A Brooklyn landlord announced that he will waive rent fees for all of his residents because of the coronavirus pandemic. On March 30, Mario Salerno posted a notice on the front doors of all his buildings with the announcement that rent would be waive...
These are strange times. Germany, perhaps the most privacy conscious nation on earth, is considering a mobile phone app that would trace the contacts of anyone infected with Covid-19. Earlier this week the British Prime Minister shared ...
The US has seen its cases spike dramatically in recent days and these graphs show what could be in store....
President Donald Trump says the US will not foot the bill for Prince Harry and Meghan's security amid reports that the pair have moved to the US from Canada. Mr Trump tweeted he was "a great friend and admirer of the Queen and the Unite...
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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed until next year because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. The event, due to begin on 24 July, will now take place "no later than summer 2021". "I proposed t...
Costco is now limiting the number of essential items customers can buy and prohibiting certain returns to prevent panic buying amid the coronavirus pandemic....
Germany has expanded curbs on social interactions to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak, banning public gatherings of more than two people. In a televised address, Chancellor Angela Merkel said "our own behaviour" was the &quo...
Levels of air pollutants and warming gases over some cities and regions are showing significant drops as coronavirus impacts work and travel. Researchers in New York told the BBC their early results showed carbon monoxide mainly from cars ha...
Coronavirus: Why we touch our faces and how to stop it...
Companies big and small around the world have begun rolling out mandatory remote working schemes to promote social distancing to stop the Covid-19 spread (Credit: Getty Images) A cyclist in Italy trains at home on a stationa...
Coronavirus has badly damaged the entertainment industry - with films, concerts, TV shows and theatre performances postponed or cancelled. Disney's Mulan became the latest major film release to be delayed, following Fast & Furious 9, A Q...
The US has cut interest rates to almost zero and launched a $700bn stimulus programme in a bid to protect the economy from the effect of coronavirus. It is part of a co-ordinated action announced on Sunday in the UK, Japan, eurozone, Canada,...
Executives from Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook met officials at Downing Street on Wednesday to discuss their role in the coronavirus crisis. One of the things discussed was their role in "modelling and tracking data"...
The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold in two weeks. He said he was "deeply concerned&quo...
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has revealed that he and wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the new coronavirus in Australia. Hanks and Wilson, both 63, sought medical advice after experiencing symptoms of a cold in Queensland, the acto...
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The Italian government announced Monday that the lockdown placed on millions in Northern and Central Italy has been extended to the entire country....
ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent answers these questions on what we should expect from the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S....
American Airlines and Delta cancelling all flights to Milan...