Capitol physician releases safety guidelines for Senate’s return

The Capitol Rotunda is deserted amid the coronavirus pandemic. | Win McNamee/Getty Images The Capitol’s attending…

House leaders struggle to get back in business

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader…

Environmental controls key to coronavirus recovery, chancellor told

Strengthening environmental regulations must be a key plank of the UK’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis…

Luton airport briefly bursts into life, as Wizz Air flies in from Bulgaria

Just after 7.30 on Friday morning, the arrivals hall at London Luton Airport burst into life…

Covid-19 outbreaks at Irish meat plants raise fears over worker safety

An outbreak of Covid-19 among workers in a meat factory in Tipperary has raised fears that…

The week in wildlife – in pictures

A seagull sits on a nest on a deserted beach in the French Riviera city of…

‘Not just weeds’: how rebel botanists are using graffiti to name forgotten flora

A rising international force of rebel botanists armed with chalk has taken up street graffiti to…

City leaders aim to shape green recovery from coronavirus crisis

Cities around the world are already planning for life after Covid-19, with a series of environmental…

Fossil fuel firms linked to Trump get millions in coronavirus small business aid

US fossil fuel companies have taken at least $50m in taxpayer money they probably won’t have…

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