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Italy’s seas speak: No tourists or boats mean cleaner water FIUMICINO, Italy (AP) — Pollution from human and agriculture waste spilling into the seas off Rome has decreased 30 percent during Italy’s coronavirus lockdown, preliminary results from a nationwide survey of seawater quality indicate. Published May. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

Pope presides over virus prayer in hint normalcy returning ROME (AP) — Pope Francis prayed Saturday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic and the development of a vaccine as he presided over an outdoor gathering that signaled a semblance of normalcy returning to the Vatican after a coronavirus lockdown lasting more than two months. Published May. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

Official: Bomb in Afghan capital targeted TV bus, 2 dead KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bus belonging to a local TV station was hit by a roadside bomb Saturday in the capital Kabul, killing two employees, a spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry said. Published May. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

China says US action on Hong Kong ‘doomed to fail’ BEIJING (AP) — The newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party said Saturday the U.S. decision to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interferes” in China’s internal affairs and is “doomed to fail. Published May. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

Israeli forces kill unarmed autistic Palestinian man JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police shot dead an unarmed autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday after saying they suspected he was carrying a weapon. Published May. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

Communion unchanged in Greek Orthodox Church despite virus ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. Published May. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

South Africa has virus testing backlog of nearly 100,000 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa said it has a backlog of nearly 100,000 unprocessed tests for the coronavirus, a striking example of the painful shortage of testing kits and reagents across Africa as cases steadily rise. Published May. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Disease that began among rich shifts to Latin America's poor BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The passenger from Spain that Sonia Sanchez picked up at the airport in Colombia's capital in March did not seem well. Published May. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

IS blasts Iraq PM as American agent, calls for more attacks BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group in an audio message blasted Iraq’s new prime minister, calling him an “American agent,” and criticized the closure of Islam’s holiest shrine in the Saudi holy city of Mecca to limit the spread of coronavirus. Published May. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Locust invasion wreaks havoc on Pakistan’s crops, orchards MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — An invasion of locusts has spread across Pakistan, officials said Friday, causing damage to crops and orchards and posing a threat to food security in an impoverished Islamic nation already struggling to tackle a virus pandemic that has caused more than 1,300 deaths. Published May. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

US cuts World Health Organization ties over virus response President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 2:30pm

Job losses continue to mount in US despite reopenings WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus crisis threw at least 2.1 million Americans out of work last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, stoking fears Thursday the scourge is doing deep and potentially long-lasting damage to the U. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

Croatian charity offers help as lives turn during outbreak PULA, Croatia (AP) — Winding stone streets, usually packed with tourists, silent as a graveyard. Restaurants closed. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

In lockdown easing, UK's Johnson says groups of 6 can meet LONDON (AP) — Up to six people from different households will be allowed to meet outdoors next week as part of another modest easing of the coronavirus lockdown in England, U. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

Libya traffickers kill 30 migrants in alleged revenge attack CAIRO (AP) — The family of a slain Libyan human trafficker attacked a group of migrants in a town that recently changed hands amid the fighting over the country's capital, killing 26 Bangladeshi and four African migrants, the Tripoli government said Thursday. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

Taliban in Kabul to discuss prisoner releases under US deal KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A five-member Taliban team was in Kabul on Thursday to follow up on this week's prisoner release by the Afghan government that saw hundreds of insurgents freed. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

UN: Virus could push 14 million into hunger in Latin America BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program is warning that upward of at least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, shuttering people in their homes, drying up work and crippling the economy. Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

South African bans on tobacco, liquor amid virus stir debate JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A soccer mom in one of Cape Town's posh suburbs drops off a cardboard box of blankets to a neighbor. Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Stranded Colombians plead for COVID-19 airlift out of Brazil SAO PAULO (AP) — Surrounded by boxes, a pile of rice packages and mattresses, José vila Saavedra sat on the floor with a thousand-yard stare Wednesday. Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Belgium, France: 26 arrests over ring linked with UK deaths BRUSSELS (AP) — Judicial authorities in Belgium and France on Wednesday announced the arrests of 26 people suspected of taking part in a human trafficking network involved in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a refrigerated truck’s container in Britain last year. Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Tirade highlights Israeli divide over Netanyahu JERUSALEM (AP) — He named names of police investigators and prosecutors. He accused them of using “Soviet style” extortion to turn witnesses against him. Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Top lawmaker denies Russia sent warplanes to Libya MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian lawmaker on Wednesday strongly rejected the U.S. military’s claim that Russia has deployed fighter jets to Libya to support east-based forces in their offensive on the capital, Tripoli. Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Author Murakami DJs 'Stay Home' radio show to lift spirits TOKYO (AP) — Acclaimed Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, hosting a special radio show from home, painted a brighter side of the world with his favorite music, and said the fight against the coronavirus is a challenge in figuring out ways to help and care for each other. by Associated Press Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:05am