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PARIS (AFP) – Two Nobel Prize-winning economists on Saturday (Sept 26) urged France to consider an Advent lockdown so that family Christmas celebrations can go…
View More Nobel economists urge Advent coronavirus lockdown in France 'to save Christmas'
Boris Johnson has urged the world to unite against coronavirus, suggesting it had made nations seem “selfish” and apparently warning against the comparison of countries’…
View More Coronavirus: Boris Johnson urges world to unite against COVID-19 and stop comparing death rates
LISBON (Reuters) – Thousands of workers gathered in cities and towns across Portugal on Saturday demanding higher wages and more government action to protect jobs…
View More Angry but determined: Portuguese workers protest for better wages amid pandemic
The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox A 29-year-old fighting for his life after…
View More ‘I’m 29 and told everyone coronavirus was a lie – now I might not survive it’
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Latin American leaders have appealed at the United Nations for free access to a future Covid-19 vaccine, urging major powers to…
View More Latin American leaders push at UN for free Covid-19 vaccine
A massive student party was caught on video and shared on Snapchat – with the caption joking "Covid wah?" The videos – which were taken…
View More Students flippantly joke ‘Covid wah?’ at massive party filmed on Snapchat
MANILA – He knew from the moment his doctor told him he would have to be intubated that death would be just a whisper away.…
View More 'I just didn't want to fight any more': Covid-19 patient almost gave up but family's plea kept him going
George Washington is seen with printed medical mask on the one Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationLONDON (Reuters) – Global…
View More Regulators ready to give more coronavirus relief to banks if needed
The coronavirus ‘R number’ for the UK is estimated to be between 1.2 and 1.5, say government advisers. Last week, it was between 1.1 to…
View More Coronavirus R number rises again in UK – to between 1.2 and 1.5
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Canada’s top public health officers Friday for their daily update on the worsening COVID-19 health crisis. Trudeau is expected…
View More Trudeau reinstates coronaviruses updates as 2nd wave intensifies
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China detected its first local asymptomatic infections in more than a month as two port workers responsible for unloading frozen seafood tested…
View More China finds first asymptomatic cases in 35 days at Qingdao Port
The first night of a 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants has passed largely without incident in England – but some venues are warning that…
View More Coronavirus: 10pm pub curfew comes into force in England – this is how the first night went
STUDENTS have been banned from going to pubs in Scotland as more than 1,000 self-isolate due to coronavirus outbreaks at universities. Youngsters have been warned…
View More Scot students banned from going to pubs and restaurants as more than 1,000 isolate due university Covid outbreaks
The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Coronavirus is having a "major" impact on…
View More Coronavirus air travel shutdowns ‘impacting reliability of weather forecasts’