Hard-hit region in Italy shows virus growth

The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in Italy grew by 2,646 in the last 24 hours, including 40% of those in the hard-hit Lombardy region where the first domestically transmitted case was confirmed just over two months ago.

The latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic for April 22, 2020

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Trump signs immigration order as part of pandemic crackdown

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that will temporarily halt the issuance of certain green cards as he uses the coronavirus pandemic to push long-stalled immigration measures during an election year.

Social distancing may last beyond 2020, U.K. medical officer says

The British government reported that 18,100 people have died in the U.K. The actual death toll is potentially thousands more since the British government does not include deaths outside of hospitals in its daily updates. 

Dow climbs 456 points as oil stabilizes and small business funding nears

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 456 points, or 1.99 percent, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained 2.29 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively.

8 young children test positive for virus at Tokyo infant home

A Tokyo hospital said Wednesday that eight young children at its affiliated infant home have contracted the new coronavirus while showing no visible symptoms.

China calls virus lawsuit 'very absurd'

China on Wednesday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd."

The latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic for April 21, 2020

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Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election

A bipartisan Senate report released Tuesday affirms the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a far-ranging influence campaign approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin and aimed at helping Donald Trump win the White House.

Jellyfish glides through clear waters of Venice canal

Andrea Mangoni captured mesmerizing video of a jellyfish calmly swimming through the clear waters of a Venice canal.

Ex-rapper arrested as Islamic State fighter in Syria

A former London rapper who stopped making music not long after his father's extradition to face terror charges in the bombings of two U.S. embassies was arrested Monday in southern Spain on suspicion of joining Islamic State fighters in Syria.

Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to coronavirus

Conspiracy theories linking new 5G mobile networks and the coronavirus pandemic are fueling arson attacks on cell towers.