California was once a coronavirus success story, a national example of how other states could fight the virus and win. The country’s most populous state was the first to issue a stay-at-home order, and it quickly created a robust contact tracing operation. While the virus was ravaging hot spots on …
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A worker disinfects the showers on the beach of La Muralla on May 25, 2020 in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain. Juan Carlos Toro The UK government is about to lift mandatory self-isolation for travelers from low-risk destinations to England starting next week. Most of the travelers who arrived …
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A California man died after blaming his “stupidity” for contracting the coronavirus after attending a party where people were not wearing masks, his family said. Thomas Macias, a truck driver from Southern California, wrote in a Facebook post: “Due to my stupidity, I endangered the health of my mother and …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Donald Trump has turned to Twitter to argue that Black Lives Matter protesters, angered by the police murder of George Floyd, would have annihilated the city of Minneapolis if he …
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Fitch Ratings has downgraded a record 33 sovereign ratings in the first half of this year, and the agency is not yet done as the coronavirus pandemic affects government finances. James McCormack, global head of sovereign ratings at Fitch, said the agency has placed the credit ratings of 40 countries …
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