Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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An irate Aldi shopper has been filmed coughing in a worker's face during a row at the checkout. The incident happened at a Mount Druitt supermarket in Sydney at the weekend. Needless to say, during the coronavirus pandemic, coughing has the ability to spread the deadly virus. Watch the moment…
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"Broken" doctors and nurses have been taking to social media and sharing pictures of their bruised faces as they "beg" people to heed social distancing advice. This comes as the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has exceeded 339,000, per John Hopkins University, putting a strain on many health systems…
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As of this writing, John Hopkins University reports that there have been 339,645 confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world, resulting in 14,717 deaths. Currently, the worst country to be hit by the outbreak is Italy, which has seen 5,476 people die as a result of the disease. Fortunately, though,…
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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. The former director was jailed for 23 years earlier this month after being convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault. He is currently serving his sentence at Wende Correctional Facility in western New York, where one prisoner has…
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A New Jersey family is coming to terms with tragedy after four members died due to contracting Coronavirus, reportedly during a family meal. In total, seven members of the Fusco family have contracted the disease, with 73-year-old Grace Fusco, 55-year-old Rita Fusco-Jackson and her brother Carmine amongst the fatalities. A…
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Reports indicate that China has begun the process of relaxing its extensive social distancing measures as the Coronavirus outbreak shows signs of slowing, lifting barriers and checkpoints. The news follows claims that no new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Hubei province since the outbreak first began in January, possibly…
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One of the most subtly devastating side effects of the Coronavirus panic is the slow realization that most of us are actually pretty useless in a crisis. Despite calls to keep calm and rekindle the “Blitz spirit”, the sight of ransacked shelves and stressed shoppers has revealed that our natural…
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Last night, California ordered its almost 40 million residents to stay at home, following in the footsteps of Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Spain, El Salvador, Peru, Malaysia, and France, who are currently in lockdown. Other governments across the globe are continuing to employ stricter regulations on civil liberties in a bid…
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An Asian woman was subjected to a tirade of racist abuse on a train in New York City amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Elen Chen filmed the remarks after another man stepped in to defend her. In the footage, which has been circulating on social media, the man can be heard…
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Thirty-one people have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a wedding in Stanwell Tops, in Australia's New South Wales earlier this month, news.com.au reports. A pregnant woman and a liberal senator were among the guests in attendance at the wedding on March 6. Both have since been infected with the…
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Alarming footage from Paris shows a woman being tackled to the ground by police for allegedly breaking nationwide lockdown measures, The Sun has reported. The video was posted to Twitter by user Amar Taoualit, who wrote the caption in French explaining that the woman allegedly did not have the correct…
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Many health systems around the world are struggling to deal with the number of patients requiring treatment for the coronavirus, with the most critical of cases requiring ventilators to treat the pneumonia-like illness. Now, Elon Musk has said that Tesla will make ventilators in the event of a shortage on…
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The Chinese city that became the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic has reported no new cases of the disease, the Associated Press has reported - offering hope to the rest of the world. Late last year, Wuhan became the focus of the world when the source of the coronavirus…
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One of the most upliftingly sad songs of all time is My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion. Anyone who hears the opening few piano notes will almost certainly think of James Cameron's tearjerker from 1997, Titanic. And, let's face right, right now, it does feel like the world…
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Canada has sparked a "caremongering" social trend, and we could all learn from it. As the name suggests, caremongering is the opposite of scaremongering, which has, unfortunately, dominated the news and social media in recent weeks, making people even more anxious in what is already a…
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The Pope has prayed to god and asked him to deliver the world from the recent coronavirus pandemic. With over 31,506 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 in the country thus far, and with 2,503 deaths in the country as a direct result of the virus, the Pope has been praying…
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As of the most recent situation report from the World Health Organization, there have been 179,112 confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world, and 7,426 deaths. These numbers are increasing every hour. With many people now self-isolating, people are flooding to supermarkets in order to stockpile their homes with necessary…
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North Korea is now claiming that it has no cases of COVID-19, Fox News reports. The country's leader Kim Jong-un says that conducting a nationwide 30-day quarantine, having a closed border and suspending trade with China has ensured North Korea is kept free of coronavirus. Related - Arnold Schwarzenegger urges…
