Coronavirus: London infection rate dropping, but Sadiq Khan is under pressure

New Orleans (CNN)Creativity is the underlying pulse that gives New Orleans life, not death, and it’s in quarantine. Walking the streets and funky neighborhoods of New Orleans makes you crave the city’s rhythmic heartbeat. This city is quiet, and without music dancing in the air, it’s like Mardi Gras without bead-drenched parades. It just doesn’t…

On a normal Saturday thousands of Brummies would be making plans for a night out with friends on Broad Street, the city’s nightlife hotspot famous for its noisy pubs and nightclubs. By midnight the dancefloors of clubs like Pryzm – Birmingham’s biggest – would be packed. “People congregate on Broad Street and go through the…

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A breakthrough anti-viral drug found to help critically-ill patients recover from coronavirus within a week is not part of a drug trial run by the University of Oxford to find a treatment, it has emerged. The drug remdesivir, manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences, has been undergoing trials in the US and smaller trials in the UK run by…

April 9, 2020 | 11:47am Pink detailed the nightmare she and her 3-year-old son experienced after they both contracted the novel coronavirus. “We’re doing alright. We’re doing OK this week,” she said in a sneak peek of Thursday’s episode of  “The Ellen Show” via video chat. “I don’t even know what day it is but…

ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams broke the rules of politics until the very end.The Georgia Democrat who came about 60,000 votes shy of becoming America’s first black female governor refused to follow the traditional script for defeated politicians who offer gracious congratulations to their victorious competitor and gently exit the stage. Instead, Abrams took an…

Russia and Turkey agreed to patrol a buffer zone around the province of Idlib, the Syrian rebels’ last bastion, where 2m-3m civilians fear they may be caught up in a final onslaught by the regime’s forces. The zone is supposed to be demilitarised by October 10th. No one knows if the deal will be upheld.…

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Image copyright Alexander Ryumin Image caption Central Moscow partied through the night after Sunday’s win over Spain The historic World Cup victory over Spain sent much of Moscow into a frenzy of celebration and produced a rare moment of national unity.But some Russians are still not convinced they can support their national team.Many opposition-minded Russians…

(CNN)It’s one of the most consequential days in recent memory in Washington, as the results of special counsel Robert Mueller’s nearly-two-year-long investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election are released to the public. We’re covering it all here. And I’m watching and reading it all — from Attorney General William Barr’s press conference on…

The NFL is slowly preparing to reopen team practice facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic, something NFL commissioner Roger Goodell informed teams of in a memo this week.At this point, however, only some states and regions in the country are beginning to lift stay-at-home orders and other coronavirus-related restrictions. If the NFL were to allow teams…

(CNN)Ali Wentworth has tested positive for coronavirus after falling ill with tightness in her chest and a high fever. “The actress and wife of “Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos, took to Instagram with the news on Wednesday, writing: “I have tested positive for the Corona Virus. I’ve never been sicker. High fever. Horrific body…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Disney continues to change its operations during the coronavirus outbreak.Annual passholders had recently complained about still being charged monthly payments despite the Disney parks being closed. Now, the company has announced that it will no longer be charging the monthly…

12.39am BST00:39 Summary Here’s a summary of the latest events: Trump touts hydroxychloroquine as a cure for Covid-19 during his daily briefing. The anti-malaria drug could be ‘one of the biggest game-changers in the history of medicine’, Trump claimed, but there is no magic cure. The president accuses states of asking for unneeded supplies and…

Britt Kennerly Florida TodayPublished 7:25 PM EDT Apr 4, 2020Walt Disney World and Disneyland annual passholders will see their payments refunded or waived during the remainder of the parks’ closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.The parks, which shut their gates March 15, are closed indefinitely as the virus plays out across the U.S.. The Walt Disney World website…