One by one, the countries and territories that seemed most on top of the coronavirus are seeing second and third waves of the virus, pointing again to the immense difficulty of containing the pandemic even with partial border closures and quarantines in place. While the number of cases in both places pales in comparison to … Read more
Within hours, Vice President Mike Pence, the head of the White House coronavirus task force, said the CDC would issue new guidelines. “The President said today we just don’t want the guidance to be too tough, and that’s the reason why, next week, the CDC’s going to be issuing a new set of tools, five … Read more
An analysis of more than 17 million people in England — the largest study of its kind, according to its authors — has pinpointed a bevy of factors that can raise a person’s chances of dying from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The paper, published Wednesday in Nature, echoes reports from other countries that … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A Melbourne resident confined to his home in a locked-down building Australia’s second-largest city has begun a second lockdown in response to a spike in new coronavirus infections. Melbourne’s five million residents will be barred from leaving home for six weeks, except for essential reasons. Police say they are … Read more
Yaniliz Rosario, 19, was making Snapchat playlists for a watch party for an event that some may assume teenagers don’t typically get excited about — a school board meeting. High schoolers logged on, flooding the chat box on Zoom with questions, as Ms. Rosario curated song suggestions and gave them shout-outs. Ms. Rosario is a … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A child tries to cool himself in a heatwave in Gaza The World Meteorological Organisation says there’s a growing chance that global temperatures will rise by more than 1.5C over the next five years, compared to pre-industrial levels. It assesses a 20% chance the threshold will be broken in … Read more
A Seattle man who the authorities said drove into a protest on a closed section of Interstate 5 over the weekend, killing one demonstrator, was charged on Wednesday with vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and reckless driving. The man, Dawit Kelete, 27, is being held with bail set at $1.2 million and is expected to remain … Read more
“Come on, man. Oh, oh. I cannot breathe. I cannot breathe. Ah! They’ll kill me. They’ll kill me. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. Oh!” Floyd said in response to Chauvin, according to the transcripts. Minutes later, Floyd was unresponsive and was later pronounced dead. The transcripts detail the last moments of Floyd’s life and … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Having previously warned that Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed risked turning into an “illegitimate” ruler, Jawar Mohammed, 34, has now become the most high-profile opposition politician to be detained since the Nobel Peace laureate took office in April 2018. An ethno-nationalist with a Facebook following of nearly two million, Mr Jawar … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Sexual abuse activist Tarana Burke says Harvey Weinstein being jailed this year was “astonishing” but far from the end of the Me Too movement. Tarana began using the phrase “Me Too” in 2006 to raise awareness of women who had been abused. Eleven years later, the movement found global recognition after … Read more