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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that he misled Parliament about rule-breaking government parties during the COVID-19 pandemic

Gov. Gavin Newsom may have been prescient when he acknowledged free speech concerns as he signed California’s COVID-19 misinformation bill last fall. In a message to lawmakers, the governor warned of “the chilling effect other potential laws may have” on the ability of doctors to speak frankly with patients but…

A former Facebook employee in Greece, a US national, was allegedly placed under a wiretap by the country’s national intelligence service through Predator spyware. Artemis Seaford worked for Facebook between 2020 and 2022 as a trust and safety manager in Greece. She became suspicious of a potential hack after spotting…

The pandemic's formal end on May 11 marks neither victory nor peace: It's a cessation of hostilities with a dangerous virus that is still very much with us.

Data from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic uploaded to a database by Chinese scientists gives crucial information on its origins.

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson told a parliamentary inquiry there was no evidence that he intentionally misled lawmakers about illegal parties held at his Downing Street office during COVID-19 lockdowns.

Ernesto ‘Ernie’ Colicci died of Covid in 2021, aged 66, having spent 40 years carving out a London-based ice cream empire with his first wife

"I was able to cope prior, I could deal with what I was going through but having a little one makes that pressure so much harder. You don't want them to see you cry, or break down. You're holding that in and it makes it worse."

A report found the world is as satisfied as it was before COVID hit. Finland is again the happiest country, with Australia making the top 20.

Data from the early days of the COVID pandemic, briefly uploaded to a database by Chinese scientists, gives information on its origins, including suggesting a role for raccoon dogs in the coronavirus reaching humans, international researchers said.