Google’s parent company is abandoning a controversial plan to turn Toronto’s waterfront into a futuristic neighborhood. Source: New feed

The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in more than 300 years because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new forecast from the Bank of England. Source: New feed

Some of the first indications of Covid-19 in Europe seemed to hit in February. But a group of doctors in Paris have re-checked old samples and found that one patient they treated in December for pneumonia, actually had Covid-19. CNN’s Melissa Bell speaks with that patient, Amirouche Hammar. …

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At least five people have died from a gas leak at a Indian chemical plant, with another 150 hospitalized and hundreds more potentially affected, authorities confirmed Thursday. Source: New feed

Underwater turbines could help ease Australia’s dependence on fossil fuels. Source: New feed

This is supposed to be a busy time of year for Bollywood. School exams are over and Hollywood’s summer blockbusters are typically still a couple of months away, making it the perfect time to release India’s big spring flicks. Source: New feed

Nearly three years after the release of a damning national report into child sexual abuse, the Australian government has published dozens of previously redacted pages of text relating to Cardinal George Pell. Source: New feed

Angela Merkel doesn’t give big speeches. The German Chancellor addresses her nation once a year, in a pre-recorded New Year’s message. When she decided to update German citizens about the coronavirus outbreak in March, it was the first unscheduled televised address she had given in almost…

Last year, America’s biggest chain restaurants went all in on breakfast. Now, with people stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s one on the industry’s worst-performing segments. Source: New feed