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Europe’s medicines regulator said Wednesday it could greenlight Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine “within weeks” if data provided is able to demonstrate the shot’s efficacy and safety, a major boon for the Maryland-based…

On Tuesday, November 16, Frédéric Chesnais, former CEO and principal shareholder of the flagship gaming company Atari, unveiled the highly anticipated AlphaVerse—launching Summer 2022. The platform’s central hub is…

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported Tuesday a 6% increase in new weekly Covid-19 cases in Europe, marking a fifth-straight week in which cases have increased in the region compared to a decline or stabilization in all others—the…

During a 90-minute meeting at the Vatican on Friday, Pope Francis told President Joe Biden that he was “happy” that Biden was a “good Catholic” and that Biden should keep “receiving Communion,” according…

A crew member working on the movie Rust was killed by a prop gun accident and another was hospitalized Thursday, halting production of the film, which stars Alec Baldwin and Jensen Ackles, due to an investigation, according to the…

Investor confidence in Facebook weakened a bit on Monday amid continued political pressure and a rare lengthy outage of the company’s apps, sending shares down 4.8% and zapping away billions from CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune. …

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday was convicted by a Paris court for breaking the country’s campaign spending laws in his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid and sentenced to one year of house arrest, a ruling that comes…

President Joe Biden has asked to speak with French President Emmanuel Macron in the “coming days,” a French government spokesperson said Sunday, as relations between the two countries face an unprecedented crisis after the U.S.’s…

A recently rediscovered drawing by the famed 19th-century Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is set to go on display this week in Amsterdam, a “rare” confirmation of new work by the artist. KEY FACTS - “Study for ‘Worn Out’”…

SpaceX launched its first private flight into space on Wednesday night, carrying an all-amateur crew of four Americans onto a three-day flight around the Earth’s orbit in a move that marks one of the most ambitious leaps into space tourism—…

The European Union has pledged to donate 200 million extra doses of Covid-19 vaccine to poorer countries and will create a new medical authority to help prepare for future health crises, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced…

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday listed Guillain-Barre Syndrome—a neurological disorder that can cause temporary paralysis—as a “very rare” side effect of the AstraZeneca Covid-19, a move that comes just…

Italy became the first European country to announce tougher coronavirus requirements for American tourists entering the country Tuesday since the European Union removed the U.S. from its safe travel list amid a surge of new coronavirus…

Considering an international trip for later this year or into 2022? Depending on where you’re going, it may be necessary to schedule your trip around a Covid booster shot. Amid the rise of the delta variant of the coronavirus and…

The Tokyo Olympics officially came to a close Sunday during the Summer Games’ closing ceremony, as the Japanese hosts wrapped up the Games with musical performances and a projection show before handing off the Olympic flag to France for…

Chinese authorities said Tuesday they will administer Covid-19 tests to all 12 million residents in Wuhan, where the first cases of Covid-19 were first reported, after the first local cases of infection by the highly contagious delta variant…

Israel’s national security council will “look into” claims that a spyware app developed by an Israeli company was used to spy on journalists and world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, whose administration…

The U.K. is working towards dropping mandatory quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travelers from other countries, transport minister Grant Shapps announced on Friday, a move that follows an earlier rule tweak that had extended the…

American travelers will be welcome across the European Union Friday as the bloc lifts its ban on U.S. visitors whether or not they have been vaccinated, though individual EU governments are free to decide on their own regulations…

Leaders of the Group of Seven countries will undertake a U.S.-led infrastructure project for developing nations to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative, that country’s multi-trillion series of projects around the world to foster…

Greece officially launched its 2021 tourism season Friday, reopening museums and beaches after a dismal year for the country that relies heavily on tourists, but the nation is implementing its own vaccine and testing requirements for visitors…

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow cut 75% of its staff Wednesday after the Kremlin banned the embassy from employing Russians, marking the latest deterioration in the U.S.-Russia relationship and reducing the embassy’s  services…

Bill and Melinda Gates, who jointly run the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest private philanthropic foundation, announced on Monday they will divorce after 27 years of marriage.  KEY FACTS - The Microsoft co-founder tweeted that…

American holidaymakers who have received a coronavirus vaccine will be permitted to enter the European Union in time for summer vacation thanks to the success of the U.S. vaccine rollout, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told…

Americans will soon be permitted to enter France for the first time in more than a year with vaccine passports, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday, as France prepares to scale down its coronavirus lockdown next month and welcome international…

Britain's medicines regulator confirmed late Friday that seven people have died from blood clots after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, but noted there is not yet substantiated proof the extremely rare blood-clotting…

Facebook is trying to fight back against attacks on Uyghur activists, allegedly carried out by Chinese hackers who are wielding potent Android and iPhone malware, the social networking giant announced Wednesday. Using Facebook, the group, previously…

