Madrid struggles as center of pandemic’s 2nd wave in Europe
MADRID — A mix of worry and resignation is discernible behind the masks of parents picking up school textbooks in a working class Spanish neighborhood with a steady rise in … Read More
Pence claims government funding agreement ‘reached,’ despite negotiations only just getting started
Pence appeared to be referring to a 36-minute call on Tuesday between Mnuchin and Pelosi during which CNN reported they agreed that they want to avoid a shutdown and would … Read More
Stocks head lower on Wall Street a day after tech sell-off
Stocks are falling again on Wall Street Friday, a day after a big slump in technology companies pulled the market to its biggest drop since June By ALEX VEIGA and … Read More
The CDC is asking states to get ready to distribute a Covid-19 vaccine as early as October, but doctors running the clinical trials say it’s too soon
Doctors who are running the clinical trials would know best, and they don’t think so. “Do the simple math,” said Dr. Larry Corey of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center … Read More
Judge allows disputed Minnesota mine project to proceed
A judge says the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency did not deviate from most of its procedures when it issued a key water quality permit for the proposed PolyMet mine project … Read More
London council FINES drivers £130 for using roads without a permit
The London council that fines drivers £130 for using PUBLIC roads: Hammersmith and Fulham chiefs expand spy camera scheme to snare ‘outsider’ motorists in latest war on cars in the … Read More
Couple claim TUI ‘threatened to send bailiffs’ unless they pay for holiday they don’t feel is safe
Couple claim TUI ‘threatened to send round the bailiffs’ unless they pay for £2,000 holiday to Turkey they no longer feel safe going on because of coronavirus Leah Maybourne and … Read More
Panicking crew battled to save stricken live export ship as stormy China sea poured into the vessel
Moments from doom: Water is seen pouring into Gulf Livestock 1 ship before it capsized and sank with 43 crew – as some of the 5,800 cows on board are … Read More
Quarantine period ‘could be HALVED to a if airport testing for coronavirus introduced’
Boris Johnson insists Covid airport testing would only give a ‘false sense of security’ despite huge Tory backlash at lack of screening – as PM is accused of overseeing the … Read More
Scientists not involved in the study say only a Phase 3 trial can confirm if the vaccine prevents Covid-19 illness
In the Phase 1 and 2 studies of the vaccine, which is named Sputnik V, all 76 study participants developed antibodies to the virus that causes Covid-19, according to Friday’s … Read More
