These days, with a pandemic raging, this is what life can look like: out the days in loungewear. Wearing minimal makeup because no one sees much of you. Considering an …
your ads here!Month: November 2020
Kenya Doctors Threaten to Strike Over Lack of COVID Protections
Kenyan doctors are threatening to go on strike next month unless the government addresses their concerns about safety, health insurance, and staffing needs to fight COVID-19. The threat comes after …
your ads here!EU Near Deal with Moderna on Coronavirus Vaccine
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced Tuesday the European Union has reached a deal with U.S. biotech company Moderna for 160 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate.Last …
your ads here!Solomon Islands Plans to Ban Facebook to Preserve ‘National Unity’
The government of the Solomon Islands has defended its plans to ban Facebook, insisting the move would preserve “national unity.” Ministers say the world’s largest social media platform has been …
your ads here!Here’s How the Three COVID-19 Vaccines Compare
With pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s announcement Monday that its vaccine successfully prevented coronavirus infection, three candidates appear to be promising vital tools to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. Biotech firm Moderna and drug …
your ads here!China Launches Lunar Probe
China successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to the moon Monday to land, gather soil and rock samples, and return them to Earth. If successful, it will be the first mission by …
your ads here!Ken Jennings to Guest Host First New ‘Jeopardy!’ Episodes After Death of Alex Trebek
Weeks after the passing of legendary Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, Sony Pictures Television has announced that popular contestant and “Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time” tournament winner Ken Jennings will serve as the first of …
your ads here!GM Flips to California’s Side in Pollution Fight With Trump
General Motors says it will no longer support the Trump administration in legal efforts to end California’s right to set its own clean-air standards. CEO Mary Barra said in a letter …
your ads here!Seven Sudanese Doctors Die from COVID-19 in 10 Days
Sudanese health authorities said Sunday that seven medical doctors died from COVID-19 in 10 days, a development that reflects Sudan’s sharp rise in cases in recent weeks. Nearly 100 deaths …
your ads here!China Set to Launch Lunar Probe
China is scheduled to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon Monday to land, gather soil and rock samples, and return them to Earth. If successful, it will …
your ads here!Pandemic Takes Toll on Kenya’s Medical Workers
Healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients say the work is taking a toll on their mental state, forcing some into depression and therapy. Mohammed Yusuf reports from Nairobi. Camera: Mohammed Yusuf Producer: Rod …
your ads here!Swift Wins Top Prize At AMAs, Says She’s Re-Recording Music
Taylor Swift won her third consecutive artist of the year prize at the American Music Awards, but she missed the show for a good reason: She said she’s busy re-recording …
your ads here!AstraZeneca Announces ‘Highly Effective’ COVID-19 Vaccine
AstraZeneca said early Monday that clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in Britain and Brazil have shown it is “highly effective in preventing COVID-19″ without “hospitalizations or severe cases of the disease” in any of the trial’s volunteers. The England-based pharmaceutical …
your ads here!Co-Founder of Viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Dies at 37
YONKERS, NEW YORK — A co-founder of the social media ALS ice bucket challenge, which has raised more than $200 million worldwide for Lou Gehrig’s disease research, died Sunday at …
your ads here!COVID Nurse: ‘Many of us Have PTSD’
Almost 1,400 frontline healthcare workers in the U.S. have apparently died of COVID-19, according to a joint investigation by British newspaper, The Guardian, and Kaiser Health News. One-third of the …
your ads here!Ancient Madrid Market Reopens Amid Debate Over Virus Rules
Madrid’s ancient and emblematic Rastro flea market reopened Sunday after a contentious eight-month closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic that has walloped the Spanish capital. With many major European flea markets …
your ads here!FDA Approves Antibody Therapy as US Passes 12 Million Cases
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized the emergency use of a COVID-19 antibody therapy that President Donald Trump said helped cure him of the disease caused by …
your ads here!COVID-19 Deaths of Serbian Clerics Highlight Virus Worries
As coronavirus cases surge globally, the COVID-19 deaths of two senior Serbian Orthodox Church clerics — one who died weeks after presiding over the funeral of the other — are …
your ads here!Europe Coronavirus Cases Exceed 15 Million
More than 15 million people in Europe have been infected with coronavirus, making it the worst-hit region in the world. Authorities hope new lockdowns will get the situation under control. …
your ads here!Trump Makes Late-term Bid to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Trying to close out major unfinished business, the Trump administration issued regulations Friday that could lower the prices Americans pay for many prescription drugs.But in a time of political uncertainty, …
your ads here!WHO: More COVID Cases in Past Month Than in First 6 Months of Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday said more COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide in the last four weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic. In his regular …
your ads here!WHO Advises Against Use of Remdesivir on COVID Patients
The World Health Organization says the antiviral drug remdesivir is not beneficial and should not be used in treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19. A WHO panel of international experts …
your ads here!