Asian markets are mixed at the start of the trading week as investors weighed good economic news from China against the rising numbers of new coronavirus cases. The Nikkei index in Tokyo finished Monday’s trading session with a 2.2% gain. Read more
There may never be a “silver bullet” for stopping the spread of the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Monday. “A number of vaccines are now in Phase 3 clinical trials, and we all hope to have a number of Read more
Two U.S. astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday, splashing safely into the Gulf of Mexico after a two-month mission to the International Space Station aboard the commercially developed SpaceX spacecraft Crew Dragon. Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley landed at Read more
A typical school day for Elon University junior Skyler Sajewski began at 7 a.m., starting with ballet, history, economics and tap classes, then rehersal for the upcoming musical. She would get back to her apartment around 11 p.m. Then, the Read more
LONDON – Two thirds of British businesses say they are now “fully operational” after the coronavirus lockdown, up from half in June, according to a survey on Sunday. A further 21 percent of the firms, polled in the first half Read more
Seven Chinese health officials, the first of a 60-member team, are set to arrive in Hong Kong on Sunday to begin widespread COVID-19 testing in the territory. The global financial hub is experiencing a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak. Read more