Top news of the week: 27.07.2021.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus live news: England’s NHS ‘under similar pressure to January’; US maintaining travel restrictions
NHS Providers writes letter to Boris Johnson calling on government to make “the right decisions”; US won’t lift travel restrictions due to Delta variant fears
United States buys 200 mln more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech said on Friday the U.S. government has purchased 200 million additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to help with pediatric vaccination as ...
Covid-19 pandemic drives US life expectancy fall
Data shows the average American lifespan declined by one-and-a-half years in 2020.
US Rep. Greene: Twitter timeout is ‘Communist-style’ attack
ATLANTA (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted social media companies over her temporary suspension from Twitter on Tuesday, calling it “a Communist-style attack on free speech." ...
US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both Black ...
AP Interview: Premier: Iraq doesn’t need US combat troops
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister says his country no longer requires American combat troops to fight the Islamic State group, but a formal time frame for their redeployment will depend ...
Olympics Latest: Russian men beat US in volleyball match
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ The men’s volleyball team from ...
US rebounds from opening loss with 6-1 win over New Zealand
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — After a stunning loss in the opener, the U.S. women's soccer team vowed to be ruthless against New Zealand. And they rebounded in a big way. The Americans cruised to ...