Art of Social Distancing Us: ‘Nudge’ with footprints
A behavioural design expert in Copenhagen has come up with a new initiative to help with social distancing. Joe Davies reports....
Watch a 74,000-seat stadium turn into a field hospital
Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, the national stadium of Wales, is set to become a field hospital as the UK fights to cope with the demand for...
Some African countries heading for peak in coronavirus cases in weeks: WHO official
Some African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, and testing should be urgently increased in the region, World Health...
UK PM Johnson improving but still in intensive care in COVID-19 fight
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a good night and is getting better four days after being admitted to hospital with COVID-19, but he remains in...
Thais queue for booze before 10-day alcohol ban in Bangkok
People queued to buy wine, beer and spirits in Bangkok on Thursday after the Thai capital announced a 10-day ban on alcohol sales to try...
Coronavirus crisis could plunge half a billion people into poverty: Oxfam
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half...
Czechs hope targeted ‘smart quarantine’ plan will let them lift blanket restrictions
The Czech Republic is planning to roll out a system of quickly tracking and isolating contacts of people with coronavirus to eventually allow the lifting...
Singapore reports 287 new coronavirus cases in biggest daily jump
Singapore confirmed 287 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, the biggest daily increase yet, taking the total in the city-state to 1,910, its health ministry said....
U.S. forecaster sees 60% chance for neutral weather during summer
There is about a 60% chance of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions prevailing during the northern hemisphere summer in 2020, a U.S. government weather...
U.S. jobless claims exceed six million for second straight week
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits in the last three weeks has blown past 15 million, with weekly new claims topping 6 million for...