Victoria records 12 new coronavirus cases as Cedar Meats cluster grows
Victoria has recorded another 12 coronavirus infections, including five linked to an outbreak at the Cedar Meats abattoir.Key points:Around 10,000…
Premiers are dealing with a wicked predicament– and there’s no appropriate answer
Who'd be Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk right now?Facing a tough election in October, Palaszczuk is coming under huge pressure to…
Trump Does Not Wear Mask To Ford Plant After Hinting He Might
President Donald Trump attempted to create some suspense this week over whether he might actually wear a face mask when…
Calls for demonstration march in Hong Kong as China pushes brand-new security laws
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong activists on Friday made online calls for a march against China’s plans to impose…
Third suspect charged with murder of Georgia unarmed black jogger
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The man who videotaped the slaying of an unarmed black man gunned down as he jogged through…
China set to impose new Hong Kong security law, Trump warns of strong U.S. reaction
HONG KONG/BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last year’s pro-democracy…
U.S. Senate Republican leader threatens ‘reexamining’ U.S.-China relationship
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters as Senator John Thune (R-SD) listens following a…
Factbox: New leading U.S. spy Ratcliffe understood for fierce loyalty to Trump
(Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate confirmed U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence on Thursday over Democratic…
Divided Senate confirms Trump follower Ratcliffe as U.S. top spy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Representative John Ratcliffe, a staunch political ally of President Donald Trump,…
U.S. to pull out of Open Skies treaty, Trump’s newest treaty withdrawal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it would withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed…
Next U.S. coronavirus rescue package not too far off, McConnell says
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following a closed Senate Republican policy lunch meeting…
Asia shares set to fall as Sino-U.S. strains hit confidence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares were set for another retreat on Friday as U.S.-China tensions curbed investor risk appetite and…
Trump declares state of emergency as Michigan floodwaters recede
DETROIT (Reuters) - Floodwaters that breached two dams in central Michigan began to recede on Thursday after displacing thousands of…
Coronavirus live updates: India’s Covid count increases by 5,800, toll by 148
India's Covid count rises by 5,800, toll by 148The Covid-19 pandemic continued to surge in India, wit
Active yoga may assist relieve anxiety symptoms
New research suggests that physically active yoga can help ease depressive symptoms for people with a mental health diagnosis.Share on…
Diabetes and COVID-19 in-hospital mortality rates
A recent large-scale study concludes that both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are associated with an increased risk of…
WestJet seeks exemption to section of Canada Labour Code covering group terminations | CBC News
WestJet is asking for an exemption to the section of the Canada Labour Code covering group terminations, designed to protect…
COVID-19 infections skyrocket among troops deployed in long-term care homes | CBC News
The defence department has reported a sudden increase in the number of COVID-19 positive tests among soldiers. There are 28…
B.C.’s top doctor Bonnie Henry says 2nd wave of COVID-19 inevitable, but current lessons will guide response | CBC Radio
British Columbia's provincial health officer says that a second wave of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus is inevitable in…
How a debunked COVID-19 video kept spreading after Facebook and YouTube took it down | CBC News
Although social media giants such as Facebook and YouTube have largely removed a debunked documentary about the COVID-19 pandemic from…
Trudeau offering provinces, territories help to ‘scale up’ testing, contact tracing | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is willing to help the provinces and territories increase their testing and…
Civilization 6 is now totally free on the Legendary Games Shop
If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Sid Meier’s…
Stocks slip on U.S.-China tensions; oil increases to 2-1/2- month high
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Global equities trended lower on Thursday on concerns about the long-term economic impact of the new…
Wall Street falls as trade concerns resurface
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the…
International COVID-19 trial of hydroxychloroquine, which Trump takes, starts
LONDON/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Healthcare workers in Britain and Thailand have started taking part in a trial to determine whether two…
U.S. state joblessness payments in April jump five-fold from February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment payments jumped to at least $16.2 billion in April, up more than five-fold from February, as…
U.S. says pulling out of Open Skies treaty, citing Russian violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States announced its intention to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty that permits unarmed…
Net migration from outside EU hits ‘highest level’
Image copyright PA Media Net migration to the UK from countries outside the European Union has risen to its highest…
Alarm as crowds flock to European beaches
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption European countries have reported 1.74 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 A surge in visitors…
WWE’s Shad Gaspard passes away conserving his boy
Image copyright Paul Archuleta Image caption The former wrestler reportedly told lifeguards to save his son first The body of…
Emptier United States roadways more lethal in pandemic
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The number of miles driven across the US in March dropped by more than 18%…
Latest information lapse inflated Georgia’s virus test count by 57,000
After facing weeks of criticism for not being transparent with data about the coronavirus, state officials on Wednesday acknowledged that…
Hanesbrand validates 15 cases of COVID-19 at Rural Hall warehouse -Salem
TYSON. A LOT OF YOU HAVE REACHED OUT TO US ABOUT CASES AMONG WORKERS AT HAYNES BRANDS AND NEW TONIGHT.…
Does vitamin D protect against coronavirus?
