Power repair remains a high priority for many in the region who had to leave their groceries and sustain the persistent summer heat following the storm. Alliant Energy, one of the main providers in the area, said at least 90% of those affected will have regained their power by midnight …
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US President Donald Trump pauses to deliver remarks at Basler Flight Service in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US, August 17, 2020. REUTERS / Tom Brenner OSHKOSH, Wis. (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would accept the Republican nomination for a second term during a live speech in the …
Read More »Note: Source of New Zealand coronavirus outbreak yet another mystery
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly a week after the discovery of New Zealand’s first locally detected coronavirus outbreak in more than three months, its origins remain a mystery. FILE PHOTO: A bullet statue with a mask covering her face is seen in a township called Bulls, near Palmerston North, on the …
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Before the pandemic hit, Tyler and Melanie Tapajna, from Parma, Ohio, had arranged to celebrate their nuptials in a more traditional way. They had planned a big party of 150 people, and hired a DJ and local caterer to help ring in their big day in August. The couple chose …
Read More »Pandemic now driven by 20s, 30s, 40s group, much asymptomatic: WHO
MANILA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was concerned that the new spread of coronavirus was being driven out by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, many of whom were unaware they were infected, a danger to vulnerable groups. PHILO PHOTO: People queue for …
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