OCTOBER 31, 2020
US President Donald Trump gestures during a bilateral meeting with Germanys Chancellor Angela Merkel, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on December 01, 2018. - Trump canceled a press conference planned for Saturday at the G20 summit, saying he wanted to show respect to the family of late president George H.W. Bush....
OCTOBER 31, 2020
The UK's data privacy watchdog has fined the Marriott Hotels chain £18.4m for a major data breach that may have affected up to 339 million guests.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said names, contact information, and passport details may all have been compromised in a cyber-attack.
The breach included seven million guest records for people in the UK.
The ICO...
OCTOBER 31, 2020
Daniel Craig said Sir Sean defined an era. - Reuters
Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said.
The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers.
Sir Sean died peacefully in...
OCTOBER 31, 2020
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces new restrictions to combat the coronavirus at 10 Downing Street in London on Oct. 31, 2020. - Pool/Reuters
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a second national lockdown for England on Saturday as his scientific advisers warned that surging coronavirus injections could overwhelm British hospitals in six weeks.
As Britain...
OCTOBER 31, 2020
Donald Trump has cast doubt on whether he will commit to a peaceful transfer of power should Democrat Joe Biden win the election, but the secretive process to prepare a would-be Biden administration has been underway for months with help from top Trump officials.
The legally mandated transition happens every four years and ensures that, should a transfer...
OCTOBER 31, 2020
Colleen Mallory and Deanna Williams greet their 89-year-old mother, Peggy Walsh, through the window of Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash. - Grant Hindsley / NY Times
KIRKLAND, WASHINTON — After months of near-isolation inside his senior care facility, Charlie no longer recognizes his wife of almost 50 years. In another nursing home, Susan’s toenails grew so...
OCTOBER 31, 2020
A tent for coronavirus patients setup at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, Friday. - Cengiz Yar/Getty Images
The US reported 99,321 new Covid-19 cases on Friday -- the highest single day number of cases recorded for any country. The top five records in daily cases all occurred within eight days, and an expert says he worries...
OCTOBER 31, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ending a requirement for travelers from places with a high amount of coronavirus cases to quarantine for two weeks upon arriving in the state.
Instead, Cuomo will require travelers to get tested for Covid-19 before traveling, and again within three days of entering the state.
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
OCTOBER 31, 2020
Millions of mail-in ballots haven’t been received by election offices in critical battleground states, where recent slowdowns in mail deliveries risk some votes not arriving in time to count for the presidential election.
As of Oct. 30, more than seven million mailed ballots had not been returned in the 13 most competitive states that require ballots to arrive...
OCTOBER 31, 2020
Halloween 2020: The spooky festival of Halloween is celebrated across the globe on October 31, It is a day to remember the dead, and its id mostly celebrated in parts of the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Tokyo, the United States, and Canada. Halloween day is also known as All Saints Eve.
People host Halloween parties to celebrate the day in which...
