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SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border city after a person suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border, state media said on Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first …

The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. The daily number of coronavirus deaths in the United States has exceeded more than 1,000 for four consecutive days as the country struggles to contain a resurgence of the Covid-19 …

Image copyright SOPA Images In the week that the University of Oxford announced promising results from its coronavirus vaccine trial, we are looking at claims on social media about the vaccines and misleading claims about their safety. The anti-vaccination movement has gained momentum online in recent years, and anti-vaccination activists …

Image copyright fake pictures Screenshot When people couldn’t see each other in real life, they turned to virtual meetings that required a webcam As Covid-19 locks went into effect around the world, millions turned to remote work and to organize virtual meetings with friends. Overnight, webcams went from mundane computer …

A prerequisite for assimilation in American culture is deception. Delusions of grandeur, delusions of superiority, delusions of invincibility – we are all supplied with those in the land of the free home health insurance deductible. One of the primary tasks of the scholar or journalist in American culture is to …