Three households will be able to meet together over Christmas under plans being discussed by all four nations of the UK, according to a government source. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove will this afternoon chair a meeting with the first…
Read MoreWinter weather will impact metro area COVID-19 testing sites on Tuesday
Eleven state-managed and community-partnered COVID-19 testing sites will be closed or delayed on Tuesday by wintry weather, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The sites closed are: Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church, 9444 Eagle…
Read MoreWho will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines? – The Denver Post
Who will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines? No decision has been made, but the consensus among many experts in the U.S. and globally is that health care workers should be first, said Sema Sgaier of the Surgo Foundation,…
Read MoreWill $336m NZ International Convention Centre repairs bring same roof?
The jury is out on whether SkyCity’s fire-damaged International Convention Centre will have the same roof design. The roof on one of New Zealand’s largest buildings was made of bitumen, rubber, plywood and a highly compressed straw-like substance. Those are…
Read MoreUS election: Will Ivanka, Don Jr, Eric Trump run for president in 2024?
With her father apparently on the way out, Ivanka Trump appears to be angling for a future run at politics – but for ordinary Republican voters, Donald Trump’s golden child may be a tough pill to swallow. The 39-year-old, the…
Read MoreDonald Trump: ‘Time will tell’ who will be in the White House in January
Donald Trump has said only “time will tell” who will be in the White House in January, in his first public address for a week Speaking about Operation Warp Speed – the US government’s pandemic vaccine programme – he said…
Read MoreDominic Cummings: How will the prime minister’s departing chief aide be remembered?
A radical reformer, “career psychopath”, omniscient Svengali, serial election winner, or dangerous disruptor? As Dominic Cummings bows out of Downing Street, the view of his spell in Number 10 is set to be fiercely debated by his champions and detractors….
Read MoreTwitter will invest $100 million in lenders promoting racial equality.
Twitter plans to announce on Thursday that is investing $100 million in Community Development Financial Institutions in a new initiative aimed at combating “racial injustice and persistent poverty,” the DealBook newsletter reports. The commitment is worth around 1 percent of…
Read MoreCovid 19 coronavirus: Who will be first in line for the Pfizer vaccine?
Vulnerable people and frontline Covid-19 workers including border and healthcare staff will likely be the first to receive the Pfizer vaccine when it becomes available. People more susceptible to Covid-19 include older communities as well as Māori and Pasifika, Research…
Read MoreThe end of ‘America First’: How Biden says he will re-engage with the world
Those who have known President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. for decades say they expect him to move carefully, providing reassurance with a few big symbolic acts. President-elect Joe Biden makes no secret of the speed with which he plans to…
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