By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian state at the centre of the country’s coronavirus outbreak on Saturday reported its lowest daily increase of infections in three months, putting it on course to relax a hard lockdown in the capital city by the end of the month. Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state and home to […]
By Reuters Staff MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny posted a picture on Instagram of himself walking down stairs and said that his path to recovery was “clear, although long”. He said he still has difficulties climbing stairs because his legs tremble. Navalny, the leading opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, fell ill in […]
By Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry on Saturday issued rules on its proposed list of “unreliable entities,” part of an intensifying rift with the United States, saying it will target foreign firms and individuals endangering China’s sovereignty and security. After President Donald Trump’s administration imposed additional tariffs on Chinese goods and curbs […]
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the globe has surpassed 30 million, according to figures by America’s Johns Hopkins University. More than 940,000 have died with Covid-19 since the outbreak began in China late last year. The worst hit nations are the US, India and Brazil, but there is a renewed spike in infections […]
China says it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait to “protect its sovereignty” even as a top US official visits Taiwan. The live-fire drills come amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, and as the US moves to shore up its support of the island. China regards self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province. […]
A Canadian man has been charged with dangerous driving for allegedly taking a nap while his self-driving Tesla car clocked up more than 90mph (150km/h). Police said both front seats were fully reclined, and the driver and passenger were apparently asleep when they were alerted to the incident in Alberta. When police turned on emergency lights […]
Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Áñez has quit the presidential election due on 18 October. She said she did not want to split the vote and see the return to office of former President Evo Morales’ Mas socialist party. Mas candidate Luis Arce is leading in opinion polls, with Ms Áñez trailing in fourth place. Ms […]
President Trump calls for “much higher numbers” in coronavirus relief spending. By Arthur Delaney Matt Fuller, HuffPost US WASHINGTON ― As Donald Trump’s stopgap partial replacement for expanded unemployment benefits runs dry in several states, Congress and the president feuded Wednesday over a coronavirus relief package that appears to be going nowhere. Trump called Democrats “heartless” in a tweet and said […]
The “How I Met Your Mother” star discussed the experience on “Today.” By Ron Dicker Not even Doogie Howser MD could have seen this coming. Neil Patrick Harris revealed Tuesday that he contracted COVID-19 early in the pandemic, along with husband David Burtka and their 9-year-old twins, Gideon and Harper. The “How I Met Your Mother” alum declared […]
The US president also said coronavirus cases in the U.S. would be “very low” by Election Day ― which is seven weeks away. By Dominique Mosbergen Contradicting his own health officials and other experts, US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that a COVID-19 vaccine would be available as soon as October. He also said that at […]
