(CNN) — The fight against the coronavirus continues, and the world faces an uncertain future as scientists race to find a vaccine to mark the end of the crippling pandemic. But as we adjust to today’s new normal, businesses are scrambling to find a way to […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, alongside three other health experts, testified in front of a Senate Committee today on the Trump administration’s coronavirus response. If you’re just now reading in, here are the top lines from Fauci’s testimony: On reopening: Fauci said there could be “really […]
By Alana Lentin As coronavirus continues to rampage across the globe, it has become apparent that, while biologically the virus may not discriminate, it is having a much worse effect on people from ethnic minorities. As the researcher Omar Khan has noted, BAME Covid-19 deaths “track existing […]
Much-acclaimed Japanes novelist Haruki Murakami will host a radio special next week to try to lift the nation’s spirits under the coronavirus lockdown. Murakami, the author of books including Norwegian Wood and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and a perennial favourite to win a […]
By Audrey J. Bernard Julia Jansch Congratulations to director Julia Jansch whose brilliant short documentary “My Father The Mover” won top honors at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) presented by AT&T. The film — in which kids find their superpowers through beats […]
Britain has the worst coronavirus death toll in Europe, official figures showed on Tuesday, prompting calls for an inquiry into the handling of the pandemic. The government’s tally of fatalities across the UK reached 29,427 for those who tested positive for coronavirus, exceeding the 29,029 […]
Here’s a rule of thumb for surviving this pandemic. Ask yourself: What would President Donald Trump do? Then do the opposite. Listen to public health experts. Wear a mask. Abide by social distancing measures in accordance with federal and local guidelines. Provide necessary […]
By the time the US Department of Agriculture announced a $19 billion aid package on April 17, farmers were already dumping milk and destroying fresh produce as demand from restaurants evaporated. It could be weeks longer before any of the money, most of which was appropriated by […]
Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, who originally produced that song, told the Jamaican Observer that she died from a stroke. Recorded under the name Millie, My Boy Lollipop reached No 2 in the UK and US, with Blackwell remembering: “It became a hit pretty […]
Though earlier research has shown chronic conditions like obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes are common risk factors for severe Covid-19, the ubiquity of serious medical conditions in these patients was striking: Only 6 percent of them had no underlying health conditions. “The number […]
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