In his first public comments on the claims of racism recently made by his brother Prince Harry and sister-in-law Meghan Markle, the Duke of Cambridge said the British monarchy are "very much not a racist family." KEY FACTS…

It’s becoming clearer that in the not-too-distant future, international travelers will require some sort of vaccine passport or vaccine certificate, as a growing number of countries get behind the idea. The appeal is that these documents…

Even though new strains of the coronavirus have dented some vaccines’ effectiveness, existing vaccines can still prevent serious illness and slow the virus’ spread, White House medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday, responding…

Belgium’s federal medicines agency has launched an investigation into AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine production site near Brussels following a request from the European Commission, in a move that could escalate the row between the…

Pharma giant AstraZeneca could face strict new export rules from the European Union that could restrict supply of its Covid-19 vaccine outside the bloc, as officials pressure the company to explain production shortfalls, while the company denies…

While many European countries have seen declines in new daily coronavirus cases, Spain, France and Portugal after relaxing crackdowns in December are fighting off a new surge of infections that have leaders mulling over new lockdowns and stricter…

The World Health Organization said Friday that it still recommends the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 shot  with an expert panel it convened finding no evidence implicating it in the deaths of elderly people, after Norway’s…

Many world leaders are heralding the arrival of seasoned diplomat President-elect Joe Biden to the White House as an opportunity to begin anew and repair relationships—after a trying four years of President Trump’s unconventional…

California’s state epidemiologist urged Covid-19 vaccine providers Sunday to pause distribution of one Moderna vaccine lot while the manufacturer and federal government investigate a “higher than usual” number of…

Alexei Navalny, one of Russia’s most outspoken Kremlin critics, was detained at a Moscow airport Sunday after returning to his home country for the first time since he nearly died after being poisoned by a Soviet-era nerve agent last…

Donald J. Trump on Wednesday became the only U.S. president to be impeached twice as House Democrats, joined by ten Republicans, charged Trump with inciting the violent insurrection on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol that eventually led to…

While resolutely condemning last week’s violence in Washington, D.C., several high-profile European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, have objected to social media companies like Facebook and Twitter banning the…

The World Health Organization team investigating the origins of Covid-19 will finally be allowed access to China to work alongside a local team of scientists, the country’s health authority announced Monday as the mainland recorded its…

In a bid to contain a more contagious strain of coronavirus that is spreading rapidly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a new lockdown on England on Monday that will last until at least mid-February. KEY FACTS - Coronavirus is again surging…

Spain is the latest country to confirm cases of a new coronavirus strain first detected in the U.K. that early studies suggest is far more contagious, sparking worries that it could worsen the pandemic. KEY FACTS - Four people in Madrid who…

President-elect Joe Biden and first lady-elect Dr. Jill Biden will receive the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine on Monday, incoming White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at a press briefing Friday, noting he is taking the…

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, joining the likes of U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other world leaders who have been infected with the disease. KEY FACTS - Macron's…

Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock told politicians Monday that a “new variant” of Covid-19 had been discovered in England where it had infected over a 1,000 people in the south of the country where cases have been rising…

President-elect Joe Biden’s victory was ratified by the Electoral College on Monday, bucking President Donald Trump’s longshot effort to overturn the results of the election through an unprecedented pressure campaign on…

European pharma heavyweights Sanofi and GSK announced Friday that their experimental Covid-19 vaccine will be delayed until late 2021, following a disappointing set of results from early stage clinical trials that showed a poor immune response…

World leaders are stepping forward to receive their Covid-19 immunizations on-camera in a bid to boost shaky public confidence in the vaccines’ safety, which has been undermined by their speedy development and approval after months of…

A handful of train operators in Europe said Tuesday they will restore nighttime routes, aiming to connect more than a dozen European cities by sleeper trains within a few years in an initiative that is being hailed as a win for sustainable…

A 90-year-old woman has become the first person to receive an approved Covid-19 vaccine in the western world—the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved last week for emergency use in the U.K.—as the nation’s National Health Service…

With polling showing some Americans lack of confidence in the safety of coronavirus vaccines that are on the verge of being approved, the head of the White House’s program to accelerate vaccine development, Operation Warp Speed, said…

Police in Argentina raided the home and office of soccer legend Diego Maradona’s doctor over the weekend, less than a week after the star died of a heart attack and amid an investigation into his death at age 60. KEY FACTS -…

AstraZeneca will likely conduct an additional global trial of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, according to a Bloomberg report, after questions were raised about its trial results — where the company claimed up to 90% efficacy…

Getting a Covid-19 vaccine could soon be a requirement to travel internationally, with one major airline already saying that vaccination will become a “necessity” to set foot on its aircraft in the future, while a project led by…

