(CNN)Graduating seniors with the class of 2020 may not have had the chance for a physical graduation celebration because of Covid-19, but celebrities and even former presidents came together to make sure their shining moment was special. Two graduation specials Saturday — CNN’s “Class of 2020: In This Together” and LeBron James’ “Graduate Together: America
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(CNN)China still faces the “big challenge” of a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections, the country’s top respiratory authority has warned, with the lack of immunity among the community a serious concern as the race to develop a vaccine continues. Dr. Zhong Nanshan, the Chinese government’s senior medical adviser and the public face of the
For years we’ve been using the phrase “gone viral” to describe something that becomes wildly popular on the internet. But it strikes a different note in the middle of a global pandemic, especially when the viral content is about an actual virus that is killing people. It’s even worse when you’re talking about “viral” content
Borussia Dortmund thrashed rivals Schalke 4-0 as players celebrated goals by bumping elbows BBC coverage How to follow: Follow live text commentary of Union Berlin v Bayern Munich on the BBC Sport website from 16: 30 BST on Sunday The German Bundesliga restarted on Saturday and gave a glimpse into what the Premier League and
(CNN)Russia hit a grim Covid-19 milestone this week: According to Johns Hopkins University, the country now ranks second in the world for confirmed coronavirus cases. The Russian capital has been hardest hit. Of Russia’s total of 272,043 confirmed cases, around half — 138,969 — are in Moscow, according to the country’s coronavirus headquarters. But the
Image copyright EPA There is only one photograph in circulation of the Tibetan Gedhun Choekyi Niyima, one of the world’s most famous “disappeared” persons. It is little more than a snapshot, taken when he was just six years old. It shows a boy with rosy cheeks and an impassive look on his face. That boy
Image copyright Gene Wang/Getty Images Image caption Baseball games have returned to Taiwan, but with social distancing For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, health officials will come together (virtually) next week at the World Health Assembly to decide how the world should tackle the crisis. But one of the places that’s been
Image copyright Plinofficial Instagram This week, a court in Pennsylvania took up the case against a 29-year-old Russian rapper, known as Plinofficial, accused of cybercrimes. He once dreamt of becoming the biggest rap artist on the planet. Where did it go wrong? “Married to cash, high as a kite” – this is how Maksim Boiko,
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The coronavirus crisis has taken its toll on Italy and the EU was seen as slow to react When Covid-19 came to Europe it was Italy that was hit first – and hit hard. Little help came from its European neighbours in those first weeks in February and March,