German economy likely to shrink 6.6% this year
The German economy is likely to shrink by 6.6% this year as a consequence of the coronavirus crisis before growing by 10.2% in 2021, the Ifo Institute said on Thursday in its latest update. Ciara Lee reports Read more...
Chimpanzees develop their own local cultures and customs by imitating each other, researchers reveal
Researchers have found new evidence that chimpanzees develop their own local cultures and communities, and pass on certain behaviors to their offspring to ensure they'll fit in with local customs. Read more...
David Frum Rethinks Conservatism
In Trumpocalypse, a former prominent neoconservative reflects on what he got wrong, and where we should go from here. Read more...
With Games Paused, Sports Companies Shift to Making Medical Supplies
Formula One teams are producing CPAP machines for patients, while several sporting goods businesses are making personal protective equipment for health care workers. Read more...
The Most Dangerous Man In America review A suitably head-spinning account of Timothy Leary
Dr Timothy Leary was the godfather of the psychedelic 1960s. Turn on, tune in, drop out that was his catchphrase. If everyone took LSD, he said, there would be no more wars. Read more...
A guide to the travel status of countries around the world and their timelines out of lockdown
The Points Guy UK has compiled a mammoth guide to the international travel status of countries around the world. Here are some of the key global findings. Read more...
Youth recreate Iraq's ancient Nineveh in VR technology
Stone by stone, digital artists and game developers from Mosul are rebuilding Nineveh's heritage sites in the digital world. Francis Maguire reports. Read more...
Theres Money Stuck in Your Dependent Care Account. Now What?
After-school programs are closed. Day care centers are shut down. Summer camp might not happen. If youre stuck with money you cant use, youll lose it. Read more...
The Humble Phone Call Has Made a Comeback
The volume of phone calls has surged more than internet use as people want to hear each others voices in the pandemic. Read more...
N.F.L. Releases 2020 Schedule Even as Start Remains in Doubt
The league is moving forward with plans to open its season on Sept. 10. Read more...
New in Paperback Sabrina Corina and Save Me the Plums
Six new paperbacks to check out this week. Read more...
Dramatic moment man 'holding a knife' is shot and injured by cops in his own front yard
The man in his 60s from Hayward, California, was shot and tasered by the police in his front yard as his niece and nephew watched. He has since been released from hospital and jailed. Read more...
Liverpool's title run-in, Arsenal vs Spurs and Chelsea games - the Premier League's 'high risk' ties
On Thursday, the division announced that the action would resume on June 17 with the two games clubs have in-hand before a full round of fixtures, involving all 20 sides, over the weekend of June 20. Read more...
George Floyd left Texas prison to start new life in Minneapolis
George Floyd moved to Minneapolis in 2014 shortly after being released from prison in Houston, Texas following an arrest foraggravated robbery with a gun. Floyd died on Monday. Read more...
Russia plans to build its own space station when the ISS reaches the end of its life
Roscosmos plans to take the modules it built for the ISS and use them as the base parts of its new orbiting space station - which will take a decade to build. Read more...