Month: February 2021

TOLEDO, Ohio — When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn’t just mark a break with more than a century … Read More

Foreign ministers and senior officials from several Persian Gulf countries are meeting in Athens, as Greece seeks to expand alliances to counter tension with regional rival Turkey By DEREK GATOPOULOS … Read More

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new confirmed viral infections. … Read More

“As the inauguration grew nearer, [Jessica] Watkins indicated that she was awaiting direction from President Trump,” prosecutors wrote in a filing Thursday morning. This is the most direct language yet … Read More

Wall Street is opening higher Thursday, after President Joe Biden held his first talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since taking office. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in the … Read More

Quarantine hotel chaos as booking website CRASHES minutes after launching but not letting travellers reserve rooms on first two days of tough new rules – as passengers stream into Heathrow … Read More

Coldest February night since 1955 as temperatures tumble to minus 23C! Extreme freeze continues as mercury dips to minus 6C in Nottingham and minus 4C in London with snow and … Read More

SAGE doomsters push back on easing lockdown any time soon: No10 advisers say Covid infections must fall from 750,000 to fewer than 10,000, the Rule of Six should stay for … Read More

More proof the worst of the second wave is over: Covid cases fall by 25% in a week and infections drop in EVERY region and age group again, official data … Read More