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In the U.S., COVID-19 Wasn’t Sole Cause of Excess Deaths in 2020

April 15, 2021

British Reporter — Comparing death rates in the United States with those of the five biggest European countries, Penn and Max Planck demographers found that significant excess mortality cost more lives annually than the epidemic itself.

Presidential Message on Christmas, 2020

The FINANCIAL -- White House spreads Presidential Message on Christmas, 2020. "The First

by The FINANCIAL

December 25, 2020

1 min read

More Walmart Health centers open in Chicago

The FINANCIAL — Families in the Chicago area can now experience new

by The FINANCIAL

November 20, 2020

4 mins read

American Airlines eliminates change fees

The FINANCIAL — American Airlines is giving customers complete flexibility when they travel

by The FINANCIAL

November 20, 2020

1 min read

America

Suicide bomber blows himself up near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia

The FINANCIAL – A man has blown himself up near the US embassy in Tunisia leaving at least five people wounded. The attack took place in the business district of the Lac, an area in the east of Tunis. Tunisian police have

by The FINANCIAL

March 6, 2020

1 min read

WORLD

Starbucks stops the use of reusable cups over coronavirus fears

The FINANCIAL — Starbucks is temporarily stopping use of reusable mugs because of the coronavirus. It’s unclear how long the reusable mug ban will last. Also, company converted its annual shareholders meeting in hometown Seattle to a virtual-only event due to concerns

by The FINANCIAL

March 5, 2020

2 mins read

America

Tornadoes kill at least 24 in Tennessee and leave about 50,000 customers without power

The FINANCIAL – The devastation came overnight on the day Tennessee participated in the Super Tuesday presidential primary. East Nashville residents only had 6 minutes to prepare and get to safety. The tornadoes destroyed at least 48 buildings and left about 50,000

by The FINANCIAL

March 4, 2020

2 mins read

Health&Beauty

Sales of Hand sanitizers increased by 255% and are sold for £40

The FINANCIAL — Sales of hand sanitizer in supermarkets have drastically increased amid the coronavirus outbreak. On the auction site 50ml bottles of Cien hand gel, which can be bought in Lidl for 49p listed for £39.99 and people still buy them at elevated prices. Also,

by The FINANCIAL

March 4, 2020

2 mins read

WORLD

Afghanistan‘s president rejected peace deal‘s timeline for a prisoner release

The FINANCIAL — The deal, signed by U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban’s political chief, Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday, aims to end America’s longest war, but Afghanistan’s president publicly rejected the timeline for a prisoner swap

by The FINANCIAL

March 2, 2020

2 mins read

Health&Beauty

Face masks are selling out but do they really work?

The FINANCIAL — The prices of masks are now rocketing as shops sell out but do they really work? China confiscated 31 million counterfeit face masks during the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon is warning sellers if they’re charging too much for face masks.

by The FINANCIAL

February 28, 2020

3 mins read

WORLD

Oil prices are falling again

The FINANCIAL – Oil prices are plunging again. Opec members wanted to bring next week’s Vienna meeting forward to late February, but Russia would not agree. The plunge in oil prices has clobbered energy stocks, which entered a bear market late last

by The FINANCIAL

February 28, 2020

2 mins read

America

Facebook cancels F8 developer conference will Apple do the same?

The FINANCIAL — Facebook announced that its annual developer conference, F8, will be canceled due to coronavirus fears. Instead of the F8 event the company would organize “a combo of locally hosted events, videos and live streamed content. Apple usually announces the dates

by The FINANCIAL

February 28, 2020

2 mins read

America

President Trump puts VP Mike Pence in charge of US coronavirus response

The FINANCIAL — President Trump announced in a Wednesday night press conference that he was putting Vice President Mike Pence “in charge” of coronavirus prevention efforts. The President did not announce any new travel restrictions and said that stocks should recover from

by The FINANCIAL

February 27, 2020

2 mins read

America

Amazon opens first cashier-less Amazon Go Grocery store

The FINANCIAL — The online retailing giant – Amazon opened its first-ever full-size, cashier-less grocery store. Just Walk Out Technology automatically detects when products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in a virtual cart. When

by The FINANCIAL

February 26, 2020

3 mins read