Two medical workers speak to each other outside a testing centre in Canada. /VCG Image People in Canada were warned by public health officials to stay home as much as possible as the country t
The Sustainable Ocean Alliance and its Ocean Solutions Accelerator take on the problems facing our planet’s waters, and the latest cohort of companies in the latter show a fresh slate of issues
Australia has recorded its first day with zero COVID-19 deaths since mid-September.As of Monday afternoon, Australia's coronavirus death toll remained at 894.It is the
FILE PHOTO: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a past press conference. /Getty Images Non-essential businesses and public and private schools in nine areas in New York are to be clos
Canada will maintain restrictions on non-essential travel with the United States until the coronavirus outbreak in both nations is much less serious, a senior government official said on Friday.The c
08:00 Cases of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are on the rise again throughout Europe but there are positive signs the disease is not killing as many people.As the northern hemisphere heads into
Sina Corp.'s headquarters in Beijing, China. /CFP Sina Corp., owner of social media platform Weibo, will be taken private in a $2.6 billion deal with New Wave MMXV Limited, the Chinese interne
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Scott Atlas, a new adviser on the White House coronavirus task force, speaks at a White House coronavirus briefing on August 12, 2020. /Reuters Two s
At its worst, COVID-19 killed almost twice as many Europeans per day as cancer – but the latest figures show the fatality rate is back down below accidental death and slightly above pneumonia and dia
03:14 The International Air Transport Association (IATA), is calling for mandatory COVID-19 testing for all passengers on foreign departures. The trade association for the world's airl
03:06 A range of new measures to combat a possible second wave of COVID-19 infections is being considered by the UK government, amid concern over a rise in new infections.There has bee
The New York Stock Exchange in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. /Reuters World equity markets suffered heavy losses Monday as investors reacted to mounting fears of a sec
Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on Monday he had submitted his resignation following criticism over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as the central Eur
A man wearing a face mask and gloves casts his vote in downtown Rome on 20 September. /Vincenzo Pinto/AFP Politicians are not usually renowned for resembling turkeys voting for Christmas, but
A government official sanitizes a street where day workers gathered to seek a job amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul. /Reuters South Korea on Sunday extended level 2 soc
02:41 The coronavirus pandemic has led to big shifts in the way people do their jobs. It's also prompted a wave of early retirements.Since March,analysis showsnearly three million work
France registered a record 10,593 new confirmed coronavirus in the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Thursday, the country’s highest single-day count since
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