[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence in March ordered the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal America’s borders, overriding agency scientists who said there was no evidence that the action would curb the coronavirus, according to two former health officials. …
Read More »What Happens If a U.S. Presidential Candidate Is Sick and Can No Longer Run?, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] The news that US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19 has made what was already a surreal contest even more unpredictable. Constitutionalist politicians, experts and lawyers struggle to find an answer to the question: What happens if a presidential candidate is incapacitated, …
Read More »India’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 100,000 with no signs of an end
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s death toll from COVID-19 rose to more than 100,000 on Saturday (Oct 3), only the third country in the world to reach that grim milestone, after the United States and Brazil, and its epidemic shows no signs of diminishing. The total deaths rose to 100,842, the …
Read More »At 7.9 percent, the U.S. unemployment rate spells trouble for Trump
[ad_1] REUTERS: The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.9 percent in September, from 8.4 percent in August, a big drop that in normal times would be good news for a presidential incumbent seeking reelection soon. more than a month. These are not normal times. Ad Ad As the best-known summary …
Read More »Trump and 2 senators test positive for COVID-19, Congress reconsiders testing theirs
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – Congressional leaders said Friday (Oct. 2) they are reviewing the need for virus testing on Capitol Hill after President Donald Trump’s virus infection rekindled fears of an outbreak in neighborhoods. closed and increasingly tense of the House and Senate. Just hours after news of Trump’s diagnosis …
Read More »Donald Trump is the main driver of Covid-19 disinformation: study
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has been the world’s largest driver of Covid-19 misinformation during the pandemic, according to a Cornell University study. A team from the Cornell Alliance for Science evaluated 38 million articles published by traditional media in English around the world between January 1 and May 26 …
Read More »Covid-19: Singapore’s Phase 3 reopening expected to be calibrated, cautious, say experts, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] Singaporeans can expect to move to the reopening of phase three in a calibrated and cautious manner, in the same way that restrictions are eased on the different stages of the current phase two, experts told The Straits Times. But they see the blurred boundaries between the two phases …
Read More »Donald Trump is the main driver of disinformation about Covid-19, according to a study, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump has been the world’s largest driver of misinformation about Covid-19 during the pandemic, according to a Cornell University study on Thursday (October 1). A team from the Cornell Alliance for Science evaluated 38 million articles published by traditional media in English around …
Read More »Shopee’s parent company Sea will hire and train 500 Singaporeans over the next two years, Tech News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore-based technology company Sea Limited, the parent company of e-commerce platform Shopee, will recruit and train around 500 Singaporeans over the next two years as part of a new partnership with the Singapore Development Authority. Infocomm Media (IMDA). Successful applicants will receive training in areas such as …
Read More »Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19: What Happens If a US Presidential Candidate Is Disabled or Dies Before Elections?
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – News that US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for Covid-19 has given new meaning to the phrase “uncharted waters.” Constitutional politicians, experts and lawyers struggle to find an answer to the question: What happens if a presidential candidate is incapacitated or dies …
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