Tag Archives: Coronavirus

“It’s our neighborhood, but it’s also a safety net:” How households in a Texas neighborhood banded together to exchange essential items and help each other through the coronavirus pandemic. 

Leave a reply

Courtesy of Jennifer Kopp A neighborhood on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, is coming together to help each other through the coronavirus pandemic. Neighbors in Ratten Creek are donating supplies, money, and time to those who need help paying emergency bills and grocery shopping. Others are using their skills and passions, like art, sewing, and landscaping, […]

Read More

Algeria’s rulers consolidate grip as economy falters 

Leave a reply

Coronavirus outbreak has exacerbated economic malaise that fuelled government protests

Read More

How Coronavirus Could Widen The Gender Wage Gap 

Leave a reply

Women have slowly made economic gains over the last half-century, and the gender wage gap is as narrow as it has ever been. But coronavirus could reverse those gains, and motherhood is a big reason.

Read More

Global report: Trump says he ordered coronavirus testing to ‘slow down’ 

Leave a reply

Testing a ‘double-edged sword’, says Trump; Chile death toll nearly doubles; Australian state ‘absolutely at risk’ of second peakCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump told thousands of supporters on Saturday that he had asked US officials to slow down testing for Covid-19 because case numbers in the country were rising so r […]

Read More

Health experts concerned indoor dining may lead to COVID-19 spikes 

Leave a reply

A new study shows a link between restaurant spending and new coronavirus cases leading some health experts to worry indoor dining could be helping COVID-19 spread. Anne Rimoin discusses.

Read More

Toxic mix of violence and virus sweeps poorest countries, warns war reporter 

Leave a reply

The BBC’s Lyse Doucet says Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and others face a nightmare scenario from the global pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThis summer will usher in some of the worst catastrophes the world has ever seen if the pandemic is allowed to spread rapidly across countries already convulsed by growing violence, de […]

Read More

Daytime Emmys go virtual in age of coronavirus pandemic 

Leave a reply

“The Young and the Restless” won best drama at the first virtual Daytime Emmys along with three acting trophies, with some winners speaking out about racial injustice

Read More

Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State? 

Leave a reply

View NPR’s maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.

Read More

As COVID Spikes in Texas, Sugar Land Skeeters Will Open with Fans in the Stands 

Leave a reply

Texas is one of the hottest of hotspots for coronavirus right now, and Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday that the Lone Star State’s aggressive reopening will be rolled back some, with bars closing and river-rafting banned.Read more…

Read More

New Numbers Showing Coronavirus Spread Intrude on a White House in Denial 

Leave a reply

Both President Trump and Vice President Pence seem oblivious to the new chapter in the pandemic.

Read More

Laura Coates: This is proof that this country is in crisis 

Leave a reply

CNN’s Laura Coates slams the Trump administration and its coronavirus task force as the US sees the highest single day of new Covid-19 cases yet, with 40,173 new cases reported.

Read More

Oil giants may face job cuts as coronavirus threatens recovery 

Leave a reply

ExxonMobil denied speculation that it is planning on cutting 5-10 percent of its workforce this year.

Read More

Coronavirus killed TWICE as many factory workers and security guards as doctors and nurses 

Leave a reply

Men working in factories died at a rate of 73 per 100,000 men between March 9 – almost a fortnight before lockdown – and May 25, followed by men working as bouncers or security (72).

Read More

2020-2021 TV Season: Every Broadcast Show Canceled, Renewed and Ordered – So Far 

Leave a reply

Updated June 25 with “Council of Dads” canceled at NBC after one season.Amid production shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, broadcast networks are faced with some very unprecedented problems while making their decisions about which TV series will return next season, which will come to an end and which new ones they’ll be ordering for inclusion on thei […]

Read More

Coronavirus latest: German meat talks loom as US cases surge 

Leave a reply

Germany is holding talks with the meat industry amid several large abattoir outbreaks. Meanwhile, the US broke its own record for the most new confirmed cases in a day. Follow DW for the latest.

Read More