The deadly virus, which was first detected in China’s Wuhan city in the Hubei province, has infected at least 98,387 people globally across at least 85 countries, including 3,383 deaths, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The virus has spread to every continent, apart from Antarctica, but the majority of the cases have been reported in China, which has 80,555 cases and at least 2,931 deaths in the Hubei province alone....

Jewher Ilham—the daughter of jailed Uighur academic Ilham Tohti—said she is deeply concerned by what she described as China’s slow response to the coronavirus outbreak, particularly with regards to the western Xinjiang province where the Communist Party is suppressing majority-Muslim minority groups. Up to 3 million people are thought to have been detained in the re-education camps there, which critics argue is part of a cultural genocide against the Muslim minority....

Chavez describes himself as a “revolutionary,” but until recently he’d pursued a fairly orthodox economic policy. Not anymore. Since the end of the business-led strike, which contributed to a 29 percent collapse in economic output in the first quarter (worse than Argentina at the height of its recent economic crisis), Chavez has greatly increased the state’s role in the Venezuelan economy, dealing a blow to private companies. Overtly political retail-price and foreign-exchange controls have ravaged normal commercial trade and hobbled manufacturing firms that were already reeling....

Cortisone shots are very safe, and side effects tend to be rare and minor. However, there are a few things you should know before getting one. This article explains what cortisone shots are and the types of pain they usually treat. It also takes a deeper look into the side effects of the shots, as well as some cases when caution may be needed. How Cortisone Works Your body makes steroid hormones naturally....

“We’ve got to laugh,” Cosby told Dan Rather on the “CBS Evening News,” varying the theme of laughter-as-healing throughout the interview. His 27-year-old son, Ennis, had been shot on a Los Angeles roadside. Autumn Jackson, 22, became a tabloid star days later for claiming to be Cosby’s daughter and allegedly attempting to extort $24 million from him. Cosby admitted adultery (though not paternity), making the sin sound classier by calling it a “rendezvous....

Little did he know how far his son would go. Abass is now a junior at Princeton University. And he has become something of a legend in the refugee camp where he was raised, for having blazed a path out of a sanctuary that is also a kind of prison, where young people languish with little hope for a productive life. Abass’s odyssey began in Ifo—one of three refugee camps carved out of the Kenyan desert and collectively called Dadaab....

“Having trustworthy and reliable proof of vaccination for COVID-19 vaccine will be essential for public health purposes, such as studies on vaccine effectiveness, vaccine impact, coverage monitoring and monitoring of adverse events following immunization. “Proof of vaccination can be important also at individual level and for sectors other than health, when vaccination status is linked to existing national legal frameworks (for example where vaccination is a school entry requirement, mandatory vaccination for certain categories, etc),” the WHO/Europe spokesperson added....

Grass-roots Gore loyalists have been buzzing for weeks about the Nobel Prize announcement scheduled for Oct. 12 in Oslo, Norway. Gore was nominated for his work on global warming, and several longtime Nobel observers believe this could be the year that a champion of climate change gets the prize. “We feel that if [Gore] wins the Nobel Prize … then he can’t not run for president,” says Roy Gayhart, a San Diego-based organizer of a California draft Gore group....

“How many can I wreck before they throw me out?” Bowyer joked. MORE: Bowyer not dwelling on 2013 scandal | Who has most to lose? | Richmond picks | Earnhardt sponsor That’s the question a lot of drivers probably would like to know going into the regular-season finale Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. There are 19 drivers who could earn a spot in the Chase with a win in the Federated Auto Parts 400, and 15 of those can only get in with a win....

Liverpool meet their opponents in Kiev on Saturday and at Real’s media open day on Tuesday, several of the players were asked about the Egypt forward. And although all answered diplomatically, stressing that the Reds are a far from a one-man team, they are well aware of the danger he can cause. “His numbers have impressed me,” Toni Kroos said. “To be honest, I haven’t seen many of his matches, but he has played some great games in the Premier League and in the Champions League....

But current and former insiders tell Newsweek that signs of a so-called “false flag” operation may have been intentionally fed by Moscow to discredit and distract Washington. One former senior counterintelligence officer who worked against Russian intelligence told Newsweek that it could not be ruled out that U.S. officials were the target of a deliberate ruse by Russia. “I have zero doubt that we have intel sources that are reliable who told us this,” the former officer said....

Types of Lubricants Water-based lubricants have long been recommended for both anal and vaginal sex, the use of which can lower the condom failure rate to roughly three percent versus 21 percent or when no lubricant is used. By contrast, oil-based lubricants—such as baby oil, mineral oil, petroleum jelly, or vegetable shortening (i.e., Crisco)—are known to rapidly degrade the integrity of latex, often within minutes, increasing the potential for condom breakage....

He advised Clinton to fight for her nomination as A.G. despite opposition over her failure to pay social-security taxes for her illegal nanny. His relaxed questioning of the next A.G. candidate failed to elicit that she, too, had an illegal-nanny problem. He sat in when the FBI was asked to reword a statement to support White House claims of mismanagement in the travel office. He approved her for the top civil-rights job despite her controversial writings on minority representation....

While the most important part of the 2015 Senior Bowl was the practices, the game provides ample value for NFL teams to watch live and request game video. Some players thrive on game day, others need to solidify a strong week and others are at positions including running back and linebacker where video is more important than practice reps. Learn more on which players improved their draft stock and who stumbled....

It’s been nearly 600 days since a Roush Fenway Ford entered victory lane in the Sprint Cup Series. Like driver Carl Edwards, those days are gone for RFR. MORE: Ranking Sprint Cup driver lineups | 2016 schedule | Junior’s heart racing over wedding Despite running the same engines as their Ford counterparts with Team Penske, Roush drivers Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne had nine top-10 finishes in 2015 with a dismal 23....

A Miami Herald article published last Wednesday revealed that over 1,200 residents of Key Largo’s wealthy Ocean Reef Club community had been vaccinated while doses were in short supply in mid-January. During a Thursday press conference, DeSantis insisted that the clinic “was not a site that we were involved in,” while calling the article a “major failure” and a “poorly executed hit piece.” Local county officials and a spokesperson for Baptist Health Systems, the company that distributed the vaccine doses, contradicted the Republican governor’s denial in an article published by the Herald on Saturday....

Deputies were called to the Holiday Inn in the 21400 block of Fairfield Place Drive in Cypress on Monday, according to a news release from the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office. An employee there told deputies that the hotel had received a phone call about a fraudulent charge that had been made on a credit card by a couple staying in a room there. Deputies went to the room that the suspects were staying in and the man and woman identified themselves as Maritza Aleman and Dustin Whitman, the constable’s office said....

Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez have pleaded not guilty to all charges related to the El Dorado Fire, San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson announced at a Tuesday news conference. The charges include one felony count of involuntary manslaughter, three felony counts of recklessly causing fire with great bodily injury, four felony counts of recklessly causing fire to inhabited structures and 22 misdemeanor counts of recklessly causing fire to property of another....

For New York state resident Karen Mahoney, the presence of her 96-year-old grandmother at the wedding was crucial to the event. “She’s my only living grandparent, the only grandparent I’ve ever known, so it was very important for me for her to be there to watch the happiest day of my life,” explained Mahoney to CNN. Mahoney’s grandmother, however, lives just across the Canadian border, along with the rest of their family....