LONDON (Reuters) – Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said Thursday that the world needed economic reform to have a chance to beat climate change and that countries should be prepared to break old agreements and contracts to meet green goals. The 17-year-old spoke to Reuters TV after she and other activists …
Read More »UK court: Begum, ‘ISIL girlfriend’, can fight for citizenship again | UK News
A woman whose UK citizenship was revoked after traveling to Syria to join the ISIL group (ISIS) should be able to return home to challenge the decision, a court ruled. The decision came Thursday, months after 20-year-old Shamima Begum lost the first stage of her case on the legality of …
Read More »Bank of America benefits more than half as bad loan threat looms
(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp saw its earnings more than half in the second quarter as it set aside $ 5 billion against future credit losses in what its top boss called the “most tumultuous period since the Great Depression.” FILE PHOTO: A Bank of America building is seen …
Read More »The latest Banksy COVID-19 tags erased from the London Tube train
LONDON (AP) – Even if you’re Banksy, tagging is banned on the London Underground. Transport for London, the transport agency for the London metropolitan area, removed the latest work by the acclaimed street artist on the subject COVID-19 from one of his trains, erasing a visual warning about the dangers …
Read More »Pulmonary radiation holds promise for COVID-19 pneumonia; smoking increases risks
(Reuters) – The following is a brief summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication in conjunction with Trinity College in …
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