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[ad_1] Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese Football Federation (PFF) said. The Portuguese forward will now miss his country’s Nations League match against Sweden on Wednesday. The 35-year-old, who also plays for Italian Juventus, is said to be “fine, symptom-free and isolated.” Ronaldo posted a photo …

[ad_1] The coronavirus crisis will cause “lasting damage” to the standard of living of people around the world and taxes on the rich and businesses may have to increase to address this economic damage, the IMF warned. The pandemic will leave significant scars on the global economy in the form …

[ad_1] When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday that American economists Paul Milgrom and Bob Wilson had won the Nobel Prize in economics, both men were fast asleep in their beds in Stanford, California. Finally, the committee managed to contact Wilson to break the news. But Milgrom was …

[ad_1] It is “inevitable” that London will pass a “trigger point” to introduce stricter restrictions against coronavirus in the “coming days,” Sadiq Khan told Sky News. “All the indicators I have, hospital admissions, ICU occupancy, the number of older people with cases, the prevalence of the disease, positivity are going …

[ad_1] PARTS of the country have been placed at different levels of lockdown depending on the Covid transmission rate in that area. But at what level is London and are there any restrictions? Here is everything you need to know. ⚠️ Read our live coronavirus blog for the latest news …

[ad_1] Seven people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon announced. The new deaths recorded overnight mean that the death toll has risen to 2,550 since the start of the pandemic. 1,297 more people tested positive for the deadly virus overnight, …

[ad_1] (Getty Images / iStockphoto) Amazon Prime Day, one of the biggest shopping events on the internet, is underway. The sale, which was postponed from July until today due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, will see more than a million offers up for grabs from a host of big-name brands …

[ad_1] New Features to Expect from iPhone 12 5G connectivity At least some of the new iPhone devices launching this month are expected to have the ability to connect to 5G networks. These phones will come with 5G modem chips, probably from Qualcomm. Phones with 5G connectivity offer faster download …

[ad_1] Amazon Prime Day is finally here and as one of the biggest shopping events on the internet, it is known for offering customers a variety of discounts on everything from televisions and tablets to coffee machines. While the sale usually takes place in July of each year, due to …

[ad_1] The government may need to “go even further” and introduce stricter measures to combat the increase in coronavirus cases in high-risk areas, a minister told Sky News. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told Kay Burley there was “a lot of work to do” in the fight against COVID-19 and “we’re …