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Hundreds of people in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak defied the latest ban on gatherings in enclosed spaces and restriction of outdoor prayers to groups of 20 or less on Sunday. When the officers arrived and started slapping violators with fines for not wearing masks or ‘social-distancing’, some of …

Francis said the Covid-19 pandemic proved that free-market policies have failed to produce the societal benefits promised by their proponents. “The marketplace, by itself, cannot resolve every problem, however much we are asked to believe this dogma of neoliberal faith,” the pope wrote in his third encyclical, called “Fratelli Tutti,” …

Speaking at a virtual Conservative Party conference about the pandemic, Hancock said the “armed services” and the contact-tracing app NHS will both be implemented in deciding how to distribute a potential vaccine “according to clinical need.” “We have set out the order in which people will get it, we have …

Queens, Brooklyn, Orange, and Rockland counties have all seen recent increases in positive coronavirus cases, identified areas will be the target of “direct enforcement,” ensuring businesses and citizens are abiding by mask mandates, social distancing orders, and other regulations in place in the state. “Local governments have not done an …

The SNL cast used nearly every opportunity to take shots at the US president’s health status. Host Chris Rock began the program by noting that Trump has been hospitalized with coronavirus, adding: “I just want to say my heart goes out to Covid.”  The quip was followed by a skit …

Asked by CNN host Jake Tapper whether Trump getting clearance from his physicians to attend the upcoming debate in Miami, Florida would be enough for Biden to feel safe enough to go as well, Sanders said the campaign is “looking forward” to the debate and the former vice president will …

“This morning, the president is doing very well,” Conley told reporters outside of Walter Reed Medical Center, where the president is receiving antiviral therapy to combat Covid-19. Conley added that all of the symptoms the president was previously feeling from the virus – fatigue, mild cough, nasal congestion – are …

The country’s total death toll sat at 100,842 on Saturday morning, on top of nearly 6.5 million infections, according to the Indian Health Ministry. Passing the 100,000-mark seven months to the day after India reported its first batch of cases, the country now has the highest rate of daily new …

In a unique case of diplomacy by interview, President Trump’s special adviser for arms control, the Russian deputy foreign minister, and the US ambassador to Russia have moved the needle slightly in the direction of a negotiated extension of the New START treaty prior to its expiration in February 2021.  …

The president, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday night, was flown to the hospital complex in Bethesda, Maryland – just outside Washington, DC – on Friday afternoon, where a special suite was prepared for him. Trump left the White House shortly after 6 pm local time, and walked to the …