Europe records weekly high of 927K virus cases
Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 11:32
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The World Health Organization says Europe again reported a new high in the weekly number of coroavirus cases during the pandemic last week, recording more than 927,000 cases. The U.N. health...
Wales locks down as COVID-19 cases spike; Manchester resists
Monday, 19 October 2020, 13:58
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Wales on Monday became the second nation in the United Kingdom to lock down large swathes of its economy to combat rising coronavirus infections, but British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resisting...
World struggles as confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 40 million
Monday, 19 October 2020, 12:38
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the planet has surpassed 40 million, but experts say that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true impact of the pandemic that has upended...
New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days
Saturday, 17 October 2020, 17:03
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the country posted another daily record of new cases...
Brexit: UK says EU trade talks 'over' but bloc sees room for a deal
Saturday, 17 October 2020, 07:28
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as...
US election, the demographic trends
Friday, 16 October 2020, 21:35
Last update: about 7 years ago
Kevin Schembri Orland
Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden are currently in the middle of a heated Presidential election campaign. Both political parties have their targeted...
UK, EU each demand the other give way to strike trade deal
Friday, 16 October 2020, 14:52
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as...
Brexit trade talks: both EU and UK dig in heels
Friday, 16 October 2020, 06:49
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
With both sides digging in their heels as another Brexit deadline passed Thursday, the European Union and Britain demanded concessions from one another in talks on a basic trade deal that would soften...
Waiting for Brexit: Another deadline, likely another delay
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 15:35
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
It is yet another deadline day in the tortuous, four-year trek called Brexit but - Spoiler Alert! - most likely nothing will happen. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had set the first day of...