Top news of the week: 18.05.2021.
Coronavirus
How worrying is the India coronavirus variant for UK plans to unlock this summer?
Monday’s change in the rules was supposed to be a moment of celebration – but the new variant spreading in the UK meant it came with a cautionary note. Can the next stage of the ...
US unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as ...
Refugees arriving in US unlikely to exceed cap set by Trump
SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden, under political pressure , agreed to admit four times as many refugees this budget year as his predecessor did, but resettlement agencies concede the ...
May 14 coronavirus news
Children who are not yet vaccinated against Covid-19 will still need to wear masks in the classroom this fall, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday.
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines
House GOP members have penned a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking her to lift the mask guidance in light of the updated US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
U.S. screens 1.85 mln at airports on Sunday, most since March 2020
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened 1.85 million passengers on Sunday at U.S. airports, the highest number since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic ...
Eurovision Song Contest returns despite coronavirus pandemic
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Pounding beats? Check. Uplifting lyrics? Check. Huge, backlit white wings? Check. After last year's Eurovision Song Contest was canceled amid the global ...
‘There was no going back’: Migrants send kids into US alone
LA JOYA, Texas (AP) — Marely had traveled for 13 days, trekking with her mother from Central America to the busiest corridor for illegal U.S.-Mexico border crossings. Then, as the ...