Chinese public health authorities are taking precautions to prevent a bubonic plague outbreak in a remote northern region after a herder contracted the disease, although experts say the risk is low given the limited number of cases so far and the availability of modern medicine.
French President Emmanuel Macron's reshuffled government took office yesterday, with conservatives given prominent roles in efforts to rescue France's coronavirus-ravaged economy from the worst depression in decades.
Prince Andrew is agonising over whether to condemn Ghislaine Maxwell after insiders admitted "this is not a good time to make enemies".
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday he had tested positive for coronavirus, adding in a television interview that he was in good health despite running a fever.
Young Palestinian soccer players, all amputees and many on crutches, were back on the field in Gaza yesterday for the first time since coronavirus restrictions were eased in the territory.
Banana bread. Connell's chain. Sourdough starters. Joe Wicks. There was just something about lockdown that encouraged us to become utterly obsessed with random things. And some of our obsessions were a little more random than others. Here, four Irish Independent writers reflect on the fixations that have helped them pass the time:
Johnny Depp, the actor, referred to the jealous and controlling side of his character as "the monster", blaming "illness" for the violence and abuse he inflicted on his former wife, it has been claimed in court documents.
