Top news of the week: 08.06.2021.
Coronavirus
Putin Criticizes US Response To Capitol Attack
Putin drew comparisons between the U.S. response to the insurrectionists and Belarus’s crackdown on anti-government protests.
US economy adds fewer jobs than forecast despite reopening
US employers added 559,000 jobs in May as restrictions eased, although the numbers were weaker than expected.
June 4 coronavirus news
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet next week to discuss the parameters for authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for children 11 and under, Dr. Paul Offit, a member ...
‘Urgent need’: US to donate 750,000 Covid vaccine doses to Taiwan
Offer a welcome boost for Taiwan, which says China has interfered with its attempts to secure vaccines internationally
After Trump: Biden set to outline US policy to Johnson, Putin and more
The president will meet the Queen and Erdoğan as well as democratic leaders but experts including John Bolton wonder what purpose his Russia summit will serve
US adds 559,000 jobs in May as fears of hiring slowdown fade
News comes one month after labor department announced US added just 266,000 jobs, far below the 1m gain expected for April
June 5, 2021 coronavirus news
The United Kingdom on Saturday recorded 5,765 new Covid-19 cases — making the 7-day rolling average of new daily cases the highest since April 1 — as the debate continues around whether the ...
Covid-19: No further coronavirus-linked deaths recorded in NI
The latest figures show 73 people have tested positive for the virus.