Disparate death rates may fuel U.S. divide over COVID-19
A Reuters analysis of demographic and public health data found that death rates in Democratic parts of the U.S. are triple those in Republican ones....
Myanmar doctor charged for insulting monks over sex education
A Myanmar doctor who criticised conservative Buddhist monks has been charged with insulting religion, officials said on Thursday, as a debate heats up over a...
Scottish schools to reopen in August with measures to prevent virus spread
Scottish schools will reopen in August although at first children will spend around half their time learning at home and half at school in smaller...
Uber has spent $19 million on coronavirus financial assistance for drivers
Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday for the first time detailed how much it has spent to support its ride-hail drivers and food delivery workers during...
Hundreds killed in South Sudan tribal clashes: ICRC
Hundreds of civilians, including three aid workers, were killed in a series of tribal clashes in villages in South Sudan’s vast Jonglei state, the International...
Italy arrests Sicily’s coronavirus tsar on corruption charge
Sicily’s coronavirus emergency coordinator was arrested along with nine other people on Thursday on suspicion of corruption and rigging of health sector tenders while in...
How safe is cabin air?
Jet manufacturers and airlines are launching an urgent initiative to convince nervous travelers that the air they breathe on planes is safe, believing this is...
UK, U.S. defence ministers discuss ‘disinformation’ from Russia, China
Britain’s defence minister Ben Wallace and his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper discussed the need to tackle disinformation coming from Russia and China on Thursday, the...
John Kennedy: Pelosi overplayed her hand with $3 trillion bill to ‘remake Western civilization’ – Fox News
John Kennedy: Pelosi overplayed her hand with $3 trillion bill to ‘remake Western civilization’ Fox News...
Singapore’s health ministry confirms 448 new coronavirus cases, one more death
Singapore’s health ministry said on Thursday it confirmed another 448 coronavirus cases, taking the city-state’s tally of infections to 29,812....