Coronavirus: What is shielding?
More than a million people most at risk of needing hospital treatment if they catch coronavirus are being asked to stay at home for at least 12 weeks. The strategy is called “shielding” and the aim is to protect lives. Why do it? Cases of...
Coronavirus: The fake health advice you should ignore
Coronavirus is emerging in more countries around the world and there’s currently no known cure. Unfortunately that hasn’t stopped a slew of health advice, ranging from useless but relatively harmless, to downright dangerous. We’ve been looking at some of the most widespread claims being shared...
Coronavirus: Harvey Weinstein tests positive
Former Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for coronavirus while in prison. He is now in isolation, according to Michael Powers, president of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association. Weinstein was found guilty of rape and...
Asian markets open in freefall amid coronavirus fears
Global stock exchanges suffered historic crashes as coronavirus panic gripped the financial world. On Friday morning, stock markets across Asia opened to a freefall in numbers, with benchmarks in Japan, Thailand and India sinking as much as 10% after Wall Street suffered its biggest drop...
Wall Street suffers worst week since 2008 amid coronavirus and fears of recession
Stocks sank to their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008 as traders went into full retreat out of fear that the coronavirus will plunge the US and other major economies into deep recessions. The Dow industrials dropped more than 900 points, extending their...
Coronavirus: German tourists stuck in Morocco, and they’re not happy with their government
They had hoped for sun, beach and relaxation. Instead, they got stuck in a foreign country as the world grapples with a global pandemic. Thousands of European tourists are stranded abroad as the coronavirus pandemic has caused the cancellation of their flights back to Europe....
Why are many people going out to brave coronavirus? Economists answer
Crowds going to open air markets versus a state leader who must lecture his compatriots: in France, not everyone is following the government’s order for general confinement. Too many people take self-isolation “lightly”, French President Emmanuel Macron estimated this week, after he asked the French...
Coronavirus: Latest figures on new COVID-19 infections and deaths
The pace of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak means information is changing all the time. Here is the latest data on infection hotspots and deaths from the virus.
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Croatia and its capital
A strong earthquake has shaken Croatia and its capital, causing widespread damage and panic. The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the earthquake measured 5.3 and struck a wide area north of the capital, Zagreb, at 6:23 a.m. (05:23 GMT) Sunday. At least two other tremors...
Georgia’s breakaway republic of Abkhazia goes to poll
The breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia is holding a presidential election Sunday to replace the leader who stepped down in January under pressure from the opposition. Raul Khadzhimba resigned as president in January, days after demonstrators seized his office to protest alleged violations in September’s...
