British health minister Matt Hancock quit on Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing and embracing an aide in his office, enraging colleagues and the public who have been living under lockdown.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of 2020 Pride events in Canada and around the world. But as more people get vaccinated and cases of infections trend downward, some communities have been able to gather in person for marches and celebrations during Pride month. Here's a look at some of the celebrations.
World champion Julian Alaphilippe won the crash-marred opening stage of the Tour de France to snatch the race leader's yellow jersey on Saturday. The second of two pileups involved dozens of competitors riding at full speed near the finish.
Australia's largest city and some surrounding areas entered a two-week COVID-19 lockdown on Saturday in an effort to contain a new outbreak of the delta variant that has grown to 80 cases
A consultant had warned three years before the deadly collapse of a south Florida condominium building that there was evidence of "major structural damage" to the concrete slab below the pool deck and abundant cracking and crumbling in the underground parking garage, the New York Times reported early on Saturday.
The U.S. drug regulator on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart inflammation after its use.
Finnish health authorities have detected a spike in coronavirus cases that has been traced to soccer fans returning from neighboring Russia following European Championship matches in St. Petersburg.
As theatres reopen in eligible provinces across the country, summer blockbusters are expected to play a key role in rehabilitating domestic box office revenues after a major decline in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.
