Keywords: COVID 19


Juventus takes Cristiano Ronaldo salary dispute to Italy’s Supreme Court

Italian football club Juventus has escalated its legal dispute with Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to Italy’s Court of Cassation, seeking to overturn a ruling that allowed the former Juventus forward to retain €9.8 million in unpaid salary claims linked to arrangements made during......

US Army to integrate biological warfare scenarios into routine combat training

The US Army plans to incorporate biological warfare scenarios into its regular combat training as part of an updated approach to preparing troops for future conflicts, according to a report by Fox News citing a signed military document. The initiative aims to prepare soldiers to operate in environments......

UN calls for stronger global pandemic preparedness after COVID-19 lessons

The United Nations is pressing countries to turn the lessons of COVID-19 into permanent improvements in global health preparedness, warning that the next major outbreak will test whether governments have converted political commitments into practical capacity. The call came during the United Nations......

BMJ Public Health retracts disputed study on excess deaths after Covid-19

A scientific paper examining excess mortality during the years following the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic has been retracted by BMJ Public Health, two years after its publication. The decision was announced Wednesday by the BMJ Group, which said the 2024 study contained elements that could contribute......

Belgium’s air traffic control surpasses one million flights in 2025

Belgium’s air navigation service provider Skeyes handled more than one million flights in 2025, marking the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that air traffic managed by the organization has reached this level. According to Skeyes’ latest annual report, air traffic controllers managed......

US Senate committee approves contempt referral against Anthony Fauci

A U.S. Senate committee has voted to recommend that former senior public health official Anthony Fauci be held in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly declined to answer lawmakers' questions during a recent hearing examining the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The......

Anthony Fauci declines new U.S. Senate testimony, cites Fifth Amendment protections

Former White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci has declined to provide further testimony before a U.S. Senate committee investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and the government's response to the health crisis. In a statement released on Wednesday, Fauci said he would invoke his rights......

Trump defends his first-term economy and Covid-19 response amid renewed debate

U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his administration's economic record and handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, arguing that the United States achieved one of its strongest periods of economic growth before the global health crisis disrupted economies worldwide. Speaking publicly, Trump said......

Former French secretary of state Yves Jégo charged over suspected influence peddling case

Former French secretary of state and ex-UDI lawmaker Yves Jégo has been placed under formal investigation in a case involving alleged passive influence peddling related to public contracts for Covid-19 protective equipment, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed on Friday. The judicial......