Image copyright fake pictures British Airways has said it will withdraw all its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the sharp slowdown in travel. The UK airline is the world’s largest jumbo jet operator, with 31 in the fleet. “With great sadness we can confirm that we are proposing to …
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Trump’s outrageous refusal to lead is making the pandemic worse
Trump’s refusal to use all the powers of his office and government to confront the worst internal threat since World War II is seen as more negligent, callous, and politically self-destructive with each day devastated by the virus. This week, as states like Florida, Texas, and Arizona set records for …
Read More »Coronavirus: Fauci tells Zuckerberg that 30,000 people in a vaccine trial will start this summer
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Anthony Fauci, the federal government’s chief infectious disease official, says a vaccine trial with the participation of 30,000 people will begin this summer. He also told Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg …
Read More »Organizers cancel 2020 BottleRock Festival due to coronavirus
The BottleRock 2020 Festival has been canceled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Organizers originally postponed the festival from October 2 to 4, 2020, but have now made the decision to focus on 2021. BottleRock is slated to return to the Napa Valley Expo in Napa, California, May 28-30, 2021. …
Read More »UN chief aid to wealthy nations: “Failing to act now will set the virus free to go around the world”
“The pandemic and the associated global recession are about to wreak havoc in fragile, low-income countries. The response by rich nations so far has been extremely inadequate and dangerously myopic,” said Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs, in a statement released Thursday. To date, more than 13.7 million people …
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