BEIJING (AP) – China has placed a rocket in position to launch a rover to Mars on one of three missions close to the red planet, one from the United States and one from the United Arab Emirates. The Long March-5 carrier rocket is the heaviest launch vehicle in China …
Read More »Cruise ship stocks plunge as CDC’s extension of the no-sail order could be just the beginning
The actions of the cruise operators were affected on Friday by the extension of the order of prohibition of navigation on the part of the Centers for the Control and the Prevention of Diseases, as a result of the recent increase in the cases of COVID-19. The CDC said passenger …
Read More »Get up, Sir Tom: Queen Elizabeth rides the 100-year-old fundraising captain
WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth knighted Captain Tom Moore on Friday, recognizing the 100-year-old for raising Britain’s spirits during the twilight of the coronavirus pandemic by raising millions of pounds for workers in health. The World War II veteran raised a record 33 million pounds ($ 41 million) by …
Read More »Get up, Sir Tom: Queen Elizabeth rides the 100-year-old fundraising captain
WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth knighted Captain Tom Moore on Friday, recognizing the 100-year-old for raising Britain’s spirits during the twilight of the coronavirus pandemic by raising millions of pounds for workers in health. The World War II veteran raised a record 33 million pounds ($ 41 million) by …
Read More »Red alerts in China when it floods maroon equipment to fight the coronavirus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Large parts of China on Friday bounced back from the worst floods in decades as disruptions to supply chains, including personal protective equipment (PPE), vital in the fight against the new coronavirus, increased. . The central city of Wuhan and Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces declared red …
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