Redbridge Council has become the latest local authority in London to suggest schools move to online teaching amid a rise in coronavirus cases. It comes after Greenwich and Islington Council backed down from a similar decision when the government threatened Read more…
Administration on Friday granted an emergency use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, marking a major milestone in the pandemic that has claimed close to 300,000 American lives. “It is nothing short of a medical miracle Read more…
When the University of California’s Board of Regents got a close look at the numbers in September, it was the visual equivalent of a thunderclap. The massive university system, with 10 campuses and more than 285,000 students, was hemorrhaging money Read more…
The British Virgin Islands opened its borders to international travelers arriving exclusively through Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island. Visitors will be subject to “an extensive program to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the territory,” said Andrew A. Fahie, the country’s Read more…
President-elect Joseph Biden said Thursday that on his first day in office he would ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days, and that Dr. Anthony Fauci will play a pivotal role in his administration’s fight to curb the spread Read more…
Online spending on Black Friday notched a record $9 billion this year, according to data from Adobe Analytics, as the pandemic forced deal-hungry consumers to avoid crowded stores on busy shopping day. Consumer spending on the internet surged 21.6% on Read more…
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer began shipping doses of its COVID-19 vaccine on Friday via chartered cargo flights between Brussels, Belgium, and Chicago to have stockpiles in position for distribution as soon as it is approved for inoculations by regulators. The Wall Read more…