
US records GLOBAL daily high with over 100,000 new coronavirus cases
The US has set a grim new record, registering more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day. The country's total Covid-19 tally has passed the 9 million mark, with roughly 3 percent of the population infected.

UK health secretary not ruling out NEW level of Covid-19 restrictions as cases continue to surge
As hundreds of thousands more prepare to be moved to England’s Tier 3 level of coronavirus restrictions, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government would “rule nothing out,” as it considers a new level of stricter rules.

‘Deplorables’ sequel? Biden slammed for calling Trump supporters ‘chumps’ at campaign stop
Critics are lambasting Joe Biden for a moment during a Pennsylvania campaign-trail stop when he promised to be a president for everybody – including a group of what he called “chump” Trump supporters.

Israeli police clash with Covid-19 lockdown-defying ultra-Orthodox Jews in Bnei Brak & Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
Violent clashes have erupted in the Israeli city of Bnei Brak and some areas of Jerusalem as authorities tried to enforce Covid-19 lockdown rules on ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities and break up ‘illegal’ prayer gatherings.

As Covid-19 drives the planet batsh*t crazy, Russia to study the feces of its own bat population to look for coronaviruses
With the world in the grip of a pandemic possibly caused by Chinese bats, Russia wants to make sure its own can’t start another. Thus, a new study will check the country's bat population for the presence of coronaviruses.

Indian country? Memes and mockery greet Elizabeth Warren’s DNC appearance at Native American Caucus
The Democratic National Convention came in for a round of online ridicule after Senator Elizabeth Warren, who once passed herself off as Native American, took part in discussions of how Covid-19 affected the “Indian country.”

South Korea locks down military bases & traces church congregation amid spike in Covid-19 cases
South Korea has confined soldiers to their bases and begun tracing churchgoers as it attempts to slow down the spread of coronavirus. The country reimposed restrictions last weekend amid a surge of new cases.