While Europe is starting to see the first early signs that the coronavirus spike across the continent is beginning to ease, World Health Organization officials warn that European countries need to take care to not lift lockdowns too early…

People who contract coronavirus are “highly unlikely” to get the virus again for at least six months, according to a new study from the University of Oxford, pointing to a potential breakthrough in research on Covid-19…

Pfizer and BioNTech will apply for emergency regulatory approval in the U.S. Friday for their Covid-19 vaccine—as the companies announced they would earlier this week—days after a clinical trial showed the vaccine…

Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing the disease, preliminary data from large-scale phase three trials shows, the company announced in a press release on Monday. KEY FACTS - The preliminary data is based…

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson went into self-isolation Sunday after the country’s tracing program notified him he had come into contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus, nearly eight months after the prime minister…

President Donald Trump is still convinced he won reelection, he told the Washington Examiner Friday in his first interview in more than a week, but the strategy he laid out to claw back victory from President-elect Joe Biden is underpinned…

The United Kingdom reported 532 new coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the largest daily spike since May, as the country grapples with a severe Covid-19 resurgence that has led to thousands of deaths and sparked a second round of lockdown…

The race to develop a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine may be nearing the finish line, according to an announcement from Pfizer and BioNTech Monday morning, with early data from their promising vaccine candidate showing that it…

World leaders are congratulating President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, with many calling their defeat of President Donald Trump a historic moment, and one they hope will lead to strengthened relations with the United…

Less than a year after China reported the first detected coronavirus cases, more than 50 million people across the globe have tested positive, according to a tally by Reuters, while trackers like those from Johns Hopkins University look…

TOPLINE Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is projected to be the next president of the United States based on election analysis by the Associated Press, defeating incumbent President Donald Trump in what proved to be one of…

As countries across Europe hunker down for their second lockdowns after an autumn resurgence of coronavirus outbreaks, France, Italy and Germany have all detected record-breaking numbers of new infections, following a handful of neighboring…

With the presidential race still too close to call two days after Election Day, and Democratic challenger Joe Biden just six electoral votes away from clinching the presidency, four states are expected to deliver results Thursday that could…

On Wednesday, as he waits to see whether he will serve a second term as president, Donald Trump made good on his long-standing promise to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, making it the only country to withdraw from the international…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday announced new coronavirus restrictions, the Associated Press reported, becoming the latest European country to institute new measures because of a sharp increase in coronavirus cases. KEY…

England is set to go into its second lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Saturday, telling residents “you must stay at home.” KEY FACTS - People will only be able to meet with one person…

Legendary Scottish Actor Sean Connery, best known for his iconic portrayal of James Bond, died overnight Friday in the Bahamas at the age of 90, with his family telling the BBC that Connery died peacefully after having been "unwell for…

We are in an “era of pandemics” that will get worse and worse unless action is taken to protect the environment, a group of top international scientists have said in a new report, which highlights the need to focus on preventing…

Today, the birth date of the Prophet Muhammad, at around 9 a.m., a man attacked several people with a knife inside and outside of the Cathedral Notre-Dame in Nice, France. According to reports, a man and a woman were killed in the Notre-Dame…

With Covid-19 cases spiking across the continent, many European countries are reimposing restrictions, including travel warnings, mask mandates and partial lockdowns, in hopes of curbing coronavirus outbreaks that are leading to increased hospitalizations…

Former President Barack Obama took to the campaign trail once again on Saturday to offer a harsh assessment of his successor, particularly taking aim at his halted 60 Minutes interview and casting his behavior as “not normal”…

France on Thursday surpassed 1 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, a worrying landmark that came just over a week after French President Emmanuel Macron declared a national health emergency and a month-long curfew in France’s major cities…

French President Emanuel Macron on Tuesday declared a national health emergency and announced a month-long curfew in Paris and eight other major cities as coronavirus infections spike across Europe. KEY FACTS - The curfew, which begins…

French authorities have arrested 11 people in connection to the gruesome beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in his class, which has sparked sweeping freedom of speech protests across the country reminiscent…

British Prime Minister has asked U.K. citizens to prepare for a no-deal Brexit unless the European Union decides to make a fundamental change in its approach to trade and security negotiations which are currently at an impasse. KEY FACTS -…

Some 9 million people will be tested for Covid-19 in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao over a five-day period, Chinese authorities announced on Monday following an outbreak of the virus at the city’s Municipal Chest Hospital that spread to…

There was a record high 350,766 cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the World Health Organization on Friday, with numerous countries seeing worrying resurgence of the virus, especially with influenza season on the horizon.…

