New York Governor Cuomo Permits Resumption of Religious Gatherings, With Strict Restrictions
He announced "low-Income communities and communities of color" have been hit the hardest by COVID-19. Morrisania also had a 81 percent higher hospitalisation rate than the city's average, he said. 5/22/2020
United Kingdom to set out quarantine measures for global arrivals
Britain is now piloting a contact tracing smartphone app to better identify cases and the spread of the virus nationally. Visitors will not be allowed, unless they are delivering food and other essential items or providing essential services. 5/22/2020
Jazz coaching legend Jerry Sloan dies
Jerry Sloan has passed away at the age of 78 due to complications from Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia. Even after his retirement, his presence at Jazz games always brought a roaring response from the crowd. 5/22/2020
McConnell: Dems Trying to ‘Incentivize’ Unemployment in Latest Coronavirus Relief Bill
Dan Coats, was popular with his former colleagues in Congress but left the post last summer after clashing with the president. Ratcliffe, a Republican, was a USA attorney and then mayor of Heath, Texas, before he came to the House in 2015. 5/22/2020
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective in monkeys
They then proceeded to expose these monkeys and ten control animals were also exposed to the virus. Currently, there are more than 100 candidate COVID-19 vaccines in development worldwide. 5/22/2020
Senate passes bill removing rogue Chinese firms from USA stock exchanges
Senate approved sweeping new legislation that could ultimately bar many Chinese companies from listing shares on U.S. exchanges. Exchange-traded funds that allow investors to bet on Chinese companies were knocked lower midday Wednesday after the U.S. 5/22/2020
Outrage in Hong Kong as China pushes security law
By including foreign interference under national security, the law could also curb worldwide lobbying by pro-democracy activists. Hong Kong's government said it would co-operate with Beijing to enact the law, adding it would not affect the city's freedoms. 5/22/2020
ViacomCBS to License John Krasinski Web Series
The show, filmed in Krasinski's own home, went on indefinite hiatus Sunday after eight episodes. Episode 7, which featured a cast reunion of sorts of The Office , now has 11 million views. 5/22/2020
United Kingdom to test anti-malaria drugs on health workers
Those given chloroquine had a 37 percent increased risk of death and a 256 percent increased risk of serious heart arrhythmias. Patients from these four groups were compared with the remaining control group of 81,144 patients, the researchers said . 5/22/2020
Inflation rises in Nigeria for 8th straight month
Core consumer prices fell from a year earlier in April, recording the first decline in 40 months, government data showed Friday. This should be expected in view of the border closure and increased demand for food on the back of COVID-19 lockdowns. 5/22/2020
Alison Roman’s NY Times Column Suspended Following Chrissy Teigen, Marie Kondo Comments
But on May 11, she wrote a full-throated mea culpa that apparently went a long way toward mending her relationship with Teigen. Boom, now she has an Instagram page that has over a million followers where it's just people running a content farm for her. 5/22/2020
Coronavirus: 30 million vaccine doses 'available in September' if Oxford trial successful
It will have the capacity to produce enough vaccine doses to serve the British population within six months, the government said. He also added that AstraZeneca had finalized a "global licensing agreement " with Oxford University with government support. 5/22/2020
Boris Johnson Will Not Face Criminal Investigation Over Relationship With Jennifer Acuri
And, he added, "it is clear from the evidence that Ms Arcuri's company was not eligible to participate in this mission". A spokesman for the Prime Minister said the months-long scoping exercise "was a waste of police time". 5/22/2020
Trump calls on churches to reopen this weekend
Trump called on governors to open all places of worship "right now, this weekend". White evangelicals have been among Trump's strongest supporters. 5/22/2020
Pakistan not using England tour as leverage, says PCB CEO
We are also told there is going to be a third venue, which is going to be our base while we are in England ". Khan added: "We are told there are going to be two venues. 5/22/2020
