LIMA, Peru (AP) — Faustino López was terrified after his wife, Angélica, was hospitalized with the coronavirus last month. Deeply shaken by seeing her so seriously ill after 45 years of marriage, and worried about falling sick himself, López moved from their bed to the living room couch, and wept as he watched news of […]
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Posted inPacific News
COVID-19: Human development on course to decline this year for the first time since 1990
NEW YORK, 21 MAY 2020 (UNDP) — Concerted action with a focus on equity could still limit the impacts of this unprecedented crisis: closing the digital divide would reduce by more than two-thirds the number of children currently not learning because of school closures. New York, 20 May 2020 – Global human development – which […]
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Guam 11 new COVID-19 cases
HAGATNA, 21 MAY 2020 (THE GUAM DAILY POST) —There were 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported Wednesday after the Guam Department of Public Health Laboratory tested 64 samples with conclusive results. This brings Guam’s total COVID-19 count to 165 since testing started in mid-March. Of those who tested positive, 125 people have been released […]
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Palau prepares to bring home its stranded citizens
Yesterday, President Remengesau Jr. in a letter to Vice President Raynold Oilouch in his capacity as Chairman of the National Emergency Commission, directed him to seek “the most feasible date to have charter flight bring Palauan students and stranded residents home. In the letter he also said to ensure “strict compliance with testing and quarantine […]
Posted inOpinion
Omereng el Saul el Kirel a CROSS Act (HB No. 10-133-14, HD1, SD1, RPPL 10-56)
Dear Palau Leadership 2016-2020: We, as citizens of Palau who actively exercise our constitutional rights not only for ourselves but also on behalf of those needing a voice to channel their pleas to you our elected Leaders, hereby take this opportunity to THANK YOU for your efforts in expediting the Coronavirus Relief One Stop Shop […]
Posted inWorld News
Thousands defer plans to leave the military during crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Sgt. Antonio Gozikowski was planning to leave the military next month and head to college. After serving for six years, the dental assistant’s goal was to become a dentist, and then return to the Army in a few years with his expanded medical skills. But now, with the coronavirus forcing universities […]