The European Union’s executive arm has signed a deal with Gilead Sciences for up to 500,000 treatment courses of its antiviral drug remdesivir, one of just two drugs approved to treat Covid-19 in Europe — the drug had been in short…

European legislators have written a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos demanding to know if his company monitors politicians and trade union activists in the European Union, days after the online retailer deleted two job postings for “intelligence…

Instagram announced Tuesday the launch of  two new anti-bullying features, one that will hide potentially offensive comments from view and another to expand warning messages to users who repeatedly post comments that are reported by others,…

Almost seven in 10 Americans do not trust most of the information supplied by the White House on President Donald Trump’s coronavirus infection, according to a poll released Monday that shows skepticism about Trump’s medical status…

American researchers Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, a breakthrough which “made possible blood…

Conflicting statements about President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis—including when he knew about it and how serious it is—have led critics to accuse the White House of deliberately obscuring his condition from the public,…

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, Trump announced in a tweet, with a little over a month to go until Election Day. KEY FACTS - Trump announced the test results on Twitter just hours…

Serena Williams withdrew from the 2020 French Open on Wednesday because of a lingering left Achilles injury she originally suffered while competing in the U.S. Open earlier this month, making the announcement before her scheduled second-round…

The Netherlands has posted record figures for new coronavirus infections every day since Monday, a surge that Dutch officials are calling “downright terrible” as the country joins much of Europe in grappling with a second Covid-19…

When Houston was gripped by a severe Covid-19 wave in June, a mutated form of coronavirus that developed elsewhere in the world and which is known to be especially contagious grew to eventually dominate the city’s infected patients, according…

The Eiffel Tower in Paris reopened to visitors after being evacuated and blockaded by police for serveral hours on Wednesday following a phone-in bomb threat, Reuters reported. KEY FACTS - The monument was searched and no explosives were…

England’s chief medical official warned the country is currently on track to hit 50,000 Covid-19 cases per day by mid-October if the spread of coronavirus continues at its current pace, as countries across Europe reckon with an alarming…

New York City’s Guggenheim Museum was gifted the buzzy banana taped to a wall that was the talk of a 2019 Florida art fair according to the New York Times, in a show of support for the work’s artistic merit after the fruit…

France has stumbled over a menacing new hurdle in their battle to beat coronavirus as the country counted upwards of 13,000 new coronavirus cases Friday, an all-time daily high including even before the French lockdown in spring, as other countries…

The World Health Organization’s Regional Director for Europe Thursday warned of “alarming rates” of coronavirus transmission across the region with the greatest proportion of new cases coming among young and middle-aged adults,…

Russia’s top intelligence official claimed Wednesday the United States is funding protests in Belarus and attempting to stage a coup, a statement unsupported by evidence that could signal that weeks of unrest in the Eastern European country…

Barbados has announced that it will remove Queen Elizabeth II as the country’s head of state and transition to a republic by November 2021, becoming the first country since 1992 to remove the Queen—but the monarch will still continue…

An enormous chunk of Greenland's ice cap measuring approximately 42.3 square miles (roughly the size of Ohio)  has broken off in the far northeastern Arctic, the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said Monday,…

Amid damaging reports of the president publicly downplaying the deadliness of Covid-19, two-thirds of Americans say that Trump acted too slowly when dealing with the pandemic, and 68% say they don't trust what he says about the coronavirus,…

AstraZeneca has resumed its phase three clinical trials in the United Kingdom for the company’s coronavirus vaccine candidate after abruptly halting the program earlier this week over fears that a study participant living in…

Portugal saw its largest daily increase in Covid-19 infections since April on Wednesday, part of a recent uptick in coronavirus cases across Western Europe that has led some public health officials to warn of a resurgence. KEY FACTS - Portugal…

President Trump launched an all-out assault on his Democratic opponents at a packed rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with particular vitriol directed at vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who he has frequently disparaged with…

Rideshare giant Uber is committing $800 million over the next five years to help its drivers switch from gasoline to electric vehicles by 2025 and promises to become a zero-emissions mobility platform in the decades to come. In addition…

The French Open will allow a limited number of spectators at Roland Garros in Paris when it begins at the end of September, the French Tennis Federation announced on Monday, despite a surge in cases across the country that reached new heights…

The Tokyo Summer Olympics will go forward despite the coronavirus, International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates told Agence France-Presse Monday, as Olympics officials still scramble to figure out what the postponed…

As the coronavirus crisis wears on, new research from the Pew Research Center shows that public perception of the economy has “turned bleak” in large parts of the world. KEY FACTS - A median of 68% of people considered their country’s…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have signed a multi-year agreement to produce content exclusively at Netflix, one of their first projects since stepping back from their royal duties in January and moving to California. KEY FACTS -…

