Russian space official Safronov charged in treason probe
by An adviser to the head of the Russian space agency has appeared in court on charges of treason. Roscosmos said …
Day: July 7, 2020
Bianca Williams: Met refers British sprinter stop-and-search
The Met has referred itself to the policing watchdog over the controversial stop-and-search of a British sprinter in west London. …
Deutsche Bank faces $150m fine for Jeffrey Epstein ties
Deutsche Bank has been hit with a $150m (£120m) fine for failing to properly monitor its relationship with convicted sex …
Coronavirus: Majority testing positive have no symptoms
Only 22% of people testing positive for coronavirus reported having symptoms on the day of their test, according to the …
Coronavirus updates: Melbourne tower block lockdown ‘like being in prison’
Five million people have again been put under stay-at-home restrictions in the state of Victoria in Australia. It comes after …
Syria conflict: ‘Flagrant’ war crimes committed in Idlib battle, UN says
Syrian pro-government forces and their jihadist opponents flagrantly violated the laws of war during the battle for Idlib province, UN …
Coronavirus: Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. He took the test, his fourth, on Monday after developing symptoms, …
Coronavirus Relief Checks by Month’s End? Mitch McConnell Thinks So.
In backing up President Donald Trump’s recent comments, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he expects Congress to pass one …
Brazil to become testing ground for coronavirus vaccine
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil may be struggling in its battle against the coronavirus, but it is on the …
Fauci warns that COVID-19 vaccine protection may be ‘finite’
Speaking at a live-streamed videoconference hosted by the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus task force …
Trump’s Advisers Don’t Even Try to Defend His Pandemic Failure. They Change the Subject.
The United States has a little over four percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of the world’s COVID-19 …
‘We’re next’: Hong Kong security law sends chills through Taiwan
The imposition of a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong has sent chills through Taiwan, deepening fears that Beijing …
Trump’s ‘mission accomplished’ moment is premature and deadly. We have not defeated COVID.
Back in 2003, the George W. Bush administration was publicly expressing optimism about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. That …
Coronavirus updates: 3 new states added to NY’s travel advisory
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 539,000 people worldwide. Over 11.6 million people across the …
Coronavirus herd immunity may be ‘unachievable’ after study suggests antibodies disappear after weeks in some people
Population-wide immunity to the novel coronavirus could be “unachievable” with antibodies to the virus disappearing after just a few weeks …