Scientists Claim Discovery of Multiple Liquid Water Lakes on Mars
A team of scientists studying data from a satellite orbiting Mars say they have discovered evidence of several lakes of what they believe is salty, liquid water beneath the surface of the planet’s south pole.The discovery, detailed in a study published…
Johnson Asked to Clarify Confusion Over COVID-19 Social Distancing Rule
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to correct himself Tuesday after he initially gave conflicting information about stricter COVID-19-related social distancing rules going into effect in northeast Britain.In the latest round of localized m…
Australia Gradually Eases Its Toughest COVID-19 Lockdown in Melbourne
SYDNEY – A curfew imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus has been lifted in the Australian city of Melbourne. The Victorian state government has said that a fall in the number of infections is allowing them to gradually relax other restrictions….
Australia Gradually Eases Its Toughest COVID-19 Lockdown in Melbourne
SYDNEY – A curfew imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus has been lifted in the Australian city of Melbourne. The Victorian state government has said that a fall in the number of infections is allowing them to gradually relax other restrictions….
Coronavirus Global Death Toll Tops 1 Million
The number of people killed by COVID-19 has surpassed 1 million, according to the widely cited Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. The center put the total number of infections worldwide at more than 33 million. COVID-19 is the disease caused…
Why Facebook Suddenly Closed 155 Accounts Targeting the Philippines
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Facebook’s deletion of accounts targeting the Philippines from bases in China shows that the U.S. internet giant wants a better reputation in Southeast Asia after letting things slide in the past, say analysts who follow the case. On S…
Israelis Mark Yom Kippur Under ‘Painful’ Virus Lockdown
JERUSALEM – The solemn Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which annually sees Israeli life grind to a halt, begins on Sunday in a nation already under a sweeping coronavirus lockdown. Every year, businesses shut down, roads empty out and even radio and TV s…
US, India Report High Number of New COVID-19 Cases
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center has reported large jumps in new COVID-19 cases in India and the U.S.Johns Hopkins said late Saturday that India had 86,054 new infections in the previous 24 hours, while the U.S. reported 55,054.In the U.S….
Trump’s Health Care Executive Order Short on Details, Experts Say
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday targeting a number of health care issues important to American voters that so far have played to the advantage of his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, in the polls.Trump’s “America Firs…