2020-08-10
A medical worker administers a test for Covid-19 at a pop-up testing site in Chelsea, Massachusetts August 7, 2020. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, Aug 9 — The United States set a record for coronavirus cases yesterday, with more than 5 million people now infected, according to a Reuters tally, as the country’s top infectious diseases […]
2020-08-08
Are you a man who plays dress-up with your daughter? Do you enjoy bowling, and are you terrible at it? Do you have hopes and dreams and insecurities and flaws and a belly that looks more like baked alaska than Hawaiian rolls? You, sir, could be an underwear model. A number of ads for briefs, […]
2020-08-07
It has been nearly 20 years since the night in a newspaper office in Delhi when I came across a copy of a fax V.S. Naipaul had sent in response to a reporter asking for his rules of writing. (“Avoid the abstract; always go for the concrete.” I found those rules useful. In recent years, […]
2020-08-05
Youth enjoy the sunny weather at the Bournemouth Beach, amid the Covid-19 outbreak, in Bournemouth, Britain July 31, 2020. — Reuters pic GENEVA, Aug 5 — Young people who are hitting nightclubs and beaches are leading a rise in fresh coronavirus cases across the world, with the proportion of those aged 15 to 24 who […]
2020-08-05
It’s a demand that experts say is far outside the norm at best, and if it were to be met could set a dangerous precedent. “It’s really not for the President to say that a deal can go through or a deal can’t go through, or that a company must pay a ransom to the […]
2020-08-05
2020-08-05 Lorenzo Insigne Click to read all about coronavirus → Lorenzo Insigne’s availability for Napoli’s Champions League clash with Barcelona remains in doubt after the Italian was unable to take part in training on Tuesday. The Azzurri head into Saturday’s encounter level on aggregate after a first leg 1-1 draw at the Stadio San Paolo […]
2020-08-04
Bianca Andreescu, the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles championship, will defend her women’s title at the U.S. Open, but defending men’s champion Rafael Nadalsaid Tuesday he will skip itdue tothe coronavirus pandemic. Nadal explained his decision in a series of tweets sent in Spanish and English on Tuesday. “The situation is very […]
2020-07-31
Hong Kong’s hospitals could face collapse as the city grapples with a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases, leader Carrie Lam has warned. Lam said the city was ‘on the verge of a large-scale community outbreak’ as she urged residents to stay in doors and follow new regulations, in force as of today, which […]
2020-07-31
Shamima Begum, one of three east London schoolgirls who traveled to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State g…Read More LONDON: The UK government on Friday won permission to appeal against a court ruling allowing London-born ISIS bride Shamima Begum to return to Britain to challenge stripping of her British citizenship. Bangladeshi-origin Begum, now […]
2020-07-31
People wear masks as they walk along the side walk during the outbreak of Covid-19 in Del Mar, California July 30, 2020. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, July 31 — The scale of economic devastation from the pandemic was laid bare yesterday as Western economies recorded historic slumps, just as resurgent caseloads forced many countries into […]
2020-07-30
Shares of Eastman Kodak Co. have leapt 2,441% higher this week, sending its market valuation to nearly $2 billion, after it won a government loan to help produce ingredients used in key generic medicines to fight the coronavirus. Kodak, the storied photography giant whose business and shares were devastated by the switch to filmless cameras, […]
2020-07-27
Lucy turned 2 in isolation. Inside of a cell at the South Texas Family Residential Center—one of three immigration facilities in the U.S. that detains children—Lucy and her mother, Maria, spent the day watching television. They were required to quarantine for two weeks after coming into contact with a guard who tested positive for COVID-19. […]
2020-07-27
JERUSALEM, July 26 — “We won’t leave until Bibi leaves.” Israel’s struggle to contain the coronavirus has stirred deep-seated resentment towards Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and protests demanding his resignation are growing by the week.
2020-07-26
(RENO, Nev. — A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court denied a rural Nevada church’s request late Friday to strike down as unconstitutional a 50-person cap on worship services as part of the state’s ongoing response to the coronavirus. In a 5-4 decision, the high court refused to grant the request from the Christian church east […]
2020-07-25
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2020-07-21
A spokesman for the Duke of Sussex’s legal team says a complaint made to the Charity Commission against his charitable foundations is “deeply offensive” and “salaciously created” as they vowed to “act accordingly with the weight of the law.” Republic, which campaigns for an elected head of state, has made the claims after Harry and […]
2020-07-18
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has lamented his side’s first-half display against Arsenal in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final defeat. While Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck either side of half-time to book the Gunners’ spot in the final, City looked a much improved team after the break. “We didn’t play good, the regret is that we didn’t play […]
2020-07-15
President Trump today gutted the National Environmental Policy Act, a move that many environmental advocates worry will make it harder for people to have a say in how major infrastructure projects would affect them. The new rules speed up permitting for large infrastructure projects like pipelines and highways by truncating the environmental review process. Environmental […]
2020-07-15
US President Donald Trump attends a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington July 14, 2020. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, July 14 — President Donald Trump yesterday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former […]
2020-07-14
The Kansas City Chiefs somehow managed to win a Super Bowl and then lock up most of their important names in the offseason, all while staying under the cap. WR Sammy Watkins, offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, cornerback Bashaud Breeland and, oh yeah, quarterback Patrick Mahomes all got paid this offseason. On Tuesday, the Chiefs added […]
2020-07-14
UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye. — Picture courtesy of news.un.org GENEVA, July 14 — The UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression yesterday accused the White House of mounting an “onslaught” against the media and referred to a negative “Trump effect” on global press freedom. In his last official press briefing […]
2020-07-13
This piece was authored in collaboration with the leadership of several institutes at NIH and represents a unified effort to meet the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic with excellence and innovation. Before the nation can safely return to business as usual, it will be essential to develop and deliver effective and reliable COVID-19 testing […]
2020-07-12
Boris Johnson’s clarion call for the nation’s workforce to return to offices to save Britain’s economy will be treated with caution by swathes of employers and employees, they tell MailOnline. The Prime Minister urged businesses operating remotely to ‘get back into work’ to breathe life back into the cash-starved high street and jump-start the recovery. […]
2020-07-12
A sanitation worker cleans a bench outside the single remaining public housing tower under a lockdown in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in Melbourne, Australia July 10, 2020. — Reuters pic MELBOURNE, July 12 — Australia’s Victoria state reported 273 new cases of the coronavirus and another Covid-19 death today, marking a […]
2020-07-11
O realizador Taika Waititi falou recentemente sobre os seus filmes favoritos dos anos 80 e como estes influenciaram Thor: Ragnarok, o filme que o lançou para o Universo Cinematico da Marvel. Como convidado do Pizza Film School, dos Russo Brothers, Waititi falou sobre a influência que Flash Gordon e John Carpenter (Big Trouble in Little […]