US President Donald Trump signs executive orders to boost economic relief from coronavirus, during a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 8, 2020. jim watson / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images European stocks rose on Monday, fueled by a move by US President Donald Trump to extend unilateral …
Read More »Trump blows up for appointment as “war criminal” and Iran-Contra condemns Elliott Abrams as Iranian envoy
Following the resignation of Iran’s ambassador by Brian Hook on Thursday, President Donald Trump has named as his replacement current Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams, a notorious warmongerer and proponent of the Latin American death corps who was convicted in 1991 of withholding information from the Congress during the …
Read More »How did New Zealand go 100 days with no community coronavirus transmission
As of Monday, the country had reported 1,219 confirmed cases, including only 21 active infections, all in managed isolation facilities. There were no cases in 100 days via community transmission, authorities announced Sunday, with all new infections coming from abroad. In total, the island nation of 5 million people has …
Read More »US refines China with a high-profile visit to Taiwan
Copyright EPA Image by image Mr Azar said Taiwan needed to be recognized as a global leader in health A U.S. cabinet member met the president of Taiwan on Monday – a move that angered China and heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex …
Read More »US Coronavirus: More than 97,000 children test positive for Covid-19 in the last two weeks of July, report says
The report, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, said in those two weeks there was a 40% increase in child deaths in the states and cities studied. The age range for children varies by state, with some defining children as just those up to …
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