Despite promises by top Hong Kong officials that China’s draconian national security law, which contains 66 articles and criminalizes succession and subversion, to terrorism and conspiracy, would affect only a small fraction of its 7 million inhabitants, almost every facet of ‘ the once independent enclave – from education to …
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Learn the family of Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s history-making vice-presidency for the 2020 elections, comes from a family of immigrants whose roots and political views strongly shaped them. Here’s what we know about the California Senator’s family. Her parents were civil rights activists Harris grew up in a household with a Jamaican father and …
Read More »UK removes France from its list of ‘safe’ countries
(CNN) – The UK has reintroduced a 14-day career on all arrivals from France after the country recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases. From Saturday at 4 p.m. GMT, anyone arriving in the UK in France will self-isolate for two weeks or risk being fined up to $ 1,200. …
Read More »Unemployment benefits: When will Trump’s promise cash start flowing? It may take a while
Trump’s plan separates disbursement funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for the new benefit, which is different from the now-expired $ 600 weekly federal incentive approved by Congress this past March. Because the money comes from another pool, it is subject to different rules – and it …
Read More »Does new school year mean knives like flu outbreaks? Doctors are worried because children are missing scheduled vaccinations
A recent survey serves as a small snapshot of a nationwide problem that may heighten some fears in the fall as children return to school for instruction. COVID-19: What are the 4 phases of clinical trials of vaccines? Click to expand FOLLOWING The national survey, released Wednesday and conducted by …
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