India Aims to Inoculate 300 Million by July
NEW DELHI – India will roll out an ambitious nationwide vaccination drive against COVID-19 on Saturday, aiming to inoculate 300 million people, or nearly one quarter of the population, by July. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that with the upc…
Parler Social Network Sues Amazon After Ban
Social media platform Parler has sued Amazon in response to being removed from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s web hosting services. Calling the deplatforming a “death blow,” Parler said Amazon engaged in antitrust violations, breached its con…
British, South African COVID Variants Spreading Around Globe
The British variant of the COVID-19 virus, thought by scientists to be much more contagious, has been found in France and Russia, according to news reports Sunday. Russia, which has recorded more than 3 million cases of the virus, had already suspended…
US Lawmakers Likely Exposed to Coronavirus During Riot Lockdown, Official Warns
U.S. lawmakers who were in lockdown when a violent mob breached security at the Capitol last week likely have been exposed to the coronavirus, Congress’ attending physician warned Sunday. “On Wednesday January 6, many members of the House community wer…
Biden Backs Controversial Vaccine Strategy
President-elect Joe Biden announced a controversial shift in COVID-19 vaccination strategy Friday, aiming to release all available doses as soon as possible.Currently, half the doses of the two-shot vaccines are being reserved so that everyone who gets…
California is Desperate, but Volunteer Health Corps Dwindles
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – California desperately needs more medical workers at facilities swamped by coronavirus patients, but almost no help is coming from a volunteer program that Governor Gavin Newsom created at the start of the pandemic. An army of …
London Mayor Declares ‘Major Incident’ Due To COVID-19 Threat
London Mayor Sadiq Khan Friday declared a “major incident” in the city, due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 there, which he said could overwhelm the National Health Service if it remains unchecked.Khan posted a statement to his official Twitter account…
Assault on US Capitol Possible COVID-19 Superspreader Event, Experts Say
Health professionals and other scientists are concerned that the assault on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday may also have been a COVID-19 superspreader event.The shouting mob that invaded the building was largely unmasked and not observing social distanc…
Boeing Will Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle Charge Over Plane
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a criminal conspiracy charge for misleading regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering airline service.The Justice Department said Thursday that B…