Devotees of the "Nazareno de San Pablo" kneel as a statue of Jesus in a Pope mobile moves past during Holy Week celebrations in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The annual procession, in which pilgrims normally take to the streets, is not allowed this year due to quarantine laws to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus, so the Catholic Church is driving the religious icon around the capital for people to see from their homes. less … [Read more...] about AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & Caribbean
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Amid virus disruption, Hall fears for Women’s British Open
FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 file photo, Georgia Hall of Europe playing the 2nd hole during the Sunday Singles match against the US in the Solheim cup at Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Scotland. 2020 was supposed to mark the dawn of a vibrant and lucrative new era in women's golf in Europe but the coronavirus pandemic is puncturing some of the optimism. Many events are being postponed or canceled and former Women's British Open champion Georgia Hall does not envisage a resumption until August or September. less … [Read more...] about Amid virus disruption, Hall fears for Women’s British Open
Oil-producing nations seek global deal to stabilize market
Thursday's videoconference is part of a series of talks on stabilizing a market, where oil prices have more than halved since the start of the year amid a pricing war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. The drop was intensified when the coronavirus pandemic caused a further plunge in the demand for oil as travel and business ground to a halt globally. … [Read more...] about Oil-producing nations seek global deal to stabilize market
Fed rolls out $2.3 trillion plan to stabilize economy
ARCHIVO - Foto de archivo, 3 de marzo de 2020, del presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome Powell, en conferencia de prensa en Wshington. Powell dijo el jueves 26 de marzo de 2020 que la Fed otorgará préstamos casi ilimitados para enfrentar los daños causados a la economía por el virus. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin, File) less … [Read more...] about Fed rolls out $2.3 trillion plan to stabilize economy
DC community volunteers provide food for locked-down needy
Williams estimates that the grocery distribution program was handing out about 200 to 250 bags per day at the beginning of March. Now that number is closer to 1,400 per day, with volunteers fanning out around the city for pop-up distributions and going door-to-door in places like senior centers. A local restaurant chain, Clyde's Restaurant Group, has pledged to provide around 700 hot meals per day, with Martha’s Table handling the distribution. … [Read more...] about DC community volunteers provide food for locked-down needy
