PHILO PHOTO: People are seen on a shopping street, amid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in Windsor, UK 5 August 2020. REUTERS / Toby Melville (Reuters) – The UK’s official COVID-19 daily death toll could be scrapped following an investigation into the UK Public Health’s method of toll counting, …
Read More »DC shots left 1 dead, some 20 wounded
Police in Washington, D.C. 9 August 2020, 20:53 hours 2 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article WASHINGTON – A dispute that erupted in gunfire during a large open-air party in Washington, DC, killed one person early Sunday and injured some 20 others, including an off-duty officer “fighting …
Read More »Factbox: Countries run around Lebanon after the Beirut explosion
(Reuters) – Countries and international organizations send aid to Lebanon after a massive explosion in Beirut killed at least 158 people and injured 6,000. A general view shows damage after Tuesday’s explosion in the port area of Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah McKay Below are details on …
Read More »‘I do not want to fly again’: Surviving’s worst crash in 10 years
NEW DELHI / KOCHI, India (Reuters) – Sitting on the last row of the plane, Muhammed Junaid felt something was wrong when Air India Express flight IX 1344 from Dubai ran through strong winds as it headed south. Indian city of Kozhikode late on Friday. A security official inspects the …
Read More »Hot rookies and not-so-hot pot companies are jumping on the slow income parade
Corporate profits have so far surpassed low expectations so far this winning season, but there are still a lot of wild cards left in the deck. Consensus S&P 500 SPX, + 0.06% income taxes rose only 3% for the third quarter and are not budgeted at all in the fourth …
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