UK coronavirus death toll could be 15% higher than previously shown: new data
Britain’s death toll from the coronavirus could run some 15% higher than official figures have indicated so far, according to broader data published on Tuesday...
Forest fire around defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant put out, Ukraine government says
A huge blaze that tore through forests around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant has been put out, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, saying hundreds of...
Sports: On this day… April 15
SOCCER – Arsenal’s David Platt clears the ball in acrobatic fashion during a 0-0 draw against bitter north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur....
Oil slips as producer cuts fail to banish demand fears
Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, with investors apparently unconvinced that record supply cuts could soon balance markets pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, though a...
UK media regulator to assess ITV programme over 5G-coronavirus conspiracy comments
Britain’s media regulator Ofcom is assessing an ITV programme after a presenter questioned why the mainstream media had slapped down a conspiracy theory linking the...
UK coronavirus death toll could be 15% higher than shown in daily data – ONS
Britain’s death toll from the coronavirus could run some 15% higher than the daily statistics have indicated so far, according to data that include deaths...
Philippines’ coronavirus cases top 5,000, 20 more deaths
The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported 20 more deaths linked to the new coronavirus and 291 more cases....
Stocks rise on China trade data, easing pandemic fears
World stocks gained on Tuesday after Chinese trade data came in better than expected and some countries tried to restart their economy by partly lifting...
Hot or cold, expert says ‘still going to get transmission’
Despite much speculation about whether transmission of the new coronavirus may wane in warmer climates, David Relman, an infectious disease expert at Stanford University, says...
Pakistani students emerge from Wuhan lockdown
For more than a thousand Pakistani students stranded in the Chinese province of Hubei a gruelling lockdown has now lifted. Mir Hassan is desperate to...