France on Thursday reported its second-highest tally of new daily coronavirus infections since the beginning of the pandemic and the most since the country’s strict lockdown ended, the latest signal that Western Europe is seeing a resurgence…

 Davos—the World Economic Forum’s gathering of the world’s most powerful people held every year in a Swiss mountain resort—will be delayed until early summer 2021 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. …

South Korea, a country hailed throughout the pandemic for its response to Covid-19, imposed new social distancing measures Monday and warned a stricter lockdown could be coming, as a new outbreak tied to a far-right church has spurred…

Both Spain and Italy reported new highs of daily recorded coronavirus cases Wednesday after ending their strict lockdowns months ago, as more and more viral cases are detected throughout Europe in a worrying trend. KEY FACTS - On Wednesday,…

Emergency workers and residents in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital city, are searching for survivors after Tuesday’s massive explosion that killed at least 100 and wounded thousands more, amid the city’s struggles with coronavirus,…

Spain is reimposing new safety measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus after seeing an uptick in new infections, while France and Germany are also recording a rising number of new cases, weeks after the European nations lifted some of…

A year out from the rescheduled Tokyo games, the International Olympic Committee has apologized after tweeting a seemingly celebratory clip from the infamous 1936 Berlin games, which occurred when Germany was under Nazi rule and the games were…

Countries across the world are mulling second lockdowns as they see local resurgences of the coronavirus after easing out from social distancing restrictions, disappointing news for the residents of those countries and for the national economies.…

In addition to the pending return of MLB, NBA and NHL action, it appears sports fans will have even more to look forward to this summer, as boxing legend Mike Tyson has reportedly agreed to fight Roy Jones Jr. on Sept. 12 in an 8-round…

Twitter said Wednesday that hackers responsible for a high-profile beach last week had access to the direct messages of 36 users, including one elected official in the Netherlands, offering a concerning look into how much information was accessed…

U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Robert “Woody” Johnson told colleagues that President Trump pressured him in 2018 to entreat the British government to move the British Open golf tournament to the Trump Turnberry resort in…

As mounting criticism and a growing advertiser boycott forces Facebook to confront its relationship with the Trump administration, CEO Mark Zuckberg is becoming increasingly outspoken about denouncing President Donald Trump, telling Axios in…

Younger people aged 10 to 19 years old are more likely than other age groups to spread the coronavirus in their household, according to a large contact tracing study in South Korea soon to be published by the Centers for Disease Control,…

The U.S. government will impose visa restrictions on certain employees of Chinese technology companies, including Huawei, alleging they’ve supported regimes engaging in human rights violations and abuses globally, Secretary of State Mike…

Queen Elizabeth II made one of her first public appearances in months since the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.K. to knight Captain Tom Moore, a 100-year-old veteran who raised more than $40 million for the country’s…

Europe’s top court invalidated a transatlantic data transfer deal between the European Union and the United States Thursday, citing concerns about U.S. surveillance, in a decision that could impact how major tech companies like…

As India became the third nation to hit seven-figures for total coronavirus cases Friday, parts of the country are ordering residents to return to lockdowns and restrictions to try and slow the virus’ spread and relieve pressure on the…

Hackers believed to be employed by the Russian government have been blamed for trying to steal information from the West’s various Covid-19 vaccine research projects. That’s according to an analysis by the NSA and National…

Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate produced a robust immune response in all 45 individuals who participated in an early-stage human trial, raising hopes that the vaccine may offer some protection against the coronavirus, according to…

Many patients who have recovered from Covid-19 may lose their immunity to the disease within months, according to research from scientists at King's College London, which, if proven true, will have wide implications for vaccine…

Instagram banned ads for LGBT conversion therapy earlier this year and, starting Friday, they are taking it one step further by banning all content about conversion therapy — the decision comes as concerns about parent company Facebook’s…

A new research paper from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology estimates that blocking out the middle seat on airplanes could cause the likelihood of passengers being infected with coronavirus to drop by nearly half, just as some airlines…

Volunteers can now sign up to participate in Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with the new operating center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, saying Wednesday…

 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for  Covid-19, after repeatedly downplaying the disease as a “little flu” and pushing to reopen Brazil’s economy as the…

After years of hints, Kanye West formally announced he is running for president this year in a challenge to Trump, who he once supported, and Democratic rival Joe Biden, winning support from his friend and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. KEY FACTS - Rounding…

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Wednesday night that his campaign has gathered a group of 600 lawyers and more than 10,000 volunteers to fight against possible “chicanery” in the November election, as…

Police in Italy found a record-breaking 15 tons of amphetamines worth $1.12 billion at an Italian port Wednesday they say were produced by terror group ISIS and were likely bound for distribution across Europe by organized crime groups. KEY…

