(Reuters) – Rock band Queen and singer Adam Lambert are raising money for health workers fighting COVID-19 with new single “You Are The Champions”, an updated version of classic hit “We Are The Champions” recorded on mobile phones under lockdown. Artwork for the single “You are the Champions” by Queen + Adam Lambert, obtained by
Month: April 2020
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile said on Thursday it would start reopening its national parks next week to give people a “well-being alternative” after weeks of coronavirus lockdowns. A general view of the Chilean capital Santiago, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado Agriculture Minister Antonio Walker said 21 national
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sun appears to be far less active than similar stars in terms of brightness variations caused by sunspots and other phenomena – a “boring” personality, according to scientists, that may not be a bad thing for us Earthlings. FILE PHOTO: A medium-sized (M2) solar flare and a coronal mass ejection (CME)
FILE PHOTO: Planes of German carrier Lufthansa are parked on a closed runway at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, March 23, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach BERLIN (Reuters) – Pilots at Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) are ready to sacrifice up to 45% of their salaries for more than two years
(Reuters) – British World War Two veteran Captain Tom Moore, who has raised millions for the country’s National Health Service (NHS), was made an honorary member of the England cricket team as he celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Former British Army Officer Captain Tom Moore looks at a spitfire and hurricane from
BERLIN (Reuters) – A group of leading German travel start-ups appealed to U.S. tech giant Google on Thursday to offer them easier terms on paying for advertising to help them ride out the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated their business. FILE PHOTO: A coach of German mobility platform FlixBus that runs bus and train services,
(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic said he initially struggled to cope with the uncertainty surrounding when tennis can restart after its shutdown in early March due to the novel coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 14, 2019 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic with
A truck full of bodies of deceased people is seen outside the Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home, during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson NEW YORK (Reuters) – The city of New York delivered a freezer truck to a funeral
LONDON (Reuters) – British World War Two veteran Captain Tom Moore, who has become a national hero after raising millions for the health service, celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday with a promotion, military flypasts and a message from the prime minister. Earlier this month, Moore began a fundraising mission for charities that help front-line
FILE PHOTO: Cast member Harrison Ford poses at the premiere of “The Call of the Wild” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (Reuters) – The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an incident in which actor Harrison Ford was piloting a small plane that wrongly crossed a runway where
LISBON (Reuters) – Looking to a more environmentally-friendly future after the coronavirus, Portugal is preparing a handful of multi-billion projects including a new hydrogen plant and will revive a delayed solar auction in June, a minister said. FILE PHOTO: (L-R) Portugal’s Environment and Energy Transition Minister Joao Pedro Matos Fernandes, Health Minister Marta Temido, Economy
ZURICH (Reuters) – Researchers in Switzerland have been able to detect the new corovarirus at even low concentrations in wastewater, offering a potential early warning system for flareups in infections as countries emerge from emergency lockdowns. Should the system work, sewage samples could let public health officials see a resurgence of COVID-19 infections earlier than
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party to respond to a former aide’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her nearly 30 years ago, an assertion Biden’s campaign has denied. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) outspoken CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday called sweeping U.S. stay-at-home restrictions to curtail the coronavirus outbreak “fascist” as the electric carmaker posted its third quarterly profit in a row. FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the automobile awards “Das Goldene Lenkrad”
FILE PHOTO: A worker from the city’s center for disease control and prevention draws blood from a man to conduct a test for antibodies against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Suifenhe, a city bordering Russia in China’s Heilongjiang province, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Huizhong Wu SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China “resolutely opposes” any international inquiry into the
(Reuters) – Athletes impacted by the postponement of the Summer Games in Tokyo will need extra time to regain their fitness but can rest assured they are saving lives by not competing this year, members of the U.S. team that boycotted the 1980s Games said. FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. athlete and President of the Laureus
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