UK looking at air bridges; criticises airlines on job cuts
The United Kingdom is looking closely at air bridges to enable some people to travel but airlines should not be using the government’s job retention...
Mexico’s COVID-19 death toll could surpass 30,000: deputy health minister
Mexico’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic may reach 30,000, a senior health official said in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday, while suggesting fatalities...
‘I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act’: Defense Secretary Esper breaks with Trump on use of troops – USA TODAY
‘I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act’: Defense Secretary Esper breaks with Trump on use of troops USA TODAY Pentagon chief on shaky ground with...
George Floyd death: Trump denies protests forced him into bunker – BBC News
George Floyd death: Trump denies protests forced him into bunker BBC News A decision has been made on additional charges for officers in George Floyd case CNN...
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northern Chile; copper, lithium mines unaffected
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in the mine-heavy northern Chile early on Wednesday, monitoring groups confirmed, though mining companies told Reuters their operations were not...
Trump Administration selects five coronavirus vaccine candidates as finalists: NYT
The Trump administration has selected five companies as the most likely candidates to produce a vaccine for the coronavirus, the New York Times reported on...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper opposes using Insurrection Act for George Floyd protest unrest, angering White House – CNBC
Defense Secretary Mark Esper opposes using Insurrection Act for George Floyd protest unrest, angering White House CNBC Mark Espers: I do not support invoking in Insurrection...
Germany bans digital doppelganger passport photos
Germany will outlaw the ‘morphing’ of passport photos, in which pictures of two people are digitally combined, making it possible to assign multiple identities to...
Bucking Trump, Pentagon chief Esper says no need for military response to George Floyd protests – NBC News
Bucking Trump, Pentagon chief Esper says no need for military response to George Floyd protests NBC News Mark Espers: I do not support invoking in Insurrection...
French farmers may halve flax fibre area as demand for linen shrinks
French farmers may reduce by half next year the area they devote to flax fibre, reversing a decade of growth for the crop used to...