Second

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is reporting the year's second human case of Eastern equine encephalitis.State health officials said a woman in her 60s was exposed to the EEE virus in Hampden County.As a result, the EEE risk level in Wilbraham has been raised to "critical," while the risk levels in Hampden and Monson…

By Adam Vaughan A cinema in Beijing, China, being disinfected ahead of its reopening on 24 JulyGREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images The world is facing a resurgence of covid-19 cases as the pandemic continues to accelerate, the World Health Organization has warned. Cases hit a new daily high of around 300,000 globally on 27 July,…

All theater performances in New York are suspended through the remainder of 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak. Pictured, shuttered Broadway theaters.Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesGreat Depression levels of unemployment have hit some of the country's biggest cities.The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the jobless rate in New York, Los Angeles and other major urban areas…

By Clare Wilson People returned to bars in London after they reopened on 4 JulyDANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images Pubs, restaurants and cafes in England welcomed customers back through their doors on 4 July, sparking warnings of a second wave of covid-19 infections. Yet there have been warnings of another wave since the country began easing…

Young men and women led a march against gender-based violence on Saturday. The boxers of the Overstrand Whale Boxing Club led the march through the streets of Zwelihle with a large banner demanding an end to the murder of women and children. The Men Against Gender-Based Violence movement, led by OWBC coach Mzi Damesi, handed…