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 […]
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 […]
DANA WHITE was willing to pull out all the stops to miraculously stage UFC 249 amid the coronavirus pandemic… until the highest powers at Disney got involved. White was due to host the event – initially set for Brooklyn – at the Tachi Palace Casino Resort in California to swerve coronavirus distancing guidelines, after New […]
Oh, say can you see … the 2020 Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks! The coronavirus pandemic may have altered plans this year, but the show must go on.
The decision on whether to participate in restarting seasons is exposing the haves and have-nots of the sports world.
UK government initially called for 30,000 machines but NHS capacity was never stretchedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUK manufacturers are to export surplus medical ventilators after they produced 14,000 to treat coronavirus patients only to find that most were not needed.Boris Johnson hailed the success of the “ventilator challe […]
Countries around the world step up efforts to tackle the new coronavirus that has killed hundreds of thousands.
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.
As the league prepares to return to play following a break imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea that MLS stands for the progressive values of its largely young, urban fanbase could face scrutiny.
Marriages and haircuts take place the minute the government’s coronavirus lockdown deadline passes at midnightWhether it’s getting a haircut or getting married, a small sense of normality has returned to England just after midnight, with hair salons and wedding venues reopening.Sandra Jacobs was among the first people through the door at Tusk Hair in Camden […]
Air France confirmed plans to cut some 7,500 jobs including 1,000 at sister airline HOP! on Friday, as staff protested over its response to the collapse in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As coronavirus cases surge in Texas, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner shares what his city is doing to fight COVID-19.
Nine housing estate blocks in the Australian city are locked down amid a “new phase of the pandemic”.
Spain’s western Catalan city of Lleida and the rest of Segrià county was put under lockdown from midday today. Some 400,000 residents have been asked to stay in or near their homes.
Japan’s professional soccer league has restarted after a four-month break caused by the coronavirus pandemic
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