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The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm what many scientists have been saying for months: The virus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby. If airborne transmission is a significant factor …

A shooting at a nightclub early Sunday left two people dead and eight wounded in South Carolina, a sheriff’s official said. Two Greenville County sheriff’s deputies noticed a disturbance at Lavish Lounge just before 2 a.m., and saw a large crowd running out of the building, Sheriff Hobart Lewis said …

Mexico reported 523 more coronavirus deaths on Saturday, pushing its tally to 30,366, overtaking France to become the fifth-highest in the world. The health ministry also reported 6,914 new infections and a total of 252,165 confirmed cases. Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez Gatell reiterated that the actual number of infected …

Iraq registered, on Tuesday, 2334 new cases and 106 fatalities of Covid-19, as well as 1477 recoveries in the past 24 hours. The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment said in a statement that, 9516 tests were performed today, so the total number of tests is 589377. The newly diagnosed …

Three-quarters of Americans believe the country is “out of control” amid a spike in new coronavirus cases and widespread unemployment, new polling data shows. A survey published by Yahoo! News, and YouGov on Thursday found that 75 percent of Americans believed their country was out of control, compared to just …

Seven police officials were injured in violence at an unlicensed musical event in the British capital as they sought to break up a crowd that posed a risk to public health during the coronavirus pandemic, police said on Saturday. Those at Friday’s event became violent and threw projectiles at police …

Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday in cities across Australia, shouting slogans in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and aiming to raise awareness of the mistreatment of indigenous people. Rallies in the cities of Brisbane, Darwin and Perth drew a smaller turnout than a month ago, however, amid …

he Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered today, Friday, 102 fatalities, 2312 new cases and 1688 recoveries of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. In a statement received by AlghdeerTV, the ministry indicated that 12176 tests were performed today, raising the total number of performed tests since the beginning …

President Trump heads to Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota on Friday night for a celebration of America’s independence as cases of the novel coronavirus surge across the United States. South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (Republican) confirmed this week that social distancing will not be enforced and that …

The British government unveiled on Friday a list of 59 countries, where people in England can travel to and from without quarantining for two weeks. The countries include most EU countries, including France, Italy, Spain, and Germany, as well as countries like Japan, Jamaica, New Zealand, and South Korea. The …

Donald Trump has once again claimed that the US’s surge in coronavirus cases is simply the result of expanded testing – even as the rate of tests coming back positive rises and the country’s death toll increases. “There is a rise in Coronavirus cases,” he wrote, “because our testing is …

Officials in Brussels have approved remdesivir to treat severe cases of Covid-19, just days after the US effectively stockpiled the world’s entire supply of the antiviral medication. “We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to secure efficient treatments or vaccine against the coronavirus,” EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides …

US aerospace giant Boeing will reportedly stop making its iconic 747 aircraft for good after it completes the last of the 16 jets currently on order. Covid-19 has crippled an already declining market for the plane. The final 747 is now expected to roll out of the company’s Seattle-area factory …

Oil fell below $43 a barrel on Friday as a resurgence of coronavirus cases raised concern that fuel demand growth could stall, although crude was still headed for a weekly gain on lower supply and wider signs of economic recovery. The United States reported more than 55,000 new coronavirus cases …

Speaking at a White House press briefing on Thursday, the US president boasted that his administration had rescued the US economy from “a horrible event” that started in China. Mr Trump said the country “could’ve stopped” the pandemic, adding: “They know it and I know it.” It follows his sharp …

Iraq registered, on Tuesday, 2184 new cases and 110 fatalities of Covid-19, as well as 1645 recoveries in the past 24 hours. The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment said in a statement that, 11762 tests were performed today, which 2184 were diagnosed. The newly diagnosed cases were distributed as …

Donald Trump has again made the desperate assertion that the coronavirus will “sort of just disappear, I hope” in an interview with Fox Business, also making a U-turn on face masks on the grounds that he believes they make him look like the vintage Western hero the Lone Ranger. His …

World food prices rose in June to post their first increase of 2020 and mark a slight rebound after the sharp falls triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a …

NPC International Inc., the largest franchisee of Pizza Hut restaurants in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy after coronavirus-related shutdowns added to competitive pressures in the restaurant industry. The closely held company sought Chapter 11 protection in the Southern District of Texas court on Wednesday. NPC, founded in 1962, operates 1,227 …

The number of Americans who died from COVID-19 in March through May was likely significantly higher than the official U.S. count due in part to state-level reporting discrepancies, according to a study published on Wednesday. The overall number of U.S. deaths for any cause tallied by the National Center for …