Gold futures fell sharply on Tuesday, bringing bullion on course for its steepest daily slide in nearly five months, as global equities were buoyed by hopes of a coronavirus vaccine being approved by Russia, though that approval was met with some skepticism by experts. However, Dr Anthony Fauci, director of …
Read More »No need for independent investigation into nursing home deaths
Andrew Cuomo of New York said there was no need for an independent inquiry into his nursing home policy that critics say led to thousands of deaths during the coronavirus pandemic. Cuomo, a Democrat, told reporters during a teleconference on Monday that Democrats and Republicans will never agree on the …
Read More »Yes, maybe you can retire one day
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to think about many parts of our daily existence, such as our health, jobs, where we live, our financial future, education, travel and the simple handshake. But according to data released Tuesday, many savers are still financially on the path to retirement. The combination …
Read More »‘It should have been mandatory from the start’: Ireland says people should wear masks in shops to stop COVID-19 – but why did it take so long?
DUBLIN – Ireland is a nation of saints, scientists and the status quo. This small island in the northwestern periphery of Europe is ruled by two old enemies: the right-wing Republican Fianna Fáil party and the fellow Christian-Democratic Fine Gael, which since independence in 1922 on opposite sides of ‘ …
Read More »American coronavirus infections are now more than 5 million
The US has hit another milestone of coronavirus. As of Sunday morning, COVID-19 had infected 5,017,150 people in the US. It killed 727,984 people worldwide and 162,555 in the U.S., and also infected at least 19.7 million people worldwide, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns …
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