Air pollution from nitrogen dioxide has fallen by an estimated 40 per cent in three European cities, according to new satellite data released by the European Space Agency (ESA), coinciding with a widespread lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Israel appeared headed for a unity government on Friday after opposition leader Benny Gantz moved toward an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, disappointing voters who had hoped to bring down the right-wing premier.
It's becoming clear that poorer Americans will shoulder an unequal share of the suffering in the COVID-19 pandemic. They are less likely to get tested early, to have health coverage, to be allowed to work from home and to get paid leave.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday outlined a range of measures aimed at helping small businesses hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, a day after Canada's chief public health officer said the seriousness of the new virus "cannot be overstated."
Some Asian Americans say they feel betrayed by their president's use of racially charged terms like "Chinese virus" to describe the coronavirus pandemic and are steeling themselves for possible violence and racist attacks against their community.
The U.S. House of Representatives began considering a sweeping, $2.2-trillion US coronavirus aid bill on Friday, with the speaker hopeful a vote will take place later in the day.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday abruptly waived enforcement on a range of legally mandated public-health and environmental protections, saying industries could have trouble complying with them during the coronavirus pandemic.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is warning Washington that he is ready to fight by whatever means necessary now that the U.S. has indicted the socialist leader and offered $15 million for his arrest.
The continued existence of wildlife markets, which are considered potential breeding grounds for the spread of harmful viruses, means it's just a matter of time before the world is hit with another deadly pandemic, some scientists suggest.
Dr. Tanzib Hossain is working on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City. He is seeing first-hand the devastating impact it's having on patients and the monumental challenges facing the health-care system.
Even as countries are pledging co-ordinated action to fight COVID-19, the pandemic represents a risk to social order and could further inflame already intractable wars across the globe, says a stark assessment released this week by the International Crisis Group.
