FILE PHOTO: An empty street is pictured as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 945 to 161,703, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) […]
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(Reuters) – David Rhodes, the former president of CBS News who started his career at Fox News, is returning to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to help the company’s News UK operations in the video business, a source familiar with the matter said. Rhodes left CBS News last year. The source […]
FILE PHOTO: People pose for photos at Universal Studios Singapore in Sentosa March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su (Reuters) – Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) owned NBCUniversal is evaluating a significant reduction of staff across its portfolio of media and entertainment properties as part of a cost-cutting effort, the Wall Street Journal reported […]
Sam Lloyd, an actor best known for portraying lawyer Ted Buckland on “Scrubs,” has died, his agent said. He was 56. Actor Sam Lloyd arrives at the “Scrubs: The Farewell Tour” held at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, California on Dec. 13, 2007.Michael Tran / FilmMagic/Getty Images […]
It’s time to come together as one. As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the lives of millions around the world, Hollywood’s biggest stars are coming together for a special event. Titled “The Call to Unite,” the 24-hour global livestream event aims to unite people across the world to celebrate […]
Takuo Aoyagi, a Japanese engineer whose pioneering work in the 1970s led to the modern pulse oximeter, a lifesaving device that clips on a finger and shows the level of oxygen in the blood and that has become a critical tool in the fight against the novel coronavirus, died on […]
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump heads to the Marine One helicopter to depart for a weekend at Camp David from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, cooped up in the White House […]
We’re fact-checking the week’s most popular dubious claims and bringing together the work of BBC journalists investigating coronavirus disinformation. The White House is not selling commemorative coronavirus coins A website called the White House Gift Shop has caused anger by selling coins “commemorating” the Covid-19 outbreak for $100 (£80) each. […]