European Union member states decided Tuesday to open external borders starting Wednesday to 15 nations that it deems as having controlled the spread of the coronavirus, excluding, among other countries, the United States, days after…

The death toll from the pandemic has hit 500,000 as some regions face an uptick in cases, while some countries like the United States are still struggling to contain the first wave. KEY FACTS - Johns Hopkins University data shows…

Six people have been arrested in France in connection the theft of a mural by British street artist Banksy that was stolen from Paris’ Bataclan concert hall in 2019 and later recovered in Italy earlier this month, sources told Reuters and AFP Saturday.…

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are reportedly eyeing lucrative speaking engagements and have signed with New York-based Harry Walker Agency as the now Los Angeles-based couple looks ahead after their split with the British Royal Family. KEY…

To get home to China, Chinese citizens have used falsified Covid-19 test results to board flights, reports South China Morning Post. KEY FACTS - The passengers provided fake negative nucleic acid test results, a requirement for people…

The world set a single-day record for new cases of the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Sunday—more than six months into a pandemic the top official there warns is “accelerating”—reporting over 183,000…

Scientists in Italy say they have found evidence of the virus that causes Covid-19 in sewage water dating from December, two months before the country's first reported infection and before China confirmed what are believed to be the first…

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, President Trump said he believes that China may have intentionally allowed the coronavirus to spread beyond its borders in order to damage other global economies.  KEY FACTS…

In the final seconds before the crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others, the pilot of the helicopter radioed air traffic control and said he was climbing when the Sikorsky S-76 was actually descending, according…

A letter written by Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, two of the 19th century’s greatest post-impressionist artists, about their visit to a brothel, sold at a Paris auction to the tune of about $236,000 and will be put on display in…

As the U.S. prepares for the 2020 election, Facebook announced Tuesday that users will be able to block seeing all political ads—months after the company drew criticism for allowing politicians to lie in them. KEY FACTS - Facebook and…

Some disinformation groups go for low volume, high impact. Others go for the opposite.  The latter is the case with Russian-linked operators who, in late 2019, infamously leaked documents on trade discussions between the U.S. and the UK,…

A steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one-third in severely ill hospitalized patients, according to researchers in England, who announced results from a clinical trial on Tuesday. KEY FACTS - According to the study,…

Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was arrested 18 months ago on spying charges in Russia, was on Monday found guilty in a Moscow court of receiving classified information, prompting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to call for his immediate…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned violence that erupted during protests Saturday in London as “racist thuggery,” after run-ins between reported right-wing protesters and police were posted on social media. KEY FACTS…

Concerns about a second wave of coronavirus infections in China heightened on Sunday after capital Beijing reported a further 36 cases, all linked to the city’s largest wholesale food market, despite the country appearing to have got…

Police in Italy recovered a stolen mural painted by elusive street artist Banksy on the doors of the Bataclan concert hall in Paris—believed to be the artist’s tribute to the victims of the 2015 massacre—in a small Italian…

A statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II, who became ultra wealthy from the enslavement of Congolese people in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was removed by the city of Antwerp in Belgium as the movement to remove monuments of racist…

Pope Francis has urged Italians not to lower their guard too soon over coronavirus even as infection rates fall, during his Sunday address to hundreds of socially distanced onlookers at the Vatican. KEY FACTS - “Be careful. Don’t…

As protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing enter their 12th day, stunning images and video have emerged over the past 24 hours from around the world, including a group of U.K. protesters throwing the statue of a slave trader into…

Black tiles flooded social media on Tuesday alongside the hashtags #blackouttuesday and #theshowmustbepaused as the music industry paused to remember the killings of black people at the hands of police, but some artists are warning that #blacklivesmatter…

George Floyd’s death was a homicide, the county medical examiner has ruled, saying in a report released Monday that the 46-year-old died as a result of cardiopulmonary arrest caused by “law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck…

A Chinese Covid-19 vaccine could be ready by the end of the year, a government body has announced as nations race to be the first to come up with a defense against the virus that has infected nearly 6 million people and wrecked the…

Greece will welcome international tourists from nearly 30 countries back in June, but will retain a ban on holidaymakers from countries with high Covid-19 infection rates like the United States, the Greek government announced. KEY FACTS - Visitors…

Shi Zhengli, the deputy director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, said in an interview Monday on China Global Television Network that new viruses being discovered, such as Covid-19, are "just the tip of the iceberg,"…

Hong Kong customs agents discovered $31.7 million of cocaine stashed inside an aircraft engine shipped from Ecuador, making the weekend coke bust the biggest of its kind this year. KEY FACTS - The engine, which arrived in March in a shipping…

 Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump has embraced unproven treatments for coronavirus, especially anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, which a new study found is linked to an increased risk of death in patients.…

