Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates urged the government to address climate change with the same "sense of urgency" as it has the coronavirus crisis. If the proper measures aren’t taken, he wrote in a blog post this week, then the …
People who laugh frequently in their everyday lives may be better equipped to deal with stressful events – although this does not seem to apply to the intensity of laughter, according to a research team from the University of Basel. …
Modifying 12 risk factors over the lifecourse could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases, according to an update to The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care. Combined, the three new risk factors are …
Google will extend its work-from-home stance until at least July 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company had previously said most employees will be working remotely through the end of 2020, with some …
Europe is bracing for a second wave of coronavirus as continuing outbreaks raise the prospect of reimposed restrictions at a time when millions of people are travelling across the continent for their summer holidays, The Guardian writes. …
Belarus is facing unprecedented information pressure for the first time in its independent history, the country’s President Alexander Lukashenko said at Thursday’s event dedicated to Independence Day. "For the …
The COVID-19 pandemic is reversing decades of progress on poverty, healthcare and education, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said in an annual report. According to the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020, an …
Major League Soccer (MLS) has released a statement on players from the USA and Canada kneeling during the national anthem played before games. The top-tier of soccer in North America has moved to “reiterate a longstanding …
U.S. President Donald Trump said he decided to allocate $2.96 billion to support homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless due to COVID-19. "I am allocating $2.96 billion in Emergency Solutions Grants to support …
The world's oldest man has died at the age of 112. Bob Weighton, from Alton, Hampshire, became the oldest man in February following the death of Chitetsu Watanabe of Japan, who was also 112. Weighton was born in …
Russian emigrants are interested in the fight against Russophobia, as they have to live in a foreign country, a senior analyst of Vestnik Kavkaza, Andrei Petrov said in the National Question program of Vesti.FM radio station. “I …
The summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge have been cancelled because of concerns around coronavirus. Thousands of people gather in Wiltshire to watch the sun rise at the neolithic monument on the longest day of the year. …
Malls, markets and workout centers across Israel will open their doors today for the first time since they were forced to shutter nearly two months ago due to the coronavirus crisis. Patrons will be required to wear masks, have their …
European cities including Paris, Berlin and Milan are working to become more bike and pedestrian-friendly after lockdown, Lonely Planet reported. Paris is leading the way by putting down 65km of cycle lanes throughout the city. …
The Batumi International Art-House Film Festival will make its 2020 edition particularly relevant to this year's theme by running an entire section for films about social isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic. Its 15th edition is …
Austria is loosening its general lockdown rules by allowing gatherings of up to 10 people, the country's Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said. The rules, which include guidance that the public only leave their …
Residents of Spain will be allowed to go for walks and exercise on the street from May 2, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced. "If the pandemic outbreak will develop in a positive way, as it is now, then, from May 2, the outdoor …
International air passenger traffic could drop by as many as 1.2 billion travelers, or two-thirds, by September 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic weighs on demand, the United Nations aviation agency said, citing projections. The …
Turkey’s government extended quarantine measures in major cities for another 15 days as the spread of the coronavirus shows signs of slowing, Bloomberg reports. The rules — first announced in early April — apply …
Facebook Inc. added warnings to 40 million pieces of misinformation about the coronavirus on its main social network in March, part of an effort to stem the spread of bad advice and misleading articles. Hundreds of thousands of …
