MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 500 Cuban health workers are helping tackle the new coronavirus in Mexico City, Mexican officials say, making it likely the largest contingent the communist-led island has deployed globally as part of its response to the pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Cuban doctors take part in a farewell ceremony before departing to…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption McCorvey spent the final years of her life campaigning against abortion access The woman behind the 1973 ruling legalising abortion in the US is seen admitting in a new documentary that her stunning change of heart on the issue in later life was "all an act".Norma McCorvey, known as…
Space is hard — “There will be setbacks. But if you fall on your face, you get back up.” Jennifer Ouellette - May 19, 2020 5:44 pm UTC Latest trailer for Space Force.Netflix must be feeling pretty good about Space Force, its forthcoming sci-fi comedy series starring Steve Carell (The Office), because it just released an…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug. Trump volunteered the disclosure during a question-and-answer session with reporters at the White House as he met restaurant executives whose…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Trump accuses the UN agency of having an "alarming lack of independence" from China. US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) threatening to pull US funding permanently over Covid-19. The letter outlines a 30-day deadline for the body…
Success — France, Germany, and the US all show less SARS-CoV-2 spread after restrictions. John Timmer - May 18, 2020 5:47 pm UTC Enlarge / Classes have restarted in France following the lifting of restrictions. SEBASTIEN BOZON/Getty ImagesThe various forms of social restrictions, from distancing to stay-at-home orders, seem like a radical departure to most…
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks surged on Monday, with the S&P 500 hitting a 10-week high, as encouraging early data from a potential coronavirus vaccine trial boosted sentiment, with investors also hoping for stimulus to cushion the economic blow from the pandemic. Drugmaker Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said its experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed promising results in a…
Image copyright Getty Images Japan has fallen into recession as the financial toll of the coronavirus continues to escalate.The world's third biggest economy shrank 3.4% in the first three months of 2020 compared to a year ago, its biggest slump since 2015.The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the global economy with an estimated cost of…
Corkscrew? Where's my wine? — An infinite number of orbital angular momentum states are there for the taking. Chris Lee - May 17, 2020 2:00 pm UTC The modern world depends on good communication. If you were one of the few who didn’t believe that, the recent obsession with video conferences should have convinced you…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are not yet seeing spikes in coronavirus cases in places that are reopening but it was still to early to determine such trends, health secretary Alex Azar said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar speaks during a news briefing on the administration's response…
