Students wearing protective masks raise their hands in class as a distance lecturer teaches at a public hearing in Provo, Utah, US, on Thursday, August 20, 2020. George Frey | Bloomberg via Getty Images The World Health Organization warned Thursday that a growing body of evidence suggests children are playing …
Read More »Russia coronavirus vaccine to test on 40,000 volunteers, according to research institute
A staff member at the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Ministry of Health, which produces a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is produced at the institute and other Russian pharmaceutical plants. It will be available to the public on January 1, 2021. Vyacheslav Prokofyev | …
Read More »Germany, Spain record highest daily cases since April
Citizens walk near the pedestrian zone in Guetersloh, western Germany. Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty Images Germany and Spain have both recorded their highest respective daily rates of coronavirus infections since April, with other countries in the region also reporting a sharp rise in new cases. Several European countries …
Read More »The Fed faces a ‘major challenge’ in making its new inflation strategy official
The US Federal Reserve will have to deal with a delicate balancing act if it opts for a more relaxed view of inflation, according to a former Federal Reserve governor. It comes as market participants look ahead to the final meeting minutes of the Fed, amid intense speculation the central …
Read More »Deaths in coronavirus in Florida reach another grim record as state grips with testing of limitations
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) arrive with a patient while a funeral car begins to leave at North Shore Medical Center where coronavirus (COVID-19) patients are being treated, in Miami, Florida, July 14, 2020. Maria Alejandra Cardona | Reuters Florida reported 276 new deaths caused by the coronavirus on Tuesday, marking …
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