LONDON (REUTERS) – More than a half million people in the United States could die from Covid-19 by the end of February next year, but around 130,000 of those lives could be saved if everybody wore masks, according to estimates from a modelling study. The estimates, from a study by researchers at the University of […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A 19-year-old man charged with possession of child pornography and arrested over a van-load of weapons had conducted Internet searches related to killing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, according to court documents. Alexander Hillel Treisman was arrested in May after a search of his abandoned white Ford van in Kannapolis, North Carolina […]
On a tiny barrier island in South Carolina, the three dozen protesters lined up on a muggy Saturday morning this month for the third time in six weeks. Holding signs, they marched across a highway, over a bridge and along a wind-swept beach, pushing for the resignation of a mayor whose racially insensitive remarks in […]
Phew! We actually got to hear some substance. After their first debate was dominated by rancour and interruptions, this time Joe Biden and Donald Trump were far more focused and restrained. They were deftly assisted by a moderator who asked considered but thoughtful questions, who was firm without being rude and who respectfully followed up […]
Coronavirus cases rose by 2,787 in Canada on Thursday, breaking the daily record last set the day before, while deaths rose by 33. The increases put Canada’s national case total at 208,933 and deaths at 9,862. Quebec reported 1,033 cases Thursday, bringing its total to 97,231. There are currently 553 hospitalized in the province, down […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday (Oct 22) said negotiators were making progress in talks with the White House for another round of Covid-19 stimulus, but Senate Republicans remained skeptical of a possible deal costing trillions of dollars. “I think we’re not going anywhere. A lot of talk, no action,” Senate […]
A white passenger car slowed down on a residential street in Brooklyn. One man fired his gun from the driver’s side, and a second man fired a gun through the car’s open sunroof. Bullets splintered into the air, striking six people on Wednesday night, the police said. A 23-year-old man collapsed on the street after […]
The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it had formally approved remdesivir as the first drug to treat Covid-19, a move that indicated the government’s confidence in its safe and effective use for hospitalized patients. The F.D.A. said the drug had been approved for adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US voters have cast more than 47 million votes for the Nov 3 presidential election, eclipsing total early voting from the 2016 election with 12 days to go, according to data compiled by the US Elections Project. Some 47.5 million Americans have turned in ballots, roughly eight times the number of early […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump and his intelligence chief have pushed for quick declassification of a document disputing the 2017 intelligence community finding that Russia acted to help Trump get elected in 2016, three US government officials familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday (Oct 22). But their effort faces strong objections […]