"A Very Aggressive Timeline"The Global Race to Develop a Coronavirus Vaccine
The first human trials for a new coronavirus vaccine have already started as myriad laboratories are pursuing a number of different strategies to stop the disease. But initial results aren't expected for several months.
By Veronika Hackenbroch, Kerstin Kullmann, Martin Schlak und Thomas SchulzNeal Browning, a 46-year-old software engineer at Microsoft, isn't the kind of person who enjoys taking risks. He has a good-sized wine collection with several hundred bottles at his home north of Seattle and he enjoys cooking for his neighbors. His favorite is sous-vide steak.
But on Monday, he took on a new role - that of American hero. That's the day he became test-subject No. 2 in the very first vaccine study in the fight against the respiratory disease COVID-19, which is currently changing life as we know it all around the world.
Tokyo Olympics organisers considering options to delay – reports
As thousands flock to the Olympic flame in Japan, the organising committee is reportedly drafting plans to postpone the Games
As huge crowds defied coronavirus fears to queue for hours to see the Olympic flame in northern Japan, a report emerged that organisers of Tokyo 2020 have begun drafting alternatives to holding the Games this summer.
In contrast to the official line from the Japanese government and the IOC, two sources familiar with the talks have told news agency Reuters that options for postponing the Games are now being drawn up.
While the coronavirus outbreak has disrupted sports events around the world, Japan has been steadfast in saying that the Games will go on. The top government spokesman on Wednesday said Tokyo wasn’t preparing for postponement.
Coronavirus: CNN journalist racially abused while preparing to go on air
'It's been a long time since I've heard this to my face, America'
A CNN reporter says she was racially abused as she was preparing to go on air to talk about the coronavirus pandemic.
Kyung Lah, the broadcaster's senior national correspondent, was getting ready to discuss California's stay-at-home order when a passerby insulted her.
Uncertainty abounds as football's transfer industry grinds to a halt
With football having ground to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic, the usual transfer rumour mill has fallen silent and nobody cares much where Neymar or Paul Pogba might be playing next season.
Nobody even knows when next season might be, and the financial impact on football clubs, and therefore the transfer market, is likely to be significant.
A study by KPMG this week estimated that cancelling the rest of this season would cost clubs across Europe's top five leagues as much as four billion euros ($4.33 billion) in lost revenue.
Coronavirus: No Russia lockdown as Putin puts on show of calm
Russia's president had big plans for this spring, all about stressing stability and projecting strength.
But that agenda has been hijacked by the spread of coronavirus and a dramatic plunge in both the oil price and rouble.
April was earmarked for a vote to approve changes to the constitution, allowing Vladimir Putin to remain in power into his 80s.
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