WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – This month, many colleges in the United States plan to welcome back thousands of students into something they hope will resemble normal campus life. But they face challenges unlike any other American institution – containing the coronavirus among a young, impulsive population that not only studies together, but lives together, parties together, […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – A set of new objects has emerged in the last few months to address the new reality of illness, lockdown, social distancing and social protest. Plastic bubbles that hover over restaurant tables. Rods for contactless lift-button-pushing. Portable seats that attach to lampposts, for shoppers waiting outside crowd-controlled stores. Dresses with skirts […]
MONTREAL (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) – Stripped of the crowds of visitors that usually flock to its sights, from the Grand Prix to its renowned festivals, Montreal is trying to reinvent itself during the coronavirus pandemic and salvage what is left of its summer. The city is spending heavily and sponsoring dozens of artistic shows in an […]
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – Nearly 8,000 residents of Riverside County in Southern California were forced to evacuate their homes on Saturday (Aug 1) as a wildfire spread uncontained across more than 4,000 acres, the County fire department said. The fire, dubbed the Apple Fire by local firefighters – who routinely give blazes identifying names – […]
WASHINGTON • America’s top infectious diseases official Anthony Fauci has raised concerns over the safety of Covid-19 vaccines being developed by China and Russia. Several Chinese companies are at the forefront of the race to develop an immunity to the disease, and Russia plans to start mass vaccinations in October with health workers and teachers […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Connie Culp, the first US recipient of a partial face transplant, has died at age 57, according to Ohio’s Cleveland Clinic, where she underwent the delicate operation nearly 12 years ago. The health centre listed no cause of death in its tweet on Friday, quoting one of her doctors, Frank Papay, as […]
Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has responded to Donald Trump’s threat of a US ban by declaring: “We’re not planning on going anywhere.” In a video aimed at the app’s supporters, TikTok spokesperson Vanessa Pappas said it was “here for the long run” and called people to “stand for TikTok”. It followed a suggestion from the […]
President Donald Trump said he will take action ‘as soon as Saturday’ to ban TikTok from the US. It comes after United States intelligence bosses fear the popular Chinese-owned video app presents a possible national security risk. US Government officials and workers at many corporations have been banned from downloading it onto work phones for […]
PORTLAND (REUTERS) – Portland had its first day without tear gas in weeks after state police took over from federal agents guarding a courthouse that had become a battleground for agitators and tactical units. Agents withdrew under a deal between Oregon’s governor and US officials to end a deployment that saw escalating violence and a […]
With widespread mail-in voting expected, concerns have grown over how Trump would respond to any delay in results. A shift to mail-in voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on election night. But that does not mean the results will be flawed or fraudulent, as President […]