Coronavirus can infect people 26 FEET away in cold moving air, finds study that recreated an outbreak in a German food factory Outbreak of Covid-19 infected 1,500 workers at a German slaughterhouse Researchers found meat plant rooms chilled to 10C played part in the spread   It comes amid concerns the virus could resurge in winter […]

LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s general election will be pushed back until Oct. 18 as the coronavirus pandemic grips the South American nation, which could fan tensions between the interim conservative government and the socialist party of former President Evo Morales. The head of the electoral tribunal said on Thursday that the vote would be […]

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament on Thursday approved a law allowing President Tayyip Erdogan to extend a layoff ban imposed to combat the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic until July 2021. The layoff ban was first imposed in April for three months. With the new law, Erdogan will be allowed to extend the ban […]

The possible killing of a competitive poker player has police in Michigan asking what might have happened to her. White Lake Township Police are seeking the public's help to solve what they call the "mysterious death" of 33-year-old Susie Zhao, whose "badly burned" body was discovered at 8:05 a.m. July 13 in the parking lot […]

Ten men, mostly Syrian refugees, have been found guilty over the gang rape of a woman outside a German nightclub. The 2018 attack in the city of Freiburg fuelled anti-foreigner sentiment, with protests by the far right. The lead defendant was sentenced to five and a half years for the attack – which lasted for […]

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday said. Single-use plastic consumption has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste Association, […]

Former president steps up attack on Trump’s job performance in Biden campaign video broadcast via social media. Joe Biden and Barack Obama are stepping up their attacks on United States President Donald Trump and defending their own time in the White House in a new video depicting their first in-person meeting since the coronavirus outbreak began.  Snippets […]

SADIQ Khan has been accused of misleading MPs by wrongly claiming the number of TFL staff earning huge paypackets has gone down on his watch. The London Mayor claimed yesterday that there were fewer people at Transport for London raking in more than £100,000 a year than when Boris Johnson was in charge. But figures […]

Two British climbers cheat death – with one ‘minutes away’ from having to cut their rope and leave his partner to die – after one passed out and fell into a crevasse on Mont Blanc Matthew Tomlinson, 38, and Daniel Acquah, 54, were climbing near Mont Blanc French gendarmes who rescued them said they were ‘incredibly […]

LONDONERS are the slowest in the UK at returning to work after lockdown – but how does you town rank? Data from a think tank has shown what cities are bouncing back from lockdown quicker than others – with commuter towns recovering the fastest. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & […]