Text size Joe Raedle / Getty Images Crude oil futures are making new gains above $ 40 a barrel, a notable change for a product that briefly traded below $ 0 in April. On Tuesday, futures for Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose 1.2% to $ 43.58 a barrel. West …
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The indigenous village in Peru where 80% of people have symptoms of Covid-19
In the remote Shipibo village of Caimito, 80 percent of the community has shown symptoms of coronavirus, according to local nurse Elias Magin. The closest hospital is eight hours away by boat. When we arrived in late May, a line of people meandered around a simple building with a makeshift …
Read More »Twitter signals Trump’s tweet as a violation of policy against abusive behavior
Twitter marked and restricted another tweet from President Trump as “violating his policy against abusive behavior” on Tuesday. “There will never be an ‘Autonomous Zone’ in Washington, DC, as long as I am its president. If they try, they will face serious force!” Trump wrote. Trump’s tweet came in response …
Read More »How NASA’s Mars helicopter will reach the surface of the red planet
The small ship will seek to demonstrate that controlled, motorized flight is possible on another planet. But just getting it to the surface of Mars will take a lot of ingenuity. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter will travel with the Perseverance rover through 314 million miles (505 million km) of interplanetary …
Read More »The NBA’s ‘Bubble’ exodus begins when Trevor Ariza, Davis Bertans choose not to participate
Davis Bertans (in the air) was the first player to leave the NBA’s planned return.Photo: Getty As American team sports seem to return, athletes begin to resist calls to play amid a global pandemic. Yesterday, three basketball players decided to skip their bubble tournaments. Davis Bertans, The Washington Wizards cited …
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