‘We are failing our grandparents’ Canada’s Trudeau says as COVID-19 hammers nursing homes
Canada is failing its seniors as officials struggle to contain fatal outbreaks of the novel coronavirus in long-term care homes across the country, Prime Minister...
Athletics: European championships cancelled due to COVID-19
The 2020 European athletics championships, due to be held in Paris at the end of August, have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak, organisers...
Intel forecasts second-quarter quarter revenue above estimates
Intel Corp forecast current-quarter revenue above analysts’ estimates on Thursday, as lockdown orders globally fueled demand for its data center chips that power internet-based services....
S&P 500 slips as Gilead weighs
The S&P 500 ended marginally lower on Thursday after a report that an experimental antiviral drug for the coronavirus flopped in its first randomized clinical...
Prince Charles and his wife join UK round of applause for carers
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla joined Britain’s “Clap for Carers” ritual on Thursday, their first appearance together since the heir to the throne recovered...
Russia’s lockdown surveillance measures need regulating, rights groups say
Expanding surveillance measures to police Russia’s coronavirus lockdown, including the use of facial recognition technology and collection of personal data, need regulating to ensure they...
South Africa to begin phased easing of lockdown on May 1
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday the government will allow a partial reopening of the economy on May 1, with travel restrictions eased...
UAE shortens curfew hours for Ramadan: WAM
The United Arab Emirates has shortened a nationwide coronavirus curfew by two hours to now run daily from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (1800 to...
Land-dwelling insects drop in population but freshwater bugs doing better
The world’s ants, bees, butterflies, grasshoppers, fireflies and other land-dwelling insects have been suffering population drops of about 9% per decade but freshwater bugs such...
Americans too scared to go to work risk losing unemployment aid, experts say
U.S. workers who refuse to return to their jobs because they are worried about catching the coronavirus should not count on getting unemployment benefits, state...