North Texas has more than 6,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. Four out of five deaths reported Friday occurred at long-term care facilities, Dallas County health officials announced. The patients were ill at local hospitals before dying from complications related to COVID-19, officials said. The victims are a man and woman in their 80s…
HuffPost reporters around the world are tracking the pandemic and the measures being taken to flatten the curve of transmission. Read the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic below. (To see the latest updates, you may need to refresh the page. All times are Eastern. For earlier updates on the pandemic, go here.) Advocates Collect Nearly…
FILE - In this April 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom gestures during a news conference at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif. On Wednesday, April 22, Gov. Newsom is scheduled to give an update on the six indicators state officials are watching to determine when they might loosen…
Wednesday proved to be the deadliest day for California since officials began tracking cases in the COVID-19 outbreak, with the death toll in the state rising to 1,433 and the number of confirmed cases climbing to 37,679. Last Wednesday was the Bay Area’s worst day, but this past Wednesday marked its second highest in the…
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Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…