GENEVA (Reuters) – Nearly 30% of genome sequencing data from samples of the COVID-19 virus collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) have shown signs of mutation, but there is no evidence that this has led to a more serious illness. The WHO official said Friday. “I think it is …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father defended his decision to fly to Greece on Saturday, although at the time the government’s advice was for UK citizens to avoid all essential international travel. FILE PHOTO: Stanley Johnson, father of Boris Johnson, arrives at a marriage event with Conservative …
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British historian and television presenter David Starkey gave up his honorary scholarship at a university at Cambridge University after he was outraged by his comments about blacks and whether slavery should be considered genocide. Starkey said in an interview for a YouTube show posted online on Tuesday: “Slavery was not …
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LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s tourism sector reacted with fury and disbelief at Britain’s decision to maintain a quarantine regime for travelers coming from Portugal despite having a higher number of coronavirus cases and deaths. FILE PHOTO: Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva attends a press conference at the Necessidades Palace …
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Tolga Akmen / Getty The chief economists at the Bank of England and the European Central Bank are indicating that it may be time to back off from injecting massive amounts of economic stimulus into the economies. Trade indicators seem to suggest that the world economies and the UK have …
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