Bill Gates predicts the US will have a COVID-19 vaccine by early 2021
Because of the level of collaboration between drugmakers, Bill Gates says between two and four vaccine candidates might prove to be safe and effective, and approved by the FDA. Read more...
Madrid residents are told to limit their movements 'to the maximum'
Health minister Salvador Illa urged people to avoid non-essential contact across Madrid - not just in the poorer areas where new restrictions took effect on Monday. Read more...
Poisoned Navalny plots his return, but Russia's opposition activists wonder who might be next
Alexey Navalny is out of a coma and off a ventilator, just weeks after his near-fatal poisoning. Now the Kremlin critic is planning his return home to Russia, where his list of enemies is as long as it is powerful. Read more...
Is That Your Money?
Metropolitan Diary A sleepy-looking commuter on the G train seemed strangely unconcerned about a folded 0 bill lying in front of him. Read more...
Russian cult leader who claims he is the reincarnation of Jesus is detained
Sergei Torop - known as Vissarion - and his closest aide Vadim Redkin, a former rock musician, were reportedly detained and flown away under armed guard. Read more...
Gene in the brain of men controls sex drive, study finds
Academics from Northwestern University found the enzyme aromatase turns testosterone into oestrogen. It is made by a single gene in the brain, called Cyp19a1. Read more...
Mesdames De La Halle review Great weather and beautiful surroundings made the opera irrelevant
Glyndebourne is leading the return of opera after lockdown, with outdoor, staged performances of Offenbach's obscure one-acter Mesdames De La Halle. Read more...
Jill Biden's first husband calls Joe a hypocrite for 'picking on people's character' after affair
Bill Stevenson, 72, spoke to Inside Edition for a Monday night interview, and claimed once again that the Bidens' story of meeting and falling in love in 1975 was not the truthful version of events. Read more...
Amazon unveils 'Scout' delivery bot set to roam the streets of Washington to deliver packages
The battery-powered devices about the size of a small cooler and can deliver packages autonomously, but for now, they'll be accompanied with a human while they're being tested out. Read more...
This Years Emmy Winners Want You to Vote
Racial justice and Ruth Bader Ginsburgs legacy were also recurring themes during Sunday nights ceremony. Read more...
Persian Spices From the Source
The cookbook author Louisa Shafia now sells a kit of nearly a dozen seasonings like dried lime powder and barberries. Read more...
Oculus Quest 2 Review Solid V.R. Headset, but Few Games
The new 0 virtual-reality headset works well and feels comfortable. But good luck finding games that will keep you entertained. Read more...
The final volume of an explosively enjoyable Lucian Freud biography
Though in other respects a militant non-conformist, Lucian Freud was happy to conform to bourgeois society's idea of the artist as sex-mad, arrogant, shameless and demonic Read more...
Djokovic, After U.S. Open, Says He Is Working on the Mental Side of Tennis
In his first news conference since being disqualified from the Open, Djokovic said he hoped to be a wiser player. Read more...
Catherine OHara Wins First Acting Emmy
OHara was named best lead actress in a comedy for playing the campy former soap star Moira Rose on Schitts Creek. Read more...
Jim Carrey Will Play Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live
S.N.L. has also added three new featured performers to its ensemble cast, ahead of its Oct. 3 season premiere. Read more...
How to invest to make a profit and improve the world? TiM podcast
Most personal investors are just ordinary people trying to grow their wealth over the long term - and like the population at large many of them care about the world around them. Read more...
Desperate search for missing autistic child who 'went for a jog' and never returned
Police and SES crews were called to Launching Place, 54km east of Melbourne's CBD, on Tuesday following after the child went missing. Read more...