Month: December 2020
South Korea Criticized For Its Handing Of 3rd Wave Of COVID-19
After winning praise for aggressively tackling COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, critics say South Korea’s government is breaking its own rules, and is handling a third wave of cases timidly.
Read MoreU.S. Sanctions Against Iran Play A Role In Scarcity Of Medication
Iranians with illnesses are having trouble getting medicines amid U.S. sanctions on the country. The sanctions don’t target medicines but seem to be affecting them anyway.
Read MoreEurope’s Populist Leaders Have A Hard Time Accepting Trump Loss
Strongmen leaders in Eastern Europe have lost a powerful ally in Donald Trump, and his loss threatens to isolate them even more.
Read MoreLewis Hamilton Tests Positive for COVID-19 and Will Miss the Sakhir Formula 1 Grand Prix
SAKHIR, Bahrain — Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix. The Mercedes team said in a statement Tuesday that Hamilton was tested three times last week and returned
Read MoreFired Official Says Correcting Trump’s Fraud Claims The ‘Right Thing To Do’
Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government’s efforts to secure the 2020 election, called the operation near seamless despite President Trump’s claims to the contrary. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Read MoreBiden’s Coalition Was United In Beating Trump. Governing May Reveal Its Cracks
Joe Biden won by tapping into a diverse group of voters who were on a mission to defeat President Trump. But now without Trump, Biden faces a daunting challenge to keep that coalition together. (Image credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty
Read More‘Some Good News’: Student Reading Gains Are Steady, While Math Slows Down
A new report offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss among U.S. students. But researchers warn that many of the nation’s most vulnerable children aren’t represented in the new data. (Image credit: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Read MoreReinventing Workers for the Post-Covid Economy
Especially in service industries, old jobs may not be coming back. Training programs are aiming to provide skills for more resilient occupations.
Read MoreStartup unveils ‘new generation’ rocket engines with ‘PowerGel’ fuel
Rockets can be switched on or off at will, fuel is storable and nontoxic, NewRocket says; engines are suited for space and defense, ‘anywhere you have a rocket’
Read MoreIsraeli with muscular dystrophy elected to UN committee for disability rights
Netanyahu, Rivlin congratulate art therapist Odelia Fitoussi for clinching 1 of 9 slots on prestigious panel; Israeli UN envoy hails ‘true triumph of the human spirit’
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