A company in the U.S. has adapted a drone so that it can be used by police to measure people's temperature from nearly 200ft away, as well as monitor their heart and breathing rates.more
The oil price will stay low for some time as supply exceeds demand and the current situation on global oil markets is reminiscent of the 1980s oil glut, former BP boss Lord John Browne said on Tuesday.more
More than 40,000 people in the U.S. have been killed by the coronavirus since the outbreak began, according to Johns Hopkins University. Nearly 800,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the U.S.more
The US called on China on Saturday to stop "bullying behaviour" in the South China Sea and said it was concerned by reports of Beijing's "provocative actions" aimed at offshore oil and gas developments in the disputed waters.more
NASA announced April 17 that it has set a May 27 launch date for a SpaceX commercial crew test flight that will be the first mission to launch NASA astronauts to orbit from the United States in nearly a decade.more
The White House unveiled new guidelines for states and localities on lifting coronavirus-related restrictions on citizens and businesses, as President Trump looks to bring the nation's focus toward reigniting an economy battered by efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.more
30 039 people infected with coronavirus have died in the US so far, Reuters said, citing his own calculations. In total, over 2 million cases of infection with this pathogen have been detected worldwide, of which over 615,000 in the USmore
A one-time lockdown will not halt the new coronavirus and repeated periods of social distancing may be required into 2022, Harvard scientists have predicted.more
The UN Secretary-General criticized President Donald Trump's decision to suspend funding for the World Health Organization. "This is not the time to diminish WHO's resources or any other humanitarian organization fighting the virus," said Antonio Guterres yesterday.more
Most Americans have been ordered to stay at home and avoid gatherings to limit the spread of coronavirus. Is it safe to hide from the tornado in a multi-person shelter? Yes, when the tornado comes, the epidemic comes to the background, US authorities say.more
The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections.more
President Donald Trump says the United States is "at the top of the hill" of coronavirus-related infections. Trump made the comments during a White House briefing Thursday.more
As far back as late November, U.S. intelligence officials were warning that a contagion was sweeping through China's Wuhan region, changing the patterns of life and business and posing a threat to the population, according to four sources briefed on the secret reporting.more
The number of people who died in New York City from the outbreak of the Coronavirus has risen to more than 3,200 on Tuesday. Which is more than the number of people killed in the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11.more
Nearly 2,000 people infected with the new coronavirus have died in the United States in the last 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT Wednesday).more
In late March, Jason Hargrove, a public bus driver in Detroit, posted a live Facebook video about a woman coughing on his bus several times without covering her mouth.more
Nadia, a tigress from the New York zoo, is infected with a coronavirus. She tested positive for SARS-Cov-2. The US Department of Agriculture recommends all coronavirus patients to limit contact with animals.more
The upcoming week will be the most difficult and saddest in the lives of most Americans, '' said US chief physician Jerome Adams on Fox News, comparing the coronavirus epidemic to the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941.more
