Stopping clusters spreading into community key in fighting virus: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – The key to fighting the coronavirus is stopping clusters spreading into community transmission, Dr Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s emergencies programme, said on Thursday. A very small percentage of the world population has had…
Read MoreBrexiteers hail ‘big win’ in UK-US trade relationship as 25% tariffs stripped
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss welcomed the decision by Washington to also refrain from slapping tariffs on…
Read MoreTrio of dogs help each other steal leftover dinner in daring kitchen raid
A trio of naughty dogs have bee caught in the act stealing leftover dinner from a kitchen countertop during a daring food raid. Hugo, Harley and Henry showed an astonishing example of canine camaraderie and teamwork as they worked together…
Read MoreU.S. weekly jobless claims fall below one million; labor market pain far from over
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped below one million last week for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, but that was likely as the expiration of a…
Read MoreCalifornia startup aims to tackle battery degradation in electric cars
(Reuters) – Lithium-ion batteries are essential to electric vehicles, but they have drawbacks: They are hard to make and degrade over time. A San Leandro, California-based start-up on Thursday said it had raised $4 million in funding and is working…
Read MoreBob Woodward’s new book lifts the lid on Trump’s personal letters with Kim Jong Un
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un described his bond with Donald Trump as being something out of a “fantasy film,” famed Watergate journalist Bob Woodward will reportedly reveal in his upcoming book about the U.S. president. Woodward, an associate editor…
Read MoreNorth Korean nuclear reactor site ‘damaged’ by recent flooding
Nuclear cooling station pump houses in North Korea have been hit by flooding, US intelligence sources have claimed. Satellite surveillance suggests recent downpours have flooded and damaged facilities connected to the dictatorship's main nuclear facility. The news was revealed by…
Read MoreWhat a shambles! German fury as HUNDREDS of positive tests delayed – second wave panic
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The news comes on the day Germany witnessed its worst spike in cases in more than three…
Read MoreWetherspoon customer films ‘filthy’ tables stacked with dirty plates and glasses
A Wetherspoon customer was left horrified when he visited a pub to find apparently "filthy" tables filled with dirty plates and glasses. The punter filmed the outdoor tables at The Lord High Constable, in Gloucester Docks, on August 2 and…
Read MoreFrance sends jets and ships to tense eastern Med
France is deploying two Rafale fighter jets and a naval frigate in the eastern Mediterranean because of tensions between Greece and Turkey. French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Turkey to halt oil and gas exploration in disputed waters in the…
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