Pandemic

Yesterday, I published images captured from space revealing the scope and intensity of 2020's burning season — from Siberia to the western United States. In this second part of "A Pandemic of Wildfire," I'm focusing not on the flames but on the smoke.It has travelled far and wide, causing much…

CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta on the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

The blaze captured in the false-color satellite image above is just one small part of a much bigger wildfire, which is just one among hundreds that have scorched Siberia since winter ice and snow melted in May.Meanwhile, half a world away, a brutally hot August in the western United States…

More than 10,000 Covid-19 conspiracy theorists who believe the virus is a hoax have gathered in London's Trafalgar Square to protest against lockdown restrictions and vaccination programmes.Demonstrators in the 'Unite for Freedom' rally - which started at noon in the capital - are calling for an 'end to Government lies' and the…

Wuhan, Ground Zero for the COVID-19 pandemic and the Chinese city hardest hit by the coronavirus, will reopen all its schools and kindergartens on Tuesday, local authorities said. Senior high school students are seen inside a classroom in Wuhan (Photo: Reuters) Updated: Aug 29, 2020, 11:23 PM IST Wuhan, Ground…

New pandemic escape clauses are making their way into retail leases as the coronavirus, and long-term economic trends, continue to batter the industry, according to retail brokers, attorneys and retail analysts.Recently commercial retailers and landlords have started adjusting lease terms to include rent payments that correlate with a retailer's open…

Most people across 14 wealthy countries surveyed by Pew tend to think their country has handled the pandemic well — and in Denmark and Australia that view is near-universal.The flipside: There are two exceptions to the generally positive outlook: the U.S. and U.K. Americans were also by far the most…

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People wear their face masks waiting in line for an emergency food distribution at the 88th Street Temple Church of God in Christ on April 14, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, during the coronavirus pandemic.Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesThe number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits…

OTTAWA — Elections Canada is bracing for an explosive increase in the number of Canadians who vote by mail should the country be plunged into an election during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public opinion research commissioned by the agency suggests 21. OTTAWA — Elections Canada is bracing for an explosive increase…