Coronavirus sufferers complain they are victims twice over: first from getting the disease, then by the way they are then stigmatized, as social safeguards mutate into their own contagious form of fear and loathing. For Vince Pizzinga, 58, surviving three weeks locked in a room, flattened by Covid-19, fearing death and wrestling with the guilt...
Migrant farm workers must be treated with dignity, Pope Francis said Wednesday, issuing his appeal as Italy weighs whether to legalize the workers amid a shortage of seasonal farmhands due … Click to Continue »
Shops and industrial enterprises in Bahrain can open from Thursday, the Health Ministry said. Restaurants will stay closed to in-house diners as the Gulf state eases restrictions designed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Employees and customers must wear face masks and practice physical distancing, ministry officials said on Wednesday. Cinemas, sports facilities...
A bridge in southern China's Guangdong Province has been temporarily closed after it began shaking in the wind.
A father-of-two who spent 19 days in an induced coma in hospital has recovered from coronavirus and returned home in time to celebrate his son's second birthday.
Seoul will issue a hefty fine to Mercedes-Benz for manipulating emissions data of its diesel cars, local media reported. The South Korean government has already taken similar action against Nissan and Porsche. Mercedes-Benz will have to fork out over $63.4 million for fabricating emissions reports for 12 diesel models sold between 2012 and 2018, Yonhap...
Israel announced a plan for thousands of new Jewish settlement homes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday as Washington voiced readiness to back de facto Israeli annexations there, Reuters reports. PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is trying to clinch a deal to form a coalition government, wants to start cabinet discussions on July 1 about...
