Venezuela faces fierce pandemic second wave
Venezuela suffers a deadly second wave of the coronavirus as the head of one medical clinic says the number of cases, and their seriousness, has increased compared to last year.
Venezuela suffers a deadly second wave of the coronavirus as the head of one medical clinic says the number of cases, and their seriousness, has increased compared to last year.
The Brooklyn Center Police Department conducts a press conference after 20-year-old Duante Wright was killed during a traffic stop on Sunday.
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British politician Shirley Williams, who changed the country's political landscape in 1981 by quitting the Labour Party to co-found the Social Democratic Party, died on Monday aged 90. Williams, who told the Guardian newspaper in 2015 her happiest memories were of living at her mother's countryside cottage during World War Two, left the Labour Party to form the SDP after becoming disillusioned with its leftist policies under leader Michael Foot. The SDP merged with the Liberal Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrat party, which was the junior partner in a coalition government with the Conservative Party between 2010 and 2015.
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the Russian military buildup near Ukraine and other issues on Monday before the top U.S. diplomat's trip to Brussels this week. Blinken and Stoltenberg discussed "the immediate need for Russia to cease its aggressive military buildup along Ukraine’s borders and in occupied Crimea" as well as prospects for advancing peace in Afghanistan, the State Department said in a statement.
Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who had been by his wife's side throughout her 69-year reign, the longest in British history, died at Windsor Castle. Wolverhampton Wanderers' Premier League match at home to Sheffield United on Saturday has been moved from 3 pm to 8:15 pm, but Newcastle United's game against West Ham United will kick-off at 12:30 pm as planned.
Former banker Guillermo Lasso pledged to change crisis-wracked Ecuador's "destiny" after overcoming leftist economist Andres Arauz in the country's presidential election.
“Godzilla vs Kong” had a better-than-expected turnout over the weekend, boosting ticket sales to $13.8 million in its second outing in theaters. Those receipts, coming in slightly above the $13.5 million the studio initially reported on Sunday, propel the film’s overall tally to $70 million. After two weeks of release, “Godzilla vs. Kong” already ranks […]
Doctors in the Canadian province of Ontario may soon have to decide who can and cannot receive treatment in intensive care as the number of coronavirus infections sets records and patients are packed into hospitals still stretched from a December wave. Canada's most populous province is canceling elective surgeries, admitting adults to a major children's hospital and preparing field hospitals after the number of COVID-19 patients in ICUs jumped 31% to 612 in the week leading up to Sunday, according to data from the Ontario Hospital Association. The sharp increase in Ontario hospital admissions is also straining supplies of tocilizumab, a drug often given to people seriously ill with COVID-19.
South Africa opener Aiden Markram struck a brisk half-century as the hosts levelled the four-game Twenty20 International series against Pakistan with a six wicket win in the second match at The Wanderers on Monday. Pakistan elected to bat, but some poor stroke-play saw them restricted to 140 for nine in their 20 overs, well below par on one of the best batting wickets in world cricket. South Africa never looked troubled in their reply as they reached their target with 36 balls left in a comprehensive win for a side missing seven leading players who are either injured or have been released to play in the Indian Premier League.
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Prices were also boosted after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said in a TV interview that the US economy is poised for strong growth.
HSBC Private Banking and Wealth Management CIO Willem Sels joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the latest market action.
Thomas Tuchel said on Monday that he came to Chelsea to immediately win titles as the Blues aim to take big steps toward Champions League and FA Cup success this week.
Jefferies Analyst Brent Thill joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss Microsoft's $16 billion deal to buy Nuance Communications.
ACTIVISTS RAISING HANDS AND SHOUTING "Happy Cosmonautics Day!"ACTIVIST DRESSED AS DARTH VADER SAYING (Russian) "We have a mission of intergalactic scale! We must walk down the Gagarin boulevard and collect all the space junk! Any questions?"Location: Irkutsk, RussiaEntertainment workers dressed up as characters from Star Warsand cleaned up the Gagarin boulevard in Siberiato mark the 60th anniversary of the first human space flight(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) ENTERTAINMENT WORKER, PAVEL PUZOV, SAYING: "We, entertainment workers, had an idea to help with cleaning up our city. But then we got an idea to do it on the Cosmonautics Day in costumes so that we match in style."
The United Nations calledMonday on all parties involved in the conflict in Yemen to "seize the opportunity" for a diplomatic solution as world powers held virtual talks.
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Business sentiment in Canada continues to improve and many firms consider the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic behind them, though the outlook remains challenging for high-contact services, a Bank of Canada survey showed on Monday. The survey, conducted before new restrictions came into effect earlier this month to tackle a third coronavirus wave, found sales were at or above pre-pandemic levels for 64% of businesses. "With uncertainty having receded and vaccination rollouts continuing, firms' indicators of future sales have strengthened again," the central bank said in its spring Business Outlook Survey.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn faced backlash Monday for bemoaning President Joe Biden’s “conventional” tweets and lack of cable news hits. “The president is not doing cable news interviews. Tweets from his account are limited and, when they come, unimaginably conventional. The public comments are largely scripted. Biden has opted for fewer sit down interviews with mainstream outlets and reporters,” Cornyn tweeted, adding, “Invites the question: is he really in charge?” While the Texas lawmaker was comparing the president to his predecessor, Donald Trump, without naming him, others quickly jumped in to draw sharper distinctions between the two and to criticize the senator. After all, Trump’s frequent and unique use of Twitter eventually got him banned from the platform altogether after his supporters rioted at the nation’s Capitol in January, leaving five dead, including a Capitol police officer. Also Read: Mike Pompeo Joins Fox News as Contributor “Senator Cornyn appears to be under the impression that presidents are only ‘in charge’ if they spend their time erratically tweeting about what they see on cable news and calling into TV shows,” journalist Andrew Feinberg wrote. Writer and political observer Molly Jong-Fast asked directly, “Senator Cornyn wonders, can a president really president if they’re not tweeting unhinged conspiracy theories?” Sarah Longwell, who publishes the anti-Trump Republican outlet The Bulwark, mused, “Making meandering calls into Fox and Friends and rage tweeting at all hours is how you demonstrate you’re truly running the country, per John Cornyn.” Others pointed out that while Cornyn seemed to long for the days of Trump’s unpredictable tweets shaping news cycles and American policy, he wasn’t always so enthusiastic about the whole situation back then. Cornyn declined to comment when asked last summer about a tweet from Trump that baselessly claimed an elderly protester pushed by police — and hospitalized for his injuries — was linked to anti-fascist groups. Read original story Sen John Cornyn Roasted for Complaints About Biden’s Tweets, Lack of Cable News Interviews At TheWrap