"The retractions may breathe new life into the antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, relentlessly promoted by Mr. Trump as a remedy for Covid-19 despite a lack of evidence. ... But the retractions also raise troubling questions about the state of scientific research as the pandemic spreads."

"Statue that had long been a focal point of local anger rolled down to harbour and into Avon"

"The statue of Winston Churchill in the square was graffitied with a line spray painted through the wartime prime minister’s name and “is a racist” written below."

"This tracing and isolation regime is made possible by human resources. Cuba has the highest doctor-to-patient ratio in the world (even when the 10,000 or so doctors currently working abroad are subtracted from the total). And while health spending was cut during Raúl Castro’s time as president (2008–2018), the island spends a higher proportion of its GDP on healthcare than any other country in the region."