Spain’s tourism sector will reopen to foreign visitors in July, just in time for summer holidays, as the country gradually lifts one of the world’s most strict lockdowns after being battered by the Covid-19 pandemic that has killed…

The World Bank Group announced in a statement Tuesday that 60 million people could fall into extreme poverty due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, which would erase three years of progress globally. KEY FACTS - In 2015, there…

Budget airline EasyJet has announced it suffered a “highly sophisticated” hack that led to the leak of personal information on 9 million customers and details of 2,000 credit cards. Email addresses and travel details of…

 In a bid to revive the country’s hard-hit tourism industry before the summer holidays, Italy announced Saturday it will allow travel in and out of the country starting June 3. KEY FACTS - The move lifts one of Europe’s earliest…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an alert Thursday on a rare, mysterious, coronavirus-related inflammatory syndrome increasingly being found in children and sometimes leading to death. KEY FACTS - Multisystem…

China has gone four weeks without reporting any new deaths linked to coronavirus, according to an analysis of data from Chinese health authorities. KEY FACTS - The National Health Commission, which keeps a daily tally of infection numbers and…

A growing number of conservatives (especially fringe sites like Alex Jones’ Infowars) are embracing a conspiracy that government-approved death tolls are inflated for various political reasons—and some reports suggest President…

As U.S. states and countries across the world begin to gradually lift coronavirus lockdowns, experts and officials are ramping up warnings about the possibility of a second—and more deadly—wave of the pandemic.…

Researchers from London have published a study that supports the idea that coronavirus began spreading between humans late last year and transmitted rapidly—and though researchers identified nearly 200 recurrent genetic…

Some 57,000 students in Wuhan, the Chinese city where COVID-19 was first reported, are returning to school today for the first time since a strict 76-day lockdown in the city was lifted. KEY FACTS - Not all students are back in the classroom—just…

The coronavirus pandemic is upending life around the world, straining the global economy and disrupting the way Americans work, learn and socialize, but it’s not the only story; here are five news events you may have missed Monay: - Andy…

“It’s a backdoor with phone functionality,” quips Gabi Cirlig about his new Xiaomi phone. He’s only half-joking. Cirlig is speaking with Forbes after discovering that his Redmi Note 8 smartphone…

When Stephen Hefler was admitted to a hospital for COVID-19 symptoms in late March, his kidneys were on the brink of failure. From his bed in the ICU, the 77-year-old retired physician initially remained in contact with his family. “We…

Axios reported Friday that President Trump may “stop appearing daily and make shorter appearances” at the White House’s daily coronavirus briefings, with staffers believing them to be the catalyst for poor public trust…

The coronavirus pandemic is upending life around the world, straining the global economy and disrupting the way Americans work, learn and socialize, but it’s not the only story; here are five news events you may have missed Thursday.…

The U.K. government is to provide an extra 30,000 mortuary spaces as a precaution in preparation for the worst possible outcome, amid growing warnings that Britain could face the most coronavirus deaths in Europe. KEY FACTS - The additional…

UPDATE: Monaco now has 90 coronavirus cases after six more people were confirmed Covid-19 positive on Good Friday. Monaco has just extended the March 17 confinement until May 3. This comes ahead of a similiar announement expected from…

Three more samples tested positive for Covid-19 in Monaco on Tuesday, bringing the number of people affected to 52. However, not all cases are Monaco residents. This figures includes two people who have recovered, Prince Albert and…

There were 3 new cononavirus cases confirmed in Monaco on Sunday, March 29, bringing the total number to 46 . While this is a high number for a population of 38,700, not all infected patients are residents. The country’s first Covid-19…

One new coronavirus case was confirmed on Saturday, bringing the total number people affected to 43, including one recovery. Sadly, a man in his eighties ,who tested Covid-19 positive and was admitted to ICU at Princes Grace Hospital…

UPDATE: Monaco has announced that the 2-week confinement period will be extended until April 15. Rules and curfew, as previously defined, remain as is for the moment. Health authorities in Monaco confirmed on Friday, March 27, that nine new…

Health authorities have confirmed another four new positive coronavirus cases in Monaco since yesterday. This brings the total to 30 active cases (plus one case of recovery), 19 of which have been reported since last Friday. READ: €1,000…

Buckingham Palace has just confirmed Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus. The 71-year-old Prince of Wales, who is self-isolating at Balmoral, reportedly sat opposite of Prince Albert at a WaterAid event in London on March 10.…

Minister of social affairs and health, Didier Gamerdinger, has confirmed four new positive coronavirus cases in Monaco over the past two days. This brings the total to 26 active cases. “Ten of them are hospitalized, the others are being…

French prime minister Edouard Philippe announced new restrictions Monday night to fight against the spread of the coronavirus. All movement outside the home is now limited to one kilometer (instead of two) for a maximum of one hour. And residents…

