of academics said the government's lockdown plan is out of proportion with the health risks posed by virus. Full Article
is COVID-19 took my beloved mother, but in every way she is greater than this virus By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:56:20 GMT There's a thought that really distresses me as I grieve for my 87-year-old mother. Full Article
is 'This means the world to me': Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:38:33 GMT In his 12-minute video statement, Obama did not mention Donald Trump by name, but delivered a scathing denunciation of the Republican Party. Full Article
is 'My child won't be a lab rat!': Danish parents threaten to boycott end of school lockdown By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:47:18 GMT Parents say there are too many unknowns about COVID-19 for it to be safe to expose their children to the risk of contagion. Full Article
is Trump fundraisers embrace anti-China message in pitch for donations By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:03:19 GMT The appeal reflects an increased effort by the Trump campaign to use US-China relations as a campaign issue against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Full Article
is Cambodia is using coronavirus as an excuse for human rights abuse By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 01:32:36 GMT Legislation ostensibly designed to contain the pandemic is being used to crack down on those who dare to question the government's authority. Full Article
is After 10 days of hell, take it from me: you don't want to catch this virus By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:33:32 GMT I did not think I was going to die but it absolutely felt like the virus was trying hard to kill me. I've never been so sick, or scared. Full Article
is 'Everything has shifted': How a pandemic is reshaping the US election By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 15:19:07 GMT As a rule, if the economy is going well then US presidents get re-elected. If it's going badly, they lose. But will that hold in a global health emergency? Full Article
is Europe is emerging from the pandemic with beds and ventilators to spare By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:53:04 GMT All across Europe, the numbers are coming down. There is finally good news to share. Full Article
is Joe Biden sketches out his would-be administration By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:49:05 GMT Biden casts Donald Trump as chaotic and woefully unreliable in moments of crisis, such as the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
is Pandemic gives Arthur Sinodinos 'baptism of fire' as US ambassador By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:30:00 GMT Our man in Washington is making new friends at a safe distance. Full Article
is British government on the defensive over claims Boris Johnson skipped coronavirus meetings By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:26:01 GMT Current and former cabinet ministers have rushed to defend Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the wake of damning claims. Full Article
is UNSW graduate, Chinese Vice Minister investigated for 'severe violations of discipline and law' By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 07:46:03 GMT The move comes a month after Sun Lijung played a key role in the Chinese Communist Party's response to the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
is Trump-aligned states ready to reopen for business from this week By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:42:01 GMT Republican governors, including in Georgia, are reopening gyms, churches, bowling alleys and hairdressers later this week despite COVID-19 cases still rising. Full Article
is South Korea plays down reports Kim Jong-un is near death By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:47:03 GMT Officials in Seoul say they have not seen any unusual activity in North Korea, following reports North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was gravely ill. Full Article
is A disaster waiting to happen or a bold, evidence-based response? In Sweden, it depends who you ask By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:53:01 GMT As winter fades and spring breaks over Sweden, a high-stakes experiment in self-responsibility is underway. Full Article
is Scared new world: in some ways, this lockdown is worse than a coup By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:21:01 GMT We were down the pub when the generals took control. This is very different. Full Article
is As the day unfolded: Scott Morrison says Australia's COVID-19 restrictions to remain in place for at least four weeks, nation's death toll stands at 65 By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:26:01 GMT If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080. Full Article
is Tamil family on Christmas Island wins Federal Court case By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:11:05 GMT A Tamil asylum seeker family detained on Christmas Island has won a legal battle in the Federal Court, which found two-year-old Tharunicaa was denied procedural fairness. Full Article
is Please Explain podcast: is Australia close to eliminating COVID-19? By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 05:30:00 GMT In today's episode of Please Explain, Liam Mannix joins Tory Maguire to discuss government modelling that indicates Australia is on track to eliminate the virus. Full Article
is As normal everyday functioning vanishes, our society has been put on trial By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT The fabric of our society is generally taken for granted as flexible and difficult to tear, but the pandemic has torn our society out of its routine. Full Article
is It's OK to finding silver linings in the COVID crisis By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:01:00 GMT Paying attention to the world, to the beauty in it, and to each other, is crucial. Full Article
