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While many people are dutifully remaining at home during the coronavirus pandemic, that doesn’t mean they aren’t dreaming of what it will be like when the world reopens and for the first time in months they can step back onto the subway, visit a Gregg’s for a pastry, or grab a fajita at a restaurant.…

On April 20, the president calls a press conference to announce a breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19. It’s a new use for an old malaria treatment, he says, one that is seeing miraculous results among the country’s most ill patients. It’s so safe that even schoolchildren could take it. In fact, he urges them…

(London) — British researchers testing an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus are moving into advanced studies and aim to immunize more than 10,000 people to determine if the shot works. Last month, scientists at Oxford University began vaccinating more than 1,000 volunteers in a preliminary study designed to test the shot’s safety. Those results…

(Nairobi, Kenya) — On just one day this month, 50 Tanzanian truck drivers tested positive for the coronavirus after crossing into neighboring Kenya. Back home, their president insists that Tanzania has defeated the disease through prayer. All the while, President John Magufuli has led a crackdown on anyone who dares raise concerns about the virus’s…

(Karachi, Pakistan) — A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi after an apparent engine failure during landing. Officials said there were at least three survivors from the plane, and it was unknown how many people on the ground were hurt, with at…

Beijing’s latest plan to crack down on dissent in Hong Kong by passing controversial national security legislation has shocked democracy advocates in the semi-autonomous city, and elicited swift rebuke from Washington. Calls for flash mobs appeared on protest-oriented social media channels Friday in response to the proposal, an indication that the sometimes-violent mass demonstrations that…

(ORLANDO, Fla.) — In ordinary times, the beaches and roads along Florida’s Space Coast would be packed with hundreds of thousands of spectators, eager to witness the first astronaut launch from Florida in nine years. In the age of coronavirus, local officials and NASA are split on whether that’s a good idea. NASA and SpaceX…

We’re continuing our #DisneyMagicMoments with a special virtual viewing of the spectacular stage show “The Lion King: Rhythms of the Pride Lands” from Disneyland Paris tonight at 7 p.m. ET!   For this pre-recorded viewing of “The Lion King: Rhythms of the Pride Lands,” you’re front and center to experience the iconic moments of a Disney…