Another five confirmed cases of coronavirus were announced by the Monaco health authorities on Sunday, March 22. No details of gender or age were provided. This is 11 new cases since Friday. The number of people in the Principality now…

Effective Sunday, March 22 and until further notice, the government has announced “a restriction on night travel,” between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m in the Principality. Individual physical activity, or taking out or walking the…

As the number of coronavirus deaths in France top 500, French parliament passed an emergency bill Sunday morning bestowing the government special powers during the health crisis. The National Assembly in a select committee has voted for legislation…

Last night, Monaco health officials confirmed a 50% hike in coronavirus cases in the Principality, with six new cases. There have been a total of 18 cases reported, although only 17 are now active. Today, France’s Regional Health Agency…

Monaco health authorities have announced six new positive coronavirus cases on Saturday, March 21. This brings the number of people affected by Covid-19 to 18 in the Principality, including one who has now recovered. No further details…

UPDATE 7 p.m. The entire department of the Alpes-Maritimes is now under curfew from 10 p.m. to 5. a.m. effective from Saturday, March 21. UPDATE 2 p.m.: Nice (11 p.m to 6 a.m.), Vallauris (10 p.m.), Menton and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin…

The total number of coronavirus cases in Monaco hit 12, the government confirmed Friday night. Another person tested positive for COVID-19 and an epidemiological investigation is underway. While the sex of the person has not been confirmed,…

Following yesterday’s confirmation that Prince Albert has tested positive for coronavirus, the palace has issued a letter this afternoon stating that the Prince’s “health, monitored several times a day by his doctors, does…

Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer (SBM) announced this afternoon via a press release that Hermitage Monte-Carlo Hotel will be closed from Monday, March 23 until April 30 tentatively. "An extremely limited number of guests"…

UPDATE: Prince Albert was one of two additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Monaco today, bringing the total to 11 since February 28. No details were provided about the other patient. Prince Albert’s cabinet confirmed earlier…

The FIA has just confirmed that the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2020, Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix 2020 and Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix 2020 will be postponed. The FIA and Formula 1, who are regularly monitoring the evolving COVID-19 epidemic,…

The French Cycling Federation (FCF) has finally weighed in on the outdoor physical activity argument as residents in France enter Day 3 of a 2-week home confinement. The federation has taken the following position: “The practice of cycling…

UPDATE: Further details about Monaco's confinement measures will made live on the Gouvernement Monaco Facebook page on Wednesday, March 18, at 10:30 a.m. Prince Albert made a televised address to Monegasques and residents of Monaco…

French president Emmanuel Macron declared a 2-week lockdown in France during a nationwide televised addresst at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 16. The “confinement” period begins from noon on Tuesday. During a follow-up press conference,…

As Europe becomes the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, and global cases now outpace those in China, it has been reported this morning that Monaco's minister of state, Serge Telle, was one of two additional cases reported Covid-19…

Monaco health authorities have just confirmed that four more people have tested positive for Covid-19 to date, bringing the total number infected to 7. Most of the patients, who had mild symptoms, have returned home where they will receive…

From midnight on Saturday, March 14, all public places “not essential to the life of the country” in Monaco have been closed until further notice. “Faced with the progression of the Covid-19 epidemic in the countries bordering…

A third person in Monaco has been confirmed positive for COVID 19. The patient, a male who experienced few symptoms of the coronavirus, was in the care of Princess Grace Hospital but sent home as part of a new medical monitoring protocol adopted…

At a press point on Friday afternoon, minister of state Serge Telle stated, “The Principality is banning any gathering of more than 100 people.” He added, “With this measure, we intend to fight against the spread of the Covid…

Monaco health authorities have just been informed that a Monaco resident under care at Princess Grace Hospital Center has tested positive for COVID 19. The patient had been placed in quarantine awaiting test results and will now remain in the…

On Wednesday, March 11, President Donald Trump announced a 30-day travel ban from most European countries to the U.S. in a bid to contain the "foreign virus." Addressing the nation on prime time TV, the President suspended "all…

At 11 p.m. Friday February 28, Monaco’s communication department released a statement from health authorities confirming that one person at Princess Grace Hospital Center has tested positive for the coronavirus. The patient, reportedly…

According to French media Monaco-Matin, a woman with symptoms of coronavirus was hospitalized at Princess Grace Hospital Center (CHPG) in Monaco Monday afternoon. And a second person, an Italian, was also admitted. Tests have been carried out…

Shortly before rush hour on Tuesday, around 4 pm, a Ferrari F40 caught fire on Avenue Princess Grace, one of the Top Ten Most Expensive Streets in the World with an average property costing €75,000 per square meter. According to French…