Greta Thunberg in a photograph taken in Geneva, Switzerland on August 8, 2019. FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP | fake pictures Climate activist Greta Thunberg plans to donate a € 1 million ($ 1.14 million) award to organizations focused on the environment and climate change. The 17-year-old Swede was named winner …
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Trump cuts legal immigrants in half and is not done yet
Donald Trump talks about the immigration system in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 16, … [+] 2019. (AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta) ASSOCIATED PRESS By next year, Donald Trump will have reduced legal immigration by 49% since he became president. According to a new analysis, …
Read More »EU recovery fund sends shares, euro to four-month highs By Reuters
2/2 © Reuters. People wearing protective face masks, after a coronavirus outbreak, pass a screen showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage house in Tokyo 2/2 By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Global equities and the euro reached their strongest levels since March on Tuesday after European Union leaders sealed …
Read More »St. Louis couple who targeted protesters accused of illegal use of a weapon
The St. Louis couple who garnered national attention for brandishing weapons at protesters in late June were charged on Monday, according to CBS affiliate KMOV-TV. Patricia and Mark McCloskey each face a charge of “flourishing illegal use of a weapon,” sources told the outlet. “It is illegal to wave weapons …
Read More »Results from the Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine Trial are “extremely encouraging,” says UK government
A top British official called the latest news about the possible coronavirus vaccine from a team at Oxford University “extremely encouraging.” Results from the Phase I / II trial of the vaccine being developed by the Jenner Institute in Oxford, along with the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, showed that it is …
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