The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus illness COVID-19 rose above 231,000 on Monday with cases rising in 42 states, as President Donald Trump continued to criticize a key infectious-disease expert and even hinted he might fire him if he wins Tuesday’s presidential election. Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s foremostRead More →
The growing number of COVID-19 cases and deaths outside of Asia has put pressure on U.S. officials to more clearly articulate preparedness plans in an effort to ease American worries about the possibility of a pandemic. President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that he plans to hold a news conference onRead More →
The number of coronavirus infections — and fatalities — has jumped in recent days. The mysterious pneumonia-causing illness that infects the respiratory tract was responsible for at least 41 deaths in Central China, with 15 new fatalities as of Saturday, and more than 1,370 cases, with 400 new cases identifiedRead More →
© Reuters. Peruvian government firms up labor laws after McDonald´s deaths By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Peru´s government on Friday night announced measures to strengthen penalties for companies found responsible for workplace accidents, days after two McDonald´s franchisee workers died in one of its restaurants. Minister of Labor SylviaRead More →
© Reuters. A person walks next to a closed McDonald’s restaurant, one of all 29 locations that were closed following the deaths of two teenaged employees, in Lima By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – The general manager of the McDonald’s operating firm in Peru has said in an interview withRead More →
The rate at which Americans died from firearm injuries increased by 14% from 2015 to 2017, according to a new study released this week. Since 1999, 612,310 Americans died from firearm injuries that were either due to suicide, homicide, accidental or of some other undetermined cause. Nearly one-fifth of thoseRead More →
