Image used for representation. (Reuters) The orders, effective for 30 days, came after Arizona set records for new coronavirus cases and COVID-19 hospitalizations over the weekend. Reuters Last Updated: June 30, 2020, 12:11 PM IST Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on Monday ordered the closure of bars, nightclubs, gyms, movie theaters and water parks, […]
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Hachalu Hundessa, Ethiopian Singer and Activist, Is Shot Dead
NAIROBI, Kenya — Hachalu Hundessa, a prominent Ethiopian singer, songwriter and activist, has been shot dead in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in a killing that risked heightening tensions in a nation taking stuttering steps toward establishing a multiparty democracy. Mr. Hundessa, 34, was shot late on Monday night in the Gelan Condominiums area of […]
Koalas may be extinct in Australia’s New South Wales by 2050
Koalas in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) could become extinct by 2050 unless the government immediately intervenes to protect them and their habitat, a parliamentary inquiry determined after a year-long inquiry. Land clearing for agriculture, urban development, mining and forestry had been the biggest factor in the fragmentation and loss of habitat […]
Scientists Say New Strain of Swine Flu Virus Is Spreading to Humans in China
HONG KONG — A new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus is spreading silently in workers on pig farms in China and should be “urgently” controlled to avoid another pandemic, a team of scientists says in a new study. H1N1 is highly transmissible and spread around the world in 2009, killing about 285,000 people […]
Coronavirus in US: Many US states reverse openings, require masks amid coronavirus resurgence | World News
PHOENIX: Arizona’s Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide. Among those implementing the face-covering orders is the city of Jacksonville, Florida, where mask-averse President Donald […]
How to Make Sense of the Roberts Court
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. Trump was briefed on the Russian bounty program months ago. The coronavirus is hitting California hard. And the Supreme Court rules against both abortion restrictions and financial regulation. For anyone trying to make sense of the Supreme Court run by Chief Justice John […]
Boris Johnson’s Answer To COVID-19 Downturn: “Build, Build, Build”
Boris Johnson was elected by a landslide in 2019 before the coronavirus struck (File) London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out plans to spend the economy out of its coronavirus-induced crisis with a speech on Tuesday promising to fast-track 5 billion pounds ($6.15 billion) of infrastructure investment. Britain shut down swathes of its […]
Live Coronavirus News Updates: Fauci to Testify
Fauci and other top health officials will testify in Congress for the second time in a week. Four of the top health officials in the United States, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, will testify in Congress on Tuesday about the coronavirus, which is spreading with increasing ferocity in at least 30 states. The hearing by the […]
Rare Syndrome Linked to Covid-19 Found in Almost 300 US Kids, Adolescents
Representative image only. (Reuters) The US studies published on Monday follow several reports of the syndrome among COVID-19 patients in France, Italy, Spain and Britain. Reuters Last Updated: June 30, 2020, 12:22 PM IST Nearly 300 cases of a rare, life-threatening syndrome in children and adolescents associated with the novel coronavirus have been […]
UK: Lockdown reimposed in Leicester; shops selling non-essential items, schools to shut again
In the East Midlands area of England, Leicester has become the first British city to be pushed back into lockdown due to an increase in the coronavirus cases. Shops selling non-essential items that opened on June 15 will now be shut from Tuesday. Schools that reopened on June 1 for some classes will be closed […]