OCTOBER 21, 2020
The Nabarima floating storage and offloading (FSO) facility is seen tilted in the Paria Gulf. - Fishermen and Friends of the Sea / REUTERS
A Venezuelan oil tanker has been parked for nearly two years in the Gulf of Paria, carrying approximately 80 million gallons of oil. New photos of the vessel show it appearing...
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Former US President Barack Obama addresses Biden-Harris supporters during a drive-in rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 21, 2020. - Former US president Barack Obama hit the campaign trail for Joe Biden today in a bid to drum up support for his former vice president among young Americans and Black voters in the final stretch of the...
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Joseph R. Biden Jr. campaigning in Durham, N.C., on Sunday. His competitiveness in Republican-leaning states like North Carolina, Georgia and Texas has raised Democrats’ hopes this year. - Ruth Fremson/NY Times
MACON, GEORGIA — President Trump held a rally in Georgia on Friday, 18 days before the November general election. It wasn’t a good sign for him.
That Mr....
OCTOBER 21, 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases is increasing in 75 percent of the country as the U.S. approaches a "critical phase" of the pandemic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials said Wednesday.
"Unfortunately we're seeing a distressing trend here in the United States," Jay Butler, the CDC's deputy director for infectious diseases, said at a media briefing...
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Health authorities, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies are storing Covid-19 vaccines in secure, undisclosed locations and taking other steps to protect the shots against a looming threat: theft.
As the leading vaccine candidates advance closer to use, vaccine makers such as Pfizer Inc. are deploying GPS software for tracking distribution and plotting fake shipments in dummy trucks to confuse...
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday hammered President Trump over a new report that he has an undisclosed bank account in China, calling it a serious "national security issue" since the government in Beijing is heavily involved in the country's financial industry.
"Again, we mentioned the state involvement of banks in China. They can watch the flow of...
OCTOBER 21, 2020
The Maharashtra government Wednesday withdrew the "general consent" granted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), curtailing the agency's powers to probe cases in the state. The agency will now have to approach the state government for permission to initiate the investigation on a case by case basis.
This comes a day after the central probe agency registered...
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday launched the “Red Light On, Gaadi Off” campaign. He appealed to all the residents of Delhi to join the ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign as part of the war against pollution.
Rai said that till now Delhi government and various agencies were involved in the war against pollution, today we...
OCTOBER 21, 2020
A virus testing line in downtown Fargo, N.D., on Tuesday. North Dakota is leading the nation in coronavirus cases per capita. - Dan Koeck / NY Times
As the coronavirus races across the country, it has reached every corner of a nursing home in Kansas, infecting all 62 residents inside. There are so few hospital beds available in...
OCTOBER 21, 2020
How do you frame this election?
I have two observations. First is that the elections should not have happened given the coronavirus situation. I think for the political parties and their leaders, their work and power are more important questions while the safety of the people and the pandemic are secondary. There was speculation about how the elections...
