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[ad_1] U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England as COVID-19 cases surge across the country. About 25,000 new cases of the disease are being reported each day in the U.K. Daily hospital admissions are nearing 2,000, and deaths have reached about 200 daily. England’s chief medical officer Prof […]

[ad_1] Inside the battle to get hazard pay at a Mars Wrigley’s warehouse. Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Workers at an Illinois distribution center for candy maker Mars Wrigley have been demanding the company provide hazard pay and improve safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mars Wrigley produces popular candies like Twix, Skittles, and M&M’s. Ahead of

[ad_1] Georgia Governor Brian Kemp speaks during a dedication of the state’s new Nathan Deal Judicial Center in Atlanta on February 11, 2020. AP Photo/John Amis Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is in quarantine after being exposed to someone who contracted the coronavirus, his office announced Friday. Kemp spokesman Cody Hall said both Kemp and his

[ad_1] Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday said that he first learned about a letter House speaker Nancy Pelosi sent to him regarding coronavirus stimulus talks “in the press.” “I woke up this morning and read @SpeakerPelosi ’s letter to me in the press,” Mnuchin said on Twitter. “Enclosed is my response. Her ALL OR

[ad_1] A US Air Force B-52 after aerial refueling over the North Sea during a Bomber Task Force Europe mission, September 25, 2020. US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte Even with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Air Force’s bombers are still flying around the world to reassure allies and caution rivals. For six B-52s

[ad_1] French President Macron. Reuters Diplomatic tensions between Turkey and France are rising with the European Commission calling on Turkey to refrain from verbal attacks. French officials have stated that religious sites are on “high security” after protests have grown across the Middle East and Muslim world. Charlie Hebdo also published a cartoon mocking Turkish

[ad_1] Most new COVID-19 cases in Europe come from a mutated variant of the coronavirus spread from Spain by tourists, scientists said in a report Thursday. The coronavirus variant was first identified in northeastern Spain in June and was carried abroad by tourists and other travelers, the scientists said. There isn’t enough data to suggest

[ad_1] The city of Miami Beach is “concerned” about a string of new coronavirus cases in its workforce, mainly among police and fire-rescue personnel. Twenty-three city employees have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last seven days, up from three cases the week before, according to city data. By comparison, 20 new COVID-19 cases were

[ad_1] Merkel and the leaders of Germany’s 16 states agreed on new lockdown measures earlier this week – Maja Hitij/Getty Images Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, was heckled by opposition MPs during a speech to parliament on Thursday, while taking aim at groups spreading “lies and disinformation” as the country continues to battle the coronavirus

[ad_1] By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Transmission risks of COVID-19 during airline flights are very low and below other routine activities during the pandemic such as grocery shopping or going out to dinner, when using face coverings and taking other steps, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health said Tuesday. The report found