FILE PHOTO: People, wearing protective face masks, lined up outside a test site for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) installed inside a gym in Laval, in the department of Mayenne, France, July 15, 2020. REUTERS / Stephane Mahe / File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – France on Thursday accelerated plans to make the …

Anthony Fauci may have been sidelined from television interviews, but he is still having online conversations alongside print articles, such as an online cover story for Fashion. On Thursday, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who became the star expert during the coronavirus pandemic, spoke …

The New Orleans Pelicans said Zion Williamson left the club on Thursday to attend to an urgent family medical matter. The Pelicans said Williamson intends to meet with the team in the Orlando area for the season restart, but the club did not specify when it could return or if …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian state of Victoria reported a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday, while neighboring New South Wales said it was banning dancing, singing and mixing at weddings as authorities fight for contain a new wave of infections. FILE PHOTO: Health workers help a resident …

Gripped by violent protests for weeks, the Portland police quickly crushed protesters’ attempts to establish a self-contained Seattle-like zone by clearing barricades and closing a park in front of a court. The Portland Police Bureau said in a press release Thursday morning that the city “has temporarily closed Chapman Square …