Canadian telcos tap Ericsson, Nokia for 5G equipment amid Huawei uncertainty
Bell Canada on Tuesday chose Sweden’s Ericsson to be its 5G network equipment supplier, while smaller rival Telus Corp picked Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia Oyj...
Reasonable to expect some coronavirus vaccine by year-end, Pentagon researcher says
A senior U.S. Army vaccine researcher said on Tuesday it was reasonable to expect that some sort of coronavirus vaccine could be available to part...
UK has more to do to understand why virus hits ethnic minorities harder – Hancock
Britain has more work to do to understand why COVID-19 has a disproportionate effect on black and minority ethnic minorities, health minister Matt Hancock said...
Former rival Julian Castro endorses Biden as best candidate to reform policing
Former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro endorsed Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, saying he understands the urgent need to reform law enforcement practices amid...
Trudeau: Canadians watched in ‘horror’ scenes outside White House
Asked by a reporter for his reaction to U.S. federal police removing protesters from outside the White House the night before, Canadian Prime Minister Justin...
France’s coronavirus death toll up but hospitalizations down
France’s coronavirus death toll rose by more than a 100 for the first time in 13 days on Tuesday, an increase that includes nursing homes...
Protests over Floyd’s death expose raw race relations worldwide
Images of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of African-American George Floyd who then died have sparked angry protests from Amsterdam to Nairobi,...
Wall Street advances on signs of economic rebound
U.S. stocks posted modest gains on Tuesday as market participants looked past widespread social unrest and pandemic worries to focus instead on lifting lockdown restrictions...
California oyster farmer confident in industry’s return
Hog Island Oyster Co. in California has been forced to take drastic measures in order to survive this year’s economic downturn, but co-founder Terry Sawyer...
French daily coronavirus death toll beyond the 100 mark
France’s coronavirus death toll rose by more than a 100 for the first time in 13 days on Tuesday, as the country enacts a new...