IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more serious than previously known, with more than twice as many workers infected as the state Department of Public Health. he told the public, recently released records show. . The department announced at …
Read More »US labs bend amid augmentation tests; global virus cases exceed 15 million
WASHINGTON (AP) – US labs are undergoing a plethora of coronavirus tests, creating processing delays that experts say are undermining the response to the pandemic. With the US infection count of 3.9 million on Wednesday and new cases on the rise, bottlenecks are creating problems for workers who are out …
Read More »US labs bend amid augmentation tests; global virus cases exceed 15 million
WASHINGTON (AP) – US labs are undergoing a plethora of coronavirus tests, creating processing delays that experts say are undermining the response to the pandemic. With the US infection count of 3.9 million on Wednesday and new cases on the rise, bottlenecks are creating problems for workers who are out …
Read More »Gold rises to all-time high, silver rises further as tensions between the United States and China rise
Gold and silver rose further on Wednesday, after China said the United States ordered it to close its Houston consulate, signaling a further increase in tensions between the two countries and sparking demand for safe-haven assets. “Gold attracts flows when real interest rates compress and when political tensions increase, making …
Read More »The United States orders China to close the Houston consulate in a move that China calls ‘unprecedented escalation’
BEIJING / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States told China to close its consulate in Houston, the two countries said on Wednesday, further deteriorating bilateral relations, and a source said Beijing was considering closing the US consulate in Wuhan in reprisal. Fire trucks are seen outside the Chinese consulate, where …
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