WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand delayed a national election by about a month after a coronavirus outbreak in its largest city Auckland put a third of voters down. The election, which is expected to be dominated by debate over the government’s response to the pandemic, will now be held …
Read More »Men insisted on limiting alcohol to one drink per day amid new concerns
Men should not consume more than one alcoholic beverage per day, according to the recommendations of a federal commission for new American dietary guidelines. That is a reduction of the current recommended limit of two drinks per day, and is in line with the guidance for women. The shift reflects …
Read More »Britain encourages risk groups to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine studies
PHILO PHOTO: A worker takes a blood sample from a man during a clinical trial of coronavirus antibodies (COVID-19), at Keele University, in Keele, UK 30 June 2020. REUTERS / Carl Recine LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday urged parents and volunteers of Black and Asian minority groups to sign …
Read More »Lebanon needs two weeks to shut down after ‘shocking’ COVID-19 rise, says minister
PHILO PHOTO: Health workers take swab samples from passengers arriving at Beirut International Airport on their renewed day following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), in Beirut, Lebanon July 1, 2020. REUTERS / Aziz Taher BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon must shut down two weeks after a rise in coronavirus infections, the …
Read More »Goldman Sachs just raises its S&P 500 price target. Here’s why
COVID-19 is still raging, traders are starting to bet on “hornworms around the election,” and the US and China could not even agree on planning a scheduled meeting over the weekend. None of this is, of course, significant to the stock market. Goldman Sachs became the latest company to increase …
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