Srgio SantAnna, Brazilian Master of the Short Story, Dies at 78
Mr. SantAnna wrote novels and poetry, but was most famous for stories that used a sardonic humor to skewer the fractures within Brazilian society. He died of the coronavirus. Read more...
Portuguese holiday island of Madeira will pay for coronavirus tests for all tourists
According to the tourist board, Madeira and sister island Porto Santo are focusing on positioning themselves as 'Covid-safe destinations' and are 'developing good practices to deal with Covid-19'. Read more...
Coronavirus US Professors fear returning to campuses in fall
Two thirds of universities and colleges in the United States plan to reopen in the Fall, and yet professors are worried about the spread of COVID-19. Several have signed open letters or spoken out. Read more...
Three-month car finance holidays set to be extended
The FCA had already taken the the decision in April to freeze car finance payments for three months for those who were struggling. Read more...
Twitch Suspends Trumps Channel for Hateful Conduct
The action appeared to be the first outright suspension of one of the presidents social media accounts. Read more...
Janelle Monae slams misogyny in music during tweetstorm 'I only ever wanna hear women rapping'
The Hidden Figures actress, 34, began her tirade by writing that 'the amount of misogyny from most of men in rap and music is infuriating.' Read more...
Hurricane Sandy Michael Bloomberg and Andrew Cuomo blame hurricane on climate change
Since New York City's foundation in the early 17th century, the lower tip of Manhattan has been at the heart of metropolitan life - despite its vulnerability to flooding from the harbour. Two possible links between global warming and the damage wrought by Sandy are the raised sea levels which make it easier for the coast to flood, and warm air in the Atlantic Ocean increasing the fierceness of the storm. Read more...
Coronavirus continues to soar in India, with a record 20,903 cases yesterday
There were also379 new deaths in the last 24 hours bringing the total death toll from the virus to18,213, data from theUnion Health Ministry shows. Read more...
Boris Johnson refuses to speak about Stanley's Greece trip
Stanley Johnson, 79, jetted to his four-bed mountain-view home in Pelion this week - ignoring Foreign Office guidance. Boris Johnson refused to comment on his father's movements. Read more...
Wonky skull of Styracosaurus leads palaeontologists to question past identifications of species
The largely intact Styracosaurus skull has wonky horns and was discovered by then graduate student Scott Persons in 2015 inDinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. Read more...
Verizon is bringing back unlimited data
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Experts fear Yemen could suffer one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis face what experts fear could be one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks, raising concerns of a staggering death toll after the United Nations began cutting aid to the war-torn nation. Read more...
Collingwood player Jordan De Goey is charged with indecent assault over 2015 incident
Collingwood forward Jordan De Goey has been charged with indecent assault over an incident from 2015. Read more...
Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Are Rising, Even as Death Rates Trend Down
At least five U.S. states set single-day records on Friday as the countrys daily infection report passed 50,000 again. President Trump, in a speech at Mount Rushmore, barely mentioned the pandemic. Read more...
US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters
If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, the nation's latest heat wave might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study. Read more...
No boring theory or intellectual snobbery. Just poems awash with well-loved lines
John Carey is a welcoming host, full of enthusiasm, and the opposite of crusty. He can throw sparkling light on a poet's method in a handful of words Read more...
Wagner The Valkyrie Royal Opera House, London review
After Twilight Of The Gods, an experienced friend confided Covent Garden is one of the worlds great opera houses, but this wasnt one of the worlds great Rings. Just so. But why was it so? Read more...
Pay-gap shame of firms taking coronavirus state support
In research that shames boardroom excess, chief executives at some of Britain's biggest companies were found to be earning 200 times more than their average employee. Read more...
Kimberly Guilfoyle, Top Fund-Raising Official for Trump Campaign, Tests Positive for Coronavirus
She is the third person in proximity of President Trump known to have contracted the virus. Read more...
Michael Dukakis warns Joe Biden not to take polls too seriously
Michael Dukakis, who lost to President George HW Bush in the 1988 presidential race, says Joe Biden's current lead over Trump in the polls 'is no guarantee of success' in November. Read more...
Coronavirus UK Death rates of people with autism have DOUBLED
The dramatic U-turn comes after it had previously reassured the deaths of people with learning disabilities and autism in England had been 'within expected range'. Read more...