Breakingviews TV: Taxing times
Governments are propping up companies and families, but eventually they’ll have to think about repairing the public finances. That will give plans for taxing wealthy...
A week of non-stop drumming is raising thousands of pounds for the NHS
Organiser Errol Kennedy joins fellow drummers Vince Dunn and Terl Bryant, each playing for 12 hours online in a streamed drumming relay #DrumForNHS, all in...
Avril Lavigne calls health workers ‘warriors’; reflects on her Lyme disease struggle
The Canadian singer-songwriter has re-worked and re-released her single ”Warriors” to show her appreciation for frontline workers and help ”lift some spirits”....
Coronavirus in Mexico made worse by trio of health risk factors
The spread of the new coronavirus is taking a deadly toll on Mexico due to the widespread presence of a trio of pre-existing medical conditions...
Trump, an eye on re-election, accuses Democrats of reopening U.S. states too slowly
President Donald Trump accused Democrats on Monday of moving to reopen states from coronavirus lockdown measures too slowly for political advantage, without providing evidence to...
Fauci: Football possible with ample testing
A renowned expert in the field of infectious disease, Dr. Anthony Fauci is unable to envision players getting back on the football field any time...
Markets teem as Pakistan’s lockdown eases despite infection surge
Markets across Pakistan were teeming on Monday after opening up for the first time in over a month as the country began to lift its...
Russia’s Putin orders gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown despite surge in cases
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown measures despite a new surge in infections which took Russia’s tally past...
China’s Wuhan plans city-wide testing for coronavirus over period of 10 days: sources
The Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak, plans to conduct city-wide nucleic acid testing over a period of 10 days, according...
Singapore’s health ministry confirms 486 new coronavirus cases, reports one additional death
Singapore’s health ministry on Monday confirmed 486 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally of infections to 23,822....