(CNN) — Austria’s flagship airline is replacing one of its flights with a more frequent train service, in order to meet the environmental criteria of its recent government bailout. The company will no longer fly between capital city Vienna and Salzburg, operating a rail service instead. As part of its recent €600 million ($680m) government … Read more
The findings show that 95% of Spain’s population remains susceptible to the virus. Herd immunity is achieved when enough of a population has become infected with a virus or bacteria — or vaccinated against it — to stop its circulation. The European Center for Disease Control told CNN that Spain’s research, on a nationwide representative … Read more
The biotechnology company Regeneron announced the late-stage clinical trials of REGN-COV2, its investigational double antibody cocktail for the treatment and prevention of Covid-19, in a news release on Monday. Specifically the release noted that a Phase 3 trial of the drug will assess its ability to prevent coronavirus infection among uninfected people who have had … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption “I hope that the people I’ve hurt will heal,” said the star. Singer-songwriter Ryan Adams has written a lengthy apology for his past behaviour, a year after he faced allegations of sexual misconduct. “There are no words to express how bad I feel about the ways I’ve mistreated people … Read more
Speaking at a session of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust on Wednesday, Harry said people must “acknowledge the past,” even when doing so is uncomfortable. “When you look across the Commonwealth, there is no way that we can move forward unless we acknowledge the past,” he said. “So many people have done such an incredible job … Read more
President Trump mounted an explicit defense of the Confederate flag on Monday, suggesting that NASCAR had made a mistake in banning it from its auto racing events, while falsely accusing a top Black driver, Bubba Wallace, of perpetrating a hoax involving a noose found in his garage. Mr. Trump’s reference to the Confederate flag, and … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images The footage of Team GB athlete Bianca Williams being pulled out of a car to be searched by police has raised questions over their “stop and search” powers. The police say the car the athlete was in was acting suspiciously in an area where violent crime was increasing. Williams denies this. … Read more
Airline travel over the Fourth of July holiday weekend surged to new pandemic-era highs. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened more than 700,000 people on each of three days this weekend – the first time above 700,000 since mid-March. The nearly 2.7 million people screened over the four-day period from Thursday through Sunday … Read more
Sweden’s Martin Strombergsson has worked as an international referee for many years A Swedish referee suspended for making racist remarks against Guinea international goalkeeper Aly Keita says his career is ‘effectively’ over. Speaking to a Swedish newspaper, Martin Strombergsson regretted remarks made to Keita in a top-flight match last year. Ostersunds skipper Keita said last … Read more
Image copyright Instagram / Vogue Image caption The cover generated a huge backlash Vogue Portugal has pulled a recent magazine cover, which mental health experts criticised as “outdated” and in “bad taste”. The Madness Issue featured a woman in a bathtub in a hospital setting with a nurse pouring water over her head. Vogue Portugal … Read more