Brazil’s daily COVID-19 death toll could reach 3,000 if serious action is not taken to halt the spread of the virus, according to a presentation made in a meeting of the government’s crisis response team...
Pope Francis preaches tolerance on visit to Ur in Iraq
Pope Francis condemned violent religious extremism Saturday during an interfaith prayer service at the site of the ancient city of Ur, where the Prophet Abraham is thought to have been born.
The new voice of The Simpsons’ Dr Hibbert
Kevin Richardson talks about being the first black actor to voice Dr Julius Hibbert on the television comedy The Simpsons. He takes over from Harry Shearer, who had portrayed the black character since 1990. The...
China hikes defense spending and GDP goals at National People’s Congress
One year ago, much of China was shut down to help contain the spread of coronavirus. Now, the country has the pandemic largely under control – and is taking steps to get its economy back on track. Around 3,000...
Bergamo, where the horrors of COVID-19 in Europe started
Army trucks taking away the bodies of COVID-19 victims. And new infections and deaths reported every day. Until March 2020, these were images only seen in China where the virus felt far away. But in the blink of an eye...
The unequal pandemic: Women paying a higher cost for Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has been with us in Europe for about a year now. Early on in the health crisis, there was a lot of talk of the coronavirus being a “great leveller”. We seemed to all be facing the same...
Six Dr. Seuss books pulled from publication due to racist imagery
Six children’s #books written decades ago by #DrSeuss were pulled from publication because they contain racist and insensitive imagery, the company formed to preserve the deceased author’s legacy said on...