This is the Coronavirus Schools Briefing, a guide to the seismic changes in U.S. education that are taking place during the pandemic. Sign up here to get the briefing by email. How the world is handling school “My 11-year-old daughter went back to school in London on June 1,” Jenny …...Read More
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Weeks-old albino kangaroo is feared stolen after going missing from her cage at a German zoo
An albino kangaroo that was born only a couple of weeks ago has gone missing from Kaiserlautern zoo in Germany, with authorities suggesting the animal could have been stolen. Before her disappearance, Mila the baby white kangaroo had been one of the star attractions at the zoo, reports Spiegel. Zoo …...Read More
Father is being chased by debt collectors after his son, 6, bought a £19,000 monster truck on eBay
A dad says he's being chased by debt collectors after his son accidentally paid £19,000 for a monster truck online. Mohammad Faraji accidentally left his laptop logged on and his six-year-old, monster truck obsessed, son Ario was browsing eBay behind his back. Mr Faraji, 45, from Wallsend, North Tyneside, received …...Read More
Coronavirus US: NYC luxury real estate hit 'harder than 9/11'
Advertisement New York City's luxury real estate market has been hit hard by the pandemic, with some properties selling for less than half their original asking prices. In the second quarter, the number of luxury co-op and condo closings in Manhattan was down 54 percent from last year, and the …...Read More
Ekaterina 'Katya' Alexandrovskaya heartbreaking note she left before plunging to death in Moscow
A figure skater who plunged six floors to her death from a Moscow balcony left a heartbreaking note to loved ones - as her mentor claims she didn't kill herself on purpose. Ekaterina 'Katya' Alexandrovskaya, a Russian-Australian Olympian, was found below the apartment building she lived in with her mother …...Read More
Who spoke the most at the D.N.C. and what it tells us about the party.
In the run-up to the Democratic National Convention, the most closely guarded secret was how much time each speaker would get. Many privately jockeyed for extra time. In the end, the tone and substance of this week’s convention felt tailor-made for Joseph R. Biden Jr. Many of the leaders who …...Read More
Coronavirus US: Death rate 'should start to fall next week'
Coronavirus deaths in the United States will hopefully start dropping by next week, according to CDC director Robert Redfield. Deaths across the country have been plateauing for the last three weeks with an average of 1,000 Americans dying per day. The average number of deaths was 1,027 on Thursday. The …...Read More
Son dedicates outstanding GCSE results to doctor father who died from Covid
A proud son has dedicated his GCSE results to his doctor dad who died from coronavirus while fighting the pandemic. Father-of-three Dr Nasir Khan paid the ultimate price for serving on the frontline in the battle against Covid-19. He had been working at Dewsbury and District Hospital in West Yorkshire …...Read More
Tropical Storm Laura Forms in the Atlantic
Tropical Storm Laura formed on Friday, the latest named storm of a busy Atlantic hurricane season, while another, known currently as Tropical Depression 14, churned its way toward the Gulf of Mexico. Laura, currently east of the Leeward Islands, is expected to make its way north by going over Puerto …...Read More
Turkey's President Erdogan turns another ancient Istanbul church into a mosque
Turkish President Recep Erdogan on Friday ordered another ancient Orthodox church that became a mosque and then a popular Istanbul museum to be converted back into a place of Muslim worship. The decision to transform the Kariye Museum into a mosque came just a month after a similarly controversial conversion …...Read More