Recent headlines have suggested vitamin D deficiency could increase the risk of dying from COVID-19, and in turn, that we…
New lifeguard tower built at Asilomar State Beach
The tower will be seasonal, between Memorial Day and Labor Day New lifeguard tower built at Asilomar State Beach The…
Wisconsin Woman Who Took Hydroxychloroquine for Nearly 2 Decades Contracts Coronavirus: ‘How Can I Be Sick?’
A Wisconsin woman was reportedly surprised to learn of her COVID-19 diagnosis after taking hydroxychloroquine for nearly two decades, the…
In the world, the Economy Is Tanking. In the Cloud, It’s Great
Pandemic life is lived in the cloud. Work, school, and dating have been virtualized by Zoom calls and instant messages.…
A ‘Hyperactive’ Hurricane Season Is About to Strike
Climate scientists are predicting that as many as 20 named hurricanes will develop in the Atlantic basin during the six-month…
11 Ways to Upgrade Your Wi-Fi and Make Your Internet Faster
As we all shelter-in-place and work from home more, figuring out how to make your internet faster has become a…
ShinyHunters Is a Hacking Group on an Information Breach Spree
Data breaches have become an all too common threat in recent years, exposing personal information through attacks on companies and…
A Virtual DJ, a Drone, and an All-Out Zoom Wedding
It was supposed to be a magical destination wedding. Jenny Cooper and Sean Steuer, who live in Los Angeles, had…
SA Police to investigate ‘appalling’ fake sneeze on Asian man captured on video
South Australian police will investigate an incident showing a man pretending to sneeze on an Asian man before saying "Wuhan",…
Emma claims unfair dismissal after inquiring about having to clean for JobKeeper
A hospitality worker who lost her job at a popular Hobart pub has filed an unfair dismissal claim, alleging her…
NDIS fines Stability Care SA over Ann Marie Smith case
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider Integrity Care has been fined $12,600 for failing to report the death of Adelaide…
Retired nurse denied COVID-19 travel exemption four times is reunited with dying sister at last
Huddled together, tears flowing and words of love being whispered, a reunion between two sisters in a small New South…
Burns from all sides as border war breaks out among premiers with eyes on a political prize
They're not neighbours, yet somehow New South Wales and Western Australia have managed to engage themselves in a border skirmish.The…
British Federal government’s COVID-19 action ‘harmful, incoherent’ cautions previous chief scientist
Sir David King does not hide his disdain for the British Government's "incoherent" and "dangerous" response to the coronavirus pandemic.Key…
Australian states argue over opening borders for domestic tourism
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian state and territory leaders bickered on Thursday over whether to reopen internal borders, a major step…
Asia shares tread lightly, await China policy meeting
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares and Wall Street futures stepped back on Thursday as resurgent concerns about the long-term impact…
Desired: Brand-new head of WTO. Should prosper under global pressure and dispute
GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, steep recession, intensifying U.S-China tensions and rising protectionism, the WTO…