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Face masks, health checks and long check-ins: the future of flying
June 10, 2020
Face masks, health checks and long check-ins: the future of flying
Cabin crew in protective suits, health certifications for passengers, mandatory face masks, and longer check-in times. This is the new…
Europe demands better pandemic plan, as Moscow exits lockdown
June 10, 2020
Europe demands better pandemic plan, as Moscow exits lockdown
Europe’s most powerful countries urged the European Union to better prepare for the next pandemic after chaotic responses to the…
US dictionary Merriam-Webster to change its definition of racism
June 10, 2020
US dictionary Merriam-Webster to change its definition of racism
The American reference dictionary Merriam-Webster will change its definition of the word racism at the suggestion of a young black…
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
June 9, 2020
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
LONDON (Reuters) – Beijing dismissed as “ridiculous” a Harvard Medical School study of hospital traffic and search engine data that…
Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank
June 9, 2020
Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank
The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a “swift and massive shock” that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since…
Eyeing US, New Zealand drops plans for armed police patrols
June 9, 2020
Eyeing US, New Zealand drops plans for armed police patrols
New Zealand police on Tuesday scrapped plans for armed patrols prompted by last year’s Christchurch mosque shootings, after criticism the…
Moscow emerges from lockdown as WHO warns of ‘worsening’ global crisis
June 9, 2020
Moscow emerges from lockdown as WHO warns of ‘worsening’ global crisis
Moscow emerged from a strict coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday despite Russia seeing thousands of new cases every day, as the…
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
June 9, 2020
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
When Julie Sergent’s father died, she faced an agonising decision: if she travelled from her home in Japan to attend…
North Korea cuts communication lines to South
June 9, 2020
North Korea cuts communication lines to South
North Korea is severing all official communication links with the South, it announced Tuesday in a move analysts said was…
Thousands mourn George Floyd ahead of hometown funeral
June 9, 2020
Thousands mourn George Floyd ahead of hometown funeral
George Floyd’s funeral will be held in his native Houston Tuesday after mourners paid their respects to the African American…