Trump speaks at Coronavirus Task Force briefing
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For refugees, pandemic adds to the hardship of a new life
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It took five years for Sayed Ahmed Popal to get to the United States. After working with the U.S. government in Kabul, he had received frequent threats to his life from the Taliban — so when the United States finally … Read More
Russia, the US and the Covid-19 vaccine free-for-all
Editor’s Note: Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN) … Read More
Tensions rise with Russia and China
Washington’s approach to Moscow and Beijing must get more focus in the presidential race. On Thursday, the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada alleged that hackers tied to Russian intelligence agencies are targeting Western entities working on a coronavirus vaccine. A … Read More
UPDATE: Germany plans for tougher local lockdowns to ward off second coronavirus wave
People entering a train in Hamburg wearing face masks in April during the country-wide shutdown. Photo: DPA Germany’s federal and regional governments on Thursday agreed on tougher, more targeted lockdown measures to contain local outbreaks and ward off the threat … Read More
EU summit: Angela Merkel warns of possible no deal on recovery aid
European Union talks on a shared coronavirus stimulus package reconvene on Sunday after the failure to agree on what strings to attach to the aid. The German chancellor said the third day would be “decisive.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned … Read More
Liam Fox: Covid-19 to cause ‘nightmare’ economic crisis
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Reuters Coronavirus will lead to a worldwide economic downturn somewhere between a “bad dream and worst nightmare”, former cabinet minister Liam Fox has warned. The Conservative MP said many leaders have failed to grasp the expected economic fallout from the … Read More
How COVID and Brexit put the Kibosh on Business investment
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My regular column is available to subscribers on www.thesundaytimes.co.uk This is an excerpt. So far during this crisis, there has been a lot of emphasis, understandably, on what it means for the economy in general, for unemployment, and for the … Read More
UK scientists identify six strains of Covid-19
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London Scientists in the UK claim to have identified six different strains of Covid-19, in a development that could have major implications for the treatment of the virus, in the same week that a government-backed antibody test trial returned “game-changing” … Read More