Anti-vaxxers seize virus moment to spread fake news

Paris (AFP) – The vaccine will inject you with an electronic chip, poison you, make you sick, they say. There’s no vaccine yet for treating the novel coronavirus, and scientists…

N.Y. Hits Recovery Milestone; Macy’s Cuts Jobs: Virus Update

(Bloomberg) — New York reported 996 virus hospitalizations, the first time the figure dropped below 1,000 since March 18, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Twitter. Germany’s infection rate fell to…

Middle East mythbusters battle virus ‘infodemic’

Baghdad (AFP) – Browse through Arabic-language social media pages and you could walk away thinking COVID-19 is an American hoax, isn’t deadly and can be swiftly cured with a garlic…

California unemployment falls, but virus surge likely to reverse job gains

California added 558,200 jobs from mid-May to mid-June and state unemployment fell from 16.4% to 14.9% — but don’t start celebrating yet. The numbers don’t account for the resurgence of…