President’s White House speech capping 4 July celebrations says US coronavirus strategy is ‘moving along well’Coronavirus latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump has celebrated independence day with a string of false and misleading claims attempting to play down the coronavirus pandemic and warning that China will be “held accountable”.The […]
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Coronavirus live news: Melbourne outbreak has ‘explosive potential’; new US cases dip slightly to 45,300
Mexico deaths surpass France’s toll; global cases jump 200,000 in one day; England reopens pubsWHO reports record 200,000 cases in one day, amid surging outbreaksAustralia sends 500 police to contain virus in public housing high risesTrump claims 99% of US cases are ‘totally harmless’ as infections surgeRisks, R numbers and raw data: how to interpret statist […]
DR ELLIE CANNON: Lockdowns help to avoid a second wave – but the Government MUST give us the facts
DR ELLIE CANNON: We are not seeing a second wave. In fact, lockdowns such as the one in Leicester, as painful as they’ll be, are the way we’re going to avoid one.
Gianno Caldwell: Trump – not Biden – has made black lives better
President Trump and Republicans have delivered for the black community on tangible policies that have had a positive impact – something the Democrats never achieved.
Vehicle strikes multiple protesters in Washington, 2 people sent to hospital
The unidentified 27-year-old suspect is in custody and faces multiple charges.
The rape of Colombia’s indigenous children
Indigenous women are often the victims of sexual violence in Colombia, but the gang rape of a young girl by soldiers shocked the country. Unfortunately, it was not an isolated incident.
In Fourth Of July Remarks, Trump Attacks ‘Radical Left’
At the “Salute to America” event, Trump referred to protesters calling for the removal of statues as an “angry mob” and likened the defeat of the “radical left” with defeating Nazis and terrorists.
Rod Stewart and wife Penny Lancaster lead stars heading back to the pub
Leading the pack was Rod Stewart and his glamorous wife Penny Lancaster, along with model Lottie Moss, actor Ed Westwick and reality star Laura Anderson enjoying their first night out in months.
Think tank explains why it’s ‘pointless’ to delist Chinese companies from U.S. stock markets
The move will neither deny those firms access to American capital markets nor hurt China’s growth, said Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Washington NFL team will undergo a ‘review’ of their team name
Eddie Glaude, Chairman of the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University, and Maya Wiley, MSNBC legal analyst, weigh in on this move by the NFL team and what more needs to be done to address racism in this country
Germany to rehabilitate discriminated homosexual soldiers
The German Defense Ministry says it wants to make good decades of discrimination against homosexual soldiers. Even after homosexual acts were made legal in Germany, gay soldiers were still long seen as a risk.
Elijah McClain: Denver officers fired for pictures mocking man’s death
Three officers are sacked in Denver, Colorado after they shared photos re-enacting a chokehold.
Coronavirus: All you need to know about symptoms and risks
Countries around the world step up efforts to tackle the new coronavirus that has killed hundreds of thousands.
China says G4 swine flu virus not new; does not infect humans easily
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday that the so-called “G4” strain of swine flu virus is not new and does not infect or sicken humans and animals easily, rebuffing a study published earlier this week.
Scientists say WHO ignores the risk that coronavirus floats in air as aerosol
More than 200 researchers worldwide sign an open letter saying current guidance ignores evidence that the coronavirus readily spreads on microscopic particles known as aerosols that can hang in the air for long periods and float dozens of feet.